Curated Transylvania Wine Experience

Discover the Wine Escape You Never Knew You Were Looking For What if the next great wine escape wasn’t in Napa Valley? Or Tuscany? What if it was hidden among the rolling hills and medieval villages of Transylvania? For many travelers, wine destinations have become familiar. The vineyards are beautiful, the wines are excellent, and […]

How to Get to Richiș, Transylvania

And Why the Journey Is Part of the Experience There are places you fly into. And places you arrive at. Richiș belongs firmly in the second category. Tucked into the rolling hills of southern Transylvania, this centuries‑old Saxon village isn’t meant to be reached in a rush. You don’t stumble upon it between appointments or […]

“Spirit of Richiș”®: The Centuries-Old Story of Romania’s Beloved Țuică & Vișinată

There are some traditions that cannot be rushed. They are passed from hand to hand, season to season, generation to generation. In Romania—especially in the villages of Transylvania—two of those traditions live on in the form of cherished homemade spirits: Țuică and Vișinată. At The Inn at Richiș, we call them part of the “Spirit of Richiș” ® —not simply because […]

The Forgotten Wine School of Richiș

How Casa 123 and Simon Newman Revived a Village’s Heritage** Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Transylvania, the village of Richiș holds stories that rarely make it into history books—but live on in the stones, the vineyards, and the memories of its people. One such story begins inside an unassuming Saxon house: Casa 123, today […]