More than 250 wines and cognacs made by 29 Moldovan producers were displayed on a common stand at the exhibition “ProWein 2015” that was held in Dusseldorf on March 15-17. Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Ion Sula told a news conference that the participation in this event generates very important results in the short and long terms. The exhibit allows selling wine not only as raw material, but also as a finished product with value added and as a renowned product recognized internationally. A lot of work must be yet done to strengthen the image of the country brand “Wine of Moldova” as this will make the Moldovan wine products known in the world and in demand on foreign markets, IPN reports.
Dumitru Munteanu, director of the National Office of Vine and Wine, said our products made themselves noticed among the exhibits displayed by about 5,000 producers from 50 countries. The representatives of the participating wineries had almost 60 business meetings. After taking part in this event, the participants manage to sign at least one new contract and to renew the existing ones. The organizers hope that at least 25 new contracts for the supply of Moldovan wine products abroad will be signed this year.
Winery director Ludmila Gogu said this exhibition represents an efficient platform for establishing new business relations, for strengthening the existing partnerships and knowing the trends on the world wine market. Another participant Artur Zastavnetski, who is the commercial director of a cognac company, said their products were exhibited at such an event for the first time and this is a great step for the company, especially because the visitors appreciated the quality of their cognacs.
The participation in the specialized exhibition was organized by the National Office of Vine and Wine with support from the USAID CEED II project and the program CBI.
