The traditional National Wine Day is celebrated in Moldova every year, the first weekend of October. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the festival is on again this year, and it will be the twenty-first edition. The organisers have chosen a very special slogan this year: “My wine is a wine of Peace. My wine turns hate into Love”.
That this refers to the war in their neighbouring country is not difficult to understand. Moldova, a small country of only 2.5 million inhabitants, has opened its doors to more than 200,000 (!) refugees from Ukraine. The Moldovan wine producers are now showing their solidarity with the Ukrainian winegrowers on the other side of the border by – for the first time – inviting them to participate in the festival.
80 wine producers, both large well-known and small boutique wineries, will be on-site in Moldova’s capital Chisinau on October 1 and 2. Moldova’s various regional appellations, Codru, Stefan Voda, Valul lui Traian and Divin, will be highlighted, as well as the superb local gastronomy.
Although we cannot be in Chisinau, let’s raise a toast to Moldova, and Ukraine, on this day.
Read more: WineDay
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