 Restoration of the Romanian viticulture lasted until the beginning of the 20th century, and was done mainly by planting French wine grape varieties such as Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvingnon etc.Besides these, phylloxera-resistant grape hybrids were also planted.Romania has about 187,000 hectares of vine plantations; that ranks it on sixth place between the European wine-producing countries.