The National Office of Vine and Wine has a new director. This is the ex-manager general of “Castel MIMI” winery Cristina Frolov, who was chosen by six voters to eight in a contest held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, IPN reports.

Cristina Frolov takes up on Novembers 23 and will hold the post during a four-year term.

During eight years, Cristina Frolov managed the whole process of renovating the MIMI Castle as the manager general of the winery that was later included again into the national and regional tourist circuit. She was a member of the Coordination Board of the National Office of Vine and Wine, representing the Winking and Winegrowing Association of the “Codru” Delimited Geographical Region, and held the post of president of the National Inbound Tourism Association of (ANTRIM), whose mission is to promote the national tourism industry. She graduated from the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest. She is married and has two children.

According to Cristina Frolov, the wine industry in Moldova goes through a period of changes and the faced problems require cooperation with all the members of the sector. She aims to cooperate so as simplify export procedures, taxation and certification, access to subsidies and development funds, to attract additional investment, which would be used to protect the environment, to strengthen the image and cope with the competition of the cheap wines made in other countries where the weather conditions enable to produce at much lower costs than in the Republic of Moldova.

The National Office of Vine and Wine contributes to regulating and developing the area, serving as a platform for the common action of those who aim to increase the competitiveness of wine products. Among its main objectives is to promote the Moldovan wines through the national program and national wine brand “Wine of Moldova. A Living Legend”.