Messages from the Divine
Messages from the Divine
The Raven of Odin and Zeus, of Elijah the Prophet and Jung the philosopher; noble bird and messenger of the divine will, the memory and spirit of the world, the principle of creation; descending over the seen and the unseen, carrying messages from the divine …
Corbu Winery
Cahul district and the Prut Meadow area is the region with the largest grape harvest in Moldova. Precisely to celebrate and carry forward this ancient tradition , Eco-Village Văleni opened its doors wide, setting up its own winery and wine tasting salon (Corbu Winery). Through the wine we produce, we aim to honor the miracle of nature and the joy of living – the unseen wealth of the Lower Prut UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Somehow this is how the name also appeared to us, by chance, on an Easter morning, in the basement vault of one of the largest cathedrals in Brussels, where we randomly (or not?) found ourselves in the middle of a reception of senior citizens who were simply dancing, laughing and simply celebrating life. It made us think of the miracle of life and the origins of the Universe.
In a world where academic dogma supports “randomization” / “randomness” as the theory on the emergence of the Universe, implying that there is no God and that everything was created by chance; mathematics itself (we have encrusted it in our bottles) is an additional argument for “intelligent creation” = nothing is created by chance, everything is connected, everything is based on the conscientiousness of a Creator, who does not force us to accept his presence but who leaves each of us to draw conclusions from what we observe in the Universe.
The Creator placed the principles of Creation in every cell, in each breezing wind and in every STORY of a single drop of WINE. The Savior, transforming water into wine which manifested later into His own blood; forged wine into a detailed epic about the very creation of the world. This is the symbolism of Corbu (”the Raven”) – a link between the mundane and the divine in all religions, mythologies and philosophies of the world – noble bird and messenger of the Creator’s will, the spirit and memory of Creation, soaring above all worldly things bringing messages from the divine. . .<The truth can only be found in wine> ”.
Corbu Winery builds on a rich heritage, passed down from father to son, of the secrets of turning grapes into wine and already of wine into stories and legends, this being also the motto of the Corbu winery. Each drop of “Negru de Văleni” and “Alb de Văleni” was personally forged with craft and soul by the winery’s master winemaker Ilie Știrbeț; having one goal in mind, dwindling the thin line between the mundane and the divine, the secrets of the Earth are always to be found in a glass of wine.
Because strong essences are only held in small quantities, the small family winery aims to produce no more than 5,000 bottles per year, after the wine has rigorously rested in French oak barrels; precisely to offer ONLY to YOU, our guests, an immersive winemaking experience like no other in the Prut Plain. Admittedly, part of what we produce is also lost in “quality control” checks around the year – a mystery as old as the winery, which WE wholeheartedly INVITE YOU to discover together!
During Harvest, peasants sang
“The autumn rich in wine is soon to come / And then you’ll see, my equal, how much happier we’ll become.“
Ilie Știrbet
Master Oenologist
