Huşi has documentary wine references dating to 1436, and an account from 1646 praised its wines. DOC Huși is a protected designation of origin for Romanian wine. Approved single-vineyard names may be added to the designation.
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- BohotinNo producers listed yetBohotin makes aromatic Busuioacă in white, red and rosé styles. The wines range from dry to sweet, within a continental setting of chernozem and brown-red clay soils.
- CoteştiNo producers listed yetCoteşti pairs aromatic whites with fuller, oak-aged reds. Riesling can be lively and fruit-led, Traminer brings rose and citrus notes, and Fetească Neagră is the more substantial red side of the area.
- CotnariNo producers listed yetCotnari is known for whites from Grasă de Cotnari, Fetească Albă, Tămâioasă Românească and Frâncușă. Its sunny slopes and autumn conditions support sugar accumulation, and favourable years can also bring botrytised sweet wines.
- Dealu BujoruluiNo producers listed yetDealu Bujorului grows local and international varieties. Its light, aromatic Șarbă and fuller Merlot offer a clear contrast, while the area's viticultural research station dates from 1977.
- IanaNo producers listed yetIana is an official DOC within the Moldova Hills wine region, listed as part of Moldovan Hills.
- IaşiNo producers listed yetIaşi is one of Romania's oldest vineyard areas within Moldovan Hills, with viticultural roots in the second half of the sixteenth century.
- NicoreştiNo producers listed yetNicoreşti is a Moldovan Hills wine area with two vineyard centres, Nicorești in the south and Buciumeni in the north. Its reds centre on Băbească Neagră, Fetească Neagră and Rubiniu de Nicorești blends.
- OdobeştiNo producers listed yetOdobeşti is a dedicated vineyard area in the eastern Moldova wine region, within Moldovan Hills.
- PanciuNo producers listed yetPanciu is a Moldovan Hills wine area associated with high acidity and classic sparkling wine. Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Șarbă, Galbenă de Odobești and Muscat Ottonel grow alongside international varieties.