This is where the Segarcea Crown Domains stood

Wines and heritage buildings have something in common: the older they are, the more valuable they are. This axiom doesn't hold true for all types of wine, nor for all types of heritage buildings: certainly not for the fragile, dilapidated ones that crumble before your eyes and leave your soul in a state of acute decay. But at the crossroads between wine and heritage are the historic cellars, which have a special charm given both by the aroma of the royal liquor produced in weighty premises and by the presence of walls that tell stories beyond time. One such historic cellar is at Domeniile Coroanei Segarcea, a cellar that has been given a new lease of life through hard work and dedication.

The history of the Crown Estates dates back to June 1884, when the government decided to transfer 12 state estates to the administration of the Royal Household on the initiative of liberal politician Ion C. Brătianu. The role of the Crown Estates was originally to generate revenues to partial