The Italian businessmen from Entoria company are planning to cultivate a new noble grapevine in Timis county, as they are certain that Romanians are very fond of wine.
The Italian investors allotted 10 million euros for the first stage of the project, while total investments will amount to 40 million euros. Beside the new plantation, which will spread on 2,500 hectares, a new wine cellar, a grape processing centre, warehouses and deposits will be built.
“The first step was to track Sacosu Mare and Sinersig as two villages with high wine-producing potential. We dealt with measurements, pedo-climatic and biological studies in order to find the ground’s capacity for vine growing,” Ion Iordan, the company’s representative, said.
“The Italian investors bought about 350 hectares from the surface of our locality, belonging to Sinersig village. They also bought a land of about 2,200 square metres in Darova, Sacosu Mare,” Cristian Stoi, Boldur mayor, stated.
“I am certain that the economic and social impact of this investment will trigger a higher employment degree in this area,” the mayor added.
Entoria representative claimed that, according to the investment plan, only acquisitions would be made this year, while the grapevine would be cultivated starting next year.
Until grapevine is effectively cultivated, the Italian investors will select the firm to deal with this project, as Entoria management wants the project to be delivered turnkey.
Moreover, the Italians say that their vineyard will become the most significant in Romania and that wines produced here will aim at both domestic and foreign markets.
Timis-based business is not the only one Entoria has started in Romania. The company also holds concession rights for viticulture company Minis from Arad county, where their head office is located.
This area is mostly famous due to the red wine called Cadarca and the white wines Sangviovese, Creata and Furmint.
The grapevine surface in Romania amounted to 223,516 hectares last year, of which 872,613 tonnes of grapes were harvested, leading to an average production of 3,904 kilogrammes/hectare.
The annual wine consumption in Romania stands at 24-25 litres/inhabitant, against 75 litres/inhabitant in France.