For the first time, the national products promoted under the umbrella of the national brand Wine of Moldova took part in the exhibit Vinexpo Tokyo in Japan on November 15-16. The event brought together wine companies from 15 countries, which presented 500 different wine and spirits brands, IPN reports.

Gheorghe Arpentin, director of the National Office of Vine and Wine, said the Wine of Moldova becomes more popular on foreign markets and this contributes to strengthening the image of wine abroad and to increasing the number of consumers of Moldovan wine.

Moldova’s Ambassador to Japan Vasile Bumacov said the stand Wine of Moldova was among the most attractive ones and impressed the visitors of the exhibition. “Our winemakers were besieged owing to the high-quality wines and their specific style. The journalists were impressed by the fact that Moldova has made wines for thousands of years and by the successful combination of our wines and the remarkable Japanese gastronomy,” stated the diplomat.

Eight Moldovan wineries took part in Vinexpo Tokyo, namely Chateau Vartely, Asconi, Purcari, Suvorov Vin, Vinaria din Vale, Castel Mimi, Albastrele wines, and Migdal P.

Japan is the second largest wine market in Asia, with wine imports of about €1.4 billion and an annual increase of 3-4% in these. The exports of Moldovan bottled wine to Japan have doubled during the last three years, totaling 230,000 bottles in 2015. In first six months of this year, Moldova exported over 48 tonnes of wine to Japan.