More than 35 companies presented hundreds of select wines – red, desert and sparkling – at a Wine Show staged at the Palace of the Republic in the evening of December 15. The ninth show of the kind was held in an artistic atmosphere, with theater décor, living sculptures, mime artists and jugglers, under the rich tone of The Nutcracker, IPN reports.
The visitors received by a glass with the logo “Wine of Moldova” to discover and correctly appraise the taste and aroma of good wines and by a tasting brochure with the exhibited wines. Furthermore, the visitors could purchase special wines directly from producers and take part in raffles.
Gheorghe Arpentin, director of the National Office of Vine and Wine, said the Palace of the Republic was transformed into a real show window of authentic and quality wines. “You, dear producers, make our country famous through its wines and contribute to the formation of national treasures and to the creation of jobs,” he stated.
Attending the event, Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Eduard Grama said the exhibition is an event that promotes the consumption of quality wines. He called on the visitors to revel in the wines and promote their quality, which is rather high.
The Wine Show aims to stimulate the domestic quality wine market in Moldova, to develop the quality wine consumption culture and to provide a platform of communication between winemakers and consumers, where new products and consumption trends are launched.
The event is organized by the National Office of Vine and Wine and the Association of Wine Producers and Exporters with the support of the USAID Moldova Competitiveness Project. It was held first in 2011 and is traditionally staged two times a year, in spring and in winter.
