Domeniile Franco-Române (DFR) represent the vision of the winemaker Denis Thomas’s to create Romanian wines with a French touch, inspired by the terroir of Dealu Mare. Transitioning to organic farming in 2003, DFR achieved certification for Romania’s first organic wine in 2006. Today, DFR is under the ownership of the Olariu family, Romanian investors, who have expanded it by incorporating 40 hectares from “Domeniile Persu-Eminescu,” a vineyard area with historical significance. This land has been in the possession of Mihnea Olariu’s great-grandparents, Alexandru Persu and Ecaterina Eminescu, since the 1840s. Alexandru Persu was an agronomist engineer and former mayor of Tohani commune, while Ecaterina Eminescu was the granddaughter of the greatest Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu. Retroceded to the Olariu family in 2002, this addition complements the original vineyard started by Denis Thomas.