On October 7 and 8, Chisinau celebrated to the fullest!
Visitors from all over the world gathered to taste the authentic Moldovan wines – aromatic, tasty and produced with passion and dedication.
See in this video how the event unfolded, and if you didn’t make it, we’ll be waiting for you in 2024!
Our wine conquers the world!
The National Wine Day was organized by the National Vine and Wine Office (ONVV), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova, with the support of the strategic partner USAID Moldova, through the Rural Competitiveness and Resilience Project.
Between October 5 and 11, 2023, Wine of Moldova hosted a prestigious trade event, during which we were visited by connoisseurs and representatives of the South Korean wine industry:
– Mr. Chan Jun Park: influencer, sommelier, director of the Asia Wine Trophy and director of the Eastern and Central European Wine Institute.
– Ms. Jung Heui Lee: Vice President of Vinideus Korea.
– Mr. Sung Wook Han: Chairman of Wine Brothers, partner of Ginana.
– Mr. Yoonwon Choi: President of Juju Korea, formerly employed at Keumyang International.
– Mr. Ho Kim: President of Vino Solution, which represents 12 import companies.
– Mr. Moon Bae Ju: sommelier, known for his passion for Moldovan wines and active presence on social networks.
– Mr. Taeho Choi: CEO of Avecwine Co., LDT.
During this trade trip, the most important buyers and media representatives gathered to taste and discover the uniqueness and value of our national treasure – wine.
Korean importers and experts undertook this visit to identify new opportunities for collaboration and expansion of wine portfolios in South Korea. They explored the excellence of Moldovan wine production and visited several famous wineries:
Cricova
Roots
Luca Winery House
Mimi Castle
Asconi winery
Château Vartely
Purcarului
Salcuta
Château Christi
The Little Millets
This event represented a remarkable opportunity for our Korean friends to discover the unique character and exceptional quality of Moldovan wines.
This trade was organized with the support of strategic partners USAID Moldova.
Last week, Moldovei Wine participated in the “Vinexpo Meetings 2023” event, held in Seoul, South Korea, between October 5 and 6.
The event was dedicated to the wine business network and brought together wine buyers, importers and distributors.
South Korea represents an extremely dynamic wine market in Asia and promises to be very promising for the next decade. Vinexpo Meetings Korea marked the first step towards developing business relations in this market. With a population of 55 million, South Korea is now the tenth largest economy in the world, and its passion for wine is growing steadily.
The National Office of Vine and Wine supported 5 wine producers from Moldova to participate in the event. Chateau Vartely, Fautor, TM Kazayak, Vinaria din Vale and NOVAK wineries had the opportunity to identify new importers and extraordinary opportunities for business development.
We are excited about the prospects opened up in this ever-expanding market and look forward to seeing how our winemakers’ collaboration with our new partners in South Korea will evolve.
Traditionally, every year after Wine Day, we review the impressive numbers that marked this wine celebration. At this year’s edition, 130,000 people celebrated the success of Moldovan wine and said in unison: “Our wine conquers the world!”
This year’s edition had a special significance, because the country’s wine brand “Vinul Moldovei. A Living Legend’ celebrated a decade since its release on the international market.
This year, exactly 94 local producers exhibited 6000 bottles of wine in PMAN, to the delight of the guests. Of these, 30,000 bottles of wine were offered for tasting at their stands, and event visitors went home with over 132,000 bottles of wine.
In addition, guests who wanted to meet the winemakers purchased 3,500 Tasting Cards and completed 42,000 tastings over two days using the 12 tickets included.
National Wine Day was also celebrated in style at the country’s wineries, where 20,000 wine lovers chose to explore the Wine Route and discover our legendary wineries. During this period, the wineries sold 15,000 bottles to visitors who crossed their threshold.
We are incredibly proud of these numbers, which were possible thanks to you, those who came to the market and celebrated Moldavian Wine. We are confident that the next edition will impress with even greater numbers.
See you on October 5-6, 2024, at the National Wine Day!
In an equally impressive number, the guests tasted local wines and danced late into the night.
Sunday’s program opened with the awarding of the “Golden Pole” award, offered annually by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova. Of the 127 samples presented for the republican tasting, 9 became winners.
Workshops from skilled craftsmen followed, the Wine School and many, many dances to popular rhythms. The event ended with an extraordinary concert performed by X.O. Band, Pasha Parfeni Band and Vali Boghean Band.
We invite you to browse our photo album, find your loved ones and see how good we felt at Wine Day 2023. It was a fabulous celebration!
See you again, with love, in 2024!
Here we post some pictures from the 2nd day of the “National Wine Day”. For more pictures you can see them by pressing the button.”
During the inauguration ceremony of the 22nd edition of the National Wine Day, the Wine People were awarded, those who develop and support with dedication the wine industry of Moldova and its promotion at the international level!
The president of the country, Maia Sandu, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Bolea Vladimir Iosif, the director of the National Office of Vine and Wine, Elizaveta Breahna, as well as the head of the USAID mission in Moldova, Jeff Bryan, participated in the award ceremony.
The Grand Prize went to the “Chateau Vartely” winery, for excellence in the production of quality wines and the promotion of Moldova’s image on the international level as a wine country.
The title of “Vinegrower of the year” and the “Nicolae Guzun” medal was assigned to the agronomist and academician Vasile Vartic from the Winery “CRICOVA” S.A.
Aliona Nazaria from “Javgurvin Grup” received the title of “most skilled oenologist of the year” and the “Petru Ungureanu” medal.
The Chateau Cojusna winery was awarded for the development of oeno-tourism with the recognition medal “Wine of Moldova. A Living Legend”.
The Ambassador of the European Union, His Excellency Janis Mazeiks, and the US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, His Excellency Kent D. Logsdon, each received a National Coin “Wine of Moldova”, issued by the National Bank in 2020.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Vladimir Bolea, offered another 2 National Coins to the Minister of Regional and Rural Affairs of Estonia, Madis Kallas, and the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development of Romania, Sorin Moisei.
Pošta Moldovai launched an envelope and a personalized stamp with the logo “Moldova Wine. A Living Legend”.
“Our wine conquers the world” is the tagline of the 22nd edition of the National Wine Day, which celebrates a decade since the launch of the country brand “Vinul Moldova. A living legend” and record successes in the wine industry.
We are waiting for you tomorrow, October 8, in the Grand National Assembly Square to enjoy together Moldovan wine!
We are expecting a lot of good people in the center of the capital, in the Great National Assembly Square, during the two days of celebration of the product that has become the ambassador of our country in the world – Moldavian Wine.
Together we will support local producers, taste their creations, share experiences, information and stories and enjoy a good time, accompanied by quality music.
We are looking forward to getting to know each other. See you there!
