The Wine Book of Romania

Nu pot decat sa-i fiu recunoscator dnei Marinela V. Ardelean pentru efortul sau, mereu reiterat, de a face cunoscut profilul romanesc al oenologiei europene. Cititorul, localnic sau strain, afla tot ce nu stia, sau stia vag, despre un patrimoniu care isi merita locul printre valorile protejate ale civilizatiei noastre. Inventarul e amplu si alcatuit cu acribie, autoarea are toate calitatile unui comunicator eficient: expertiza (globala si circumstantiala), harnicie inteligenta, profesionalitate pragmatica, farmec personal. Mai in gluma, mai in serios, ea reuseste, prin acest volum, ceea ce nu reu¬seste istoria contemporana: unificarea spatiului romanesc, consemnarea continuitatii dintre spatiul de dincoace de Prut si cel al Republicii Moldova. Avem ce bea, avem ce citi, avem ce visa. Un cuvant de lauda si pentru tinuta grafica a cartii: avem si ce privi! Lectura placuta! Noroc! – Andrei Plesu I can only thank Mrs Marinela V. Ardelean for her effort, always reiterated, to make the Romanian profile of European oenology known. The reader, local or foreign, finds out everything he did not know, or he barely knew, about a patrimony that deserves its place among the protected values of our civilization. The inventory is extensive and rigurous, the author has all the qualities of an efficient communicator: expertize (global and circumstantial), intelligent workmanship, pragmatic professionalism, personal charm. As a joke, but not really, she succeeds, through this volume, where contemporary history fails: the unification of the Romanian space, marking the continuity of the space between this side of the Prut and the Republic of Moldova. We have what to drink, we have what to read, we have what to dream of. A word of praise for the graphic outfit of the book too: we also have what to look at! Enjoy your reading! Cheers! - Andrei Plesu