Nuance and Quality the Quest for Character and Typicity in Moldovan Wine @Sarahabbottmw
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Nuance and quality the quest for character and typicity in Moldovan wine @SarahAbbottMW #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 WHERE IS MOLDOVA? #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 LANDSCAPES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 LANDSCAPES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 LANDSCAPES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 LANDSCAPES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 LANDSCAPES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 RELIEF / GEOMORPHOLOGY 34% of the vineyards are found on gentle slopes in the valleys of the Nistru, Prut and Raut rivers; 52% of vineyards are found on hillsides (natural amphitheatres 3-5 km in diameter); The large forests (Codru) at the top of the hills protect the vineyards from strong winds, cold winter and summer drought. #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 DIVERSE ZONES FOR CLIMATE and SOILS Agroclimatiques Indices I Ia II IIa III Sunny days 290-300 280-290 310-320 290-300 310-320 Tº average 8,0-8,5 7,0-8,0 9,0-9,5 8,5-9,0 9,5-10,0 Tº > 10º 2750-3000 2750-2800 3000-3200 2900-3000 3200-3450 Precipitations, mm 550-600 550-630 500-550 550-600 450-550 Vegetation period, 167-176 166-167 177-182 178-182 179-187 days Altitude, m 100-300 200-300 50-200 200-400 10-200 #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 WINE AND VINE SECTOR STRUCTURE No. 1 employer in the rural areas TOTAL COMPANIES IN THE VINE AND WINE REGISTER 29 679 WINERIES OWNING VINEYARDS INDIVIDUALS (220 ha), 36% of all surfaces 27 000 (0,5 ha) , 31% of all surfaces 68 FARMS TOTAL REGISTERED WINERIES 1738 (2,9 ha), 12% of all surfaces 187 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES HARVEST DECLARATIONS 426 (37 ha), 40% of all surfaces 127 JOINT STOCK COMPANIES PRODUCTION DECLARATIONS 55 (86 Ha), 12% of all surfaces 106 AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES STOCKS DECLARATIONS 19 (108 Ha), 5% of all surfaces 215 #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 INVESTMENTS IN THE VINE AND WINE SECTOR TOTAL INVESTMENT VALUE, MLN MDL 350 (13% covered by subsidy funds) IN PLANTING 184 IN MODERNIZING WINERIES 82 MARKET DEVELOPMENT 30 VITICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 4 PQUP PROGRAM 50 (30 % covered by MCP project) #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 TOP 10 VARIETIES BY SURFACE IN REGISTER Surface, ha 4018 3813 3781 3436 2010 1919 1164 905 824 649 585 #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 VINE AND WINE SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA KEY EXPORT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS* TOTAL EXPORT 2.886 bn. MDL (+11%) 13,99 mln. dal (+7%) VALUE (EXW, mln. MDL) 205 BOTTLED WINE BULK SALE WINE DISTILLED Romania 41% 167 VOLUME (mln. 9 L cases) VOLUME (mln. L) VOLUME (mln. L) 3% China 4.73 15% (42.57 mln L) 97.0 6% 4,58 <1% 166 5% Poland VALUE (bn. MDL) VALUE (bn. MDL) VALUE (mln. MDL) 151 1.00 7% 15% 1.33 8% 546 16% Czech R. 132 PRICE PRICE Russia 9% 78 PRICE* 28% 2% 13% Kazakhstan 6% 70 119.21 MDL/L. 14% 31.27 MDL/L. 10.31 MDL/L. Ukraine 42 Comparative average 2015-2017 57% Canada 37 44% 14% of the value created in the agri-food industry Belarus 35 6% of the total Republic of Moldova exports 8% 2% of the GDP #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 USA VINEYARD PLANTINGS IN MOLDOVA Ranked No. 1 in the world by vineyard density TOTAL SURFACE (including table grapes, etc.) 128 000 Ha TECHNICAL VARIETIES SURFACE** 74 200 Ha WHITE/RED VARIETIES RATIO WHITE : 48 230 Ha RED : 25 970 Ha INDIGENOUS VARIETIES 1 062 Ha ( +15%) SURFACE REGISTERED IN REGISTER 30 000 Ha (+40% in 2018) *Vineyard surface in all farms (including sectors next to house), including table varieties and V. Labrusca ** Vineyards in production households, per variety #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 EVOLUTION OF PGI VINEYARDS 12% of all surfaces recorded to produce PGI wines PGI VINEYARDS DIVIN 2 507 Ha (28%) 9 200 Ha (+22%, out of 74,200) 3 TOTAL PGI PRODUCERS 71 (+15%) CODRU 2 317,5 Ha (25%) 10000 9000 8000 21 7000 6000 5000 4000 STEFAN VODA 3000 1065,1 Ha (12%) 2000 11 1000 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 VALUL LUI TRAIAN IGPPGI CodruCODRU PGIIGP Valul luilui TraianTraian 36 3 177,6 Ha (35%) IGPPGI StefanStefan Voda Voda PGIIGP Divin *Vineyard surface in all farms (including sectors next to house), including table varieties and V.Labrusca ** Vineyards in production households, per variety MOLDOVA’s WINE REGIONS #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 VALUL LUI TRAIAN WINERIES Protected Geographical Indication `VALUL LUI TRAIAN` #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 MOLDOVA’s WINE REGIONS #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 STEFAN VODA WINERIES Protected Geographical Indication `STEFAN VODA` #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 MOLDOVA’s WINE REGIONS #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 CODRU WINERIES Protected Geographical Indication `CODRU` #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 INDIGENOUS GRAPE VARIETIES Feteasca Alba Feteasca Neagra Feteasca Regala Rara Neagra #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 INDIGENOUS VARIETIES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 INDIGENOUS VARIETIES #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 WHAT IS MOLDOVAN TYPICITY? Elizaveta Brehana is leading a research project to define just that #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 Senior winemaking expert of ONVV On the Russian embargo of 2006: “Half of the wineries shut down and thousands of people lost employment. I myself had many months when I wasn’t paid my wages. That moment I understood that Moldova needs to produce high quality wines and to diversify markets.” #WineMoldova #ProWein2019 PRODUCT QUALITY UPGRADING PROGRAM – Elizaveta’s project • Micro-vinification of vineyard plots in the 3 PGI regions • Indigenous varieties only - Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Neagra • (Almost) identical winemaking of plots, only difference is in the vineyard • Elizaveta wants to pin down what the personality of truly Moldovan wine is, or could be • I tasted with her two weeks ago, and we would like to share with you what we found… LIST OF WINES 1. Feteasca Alba 2018, from PGI Stefan Voda 2. Featreasca Alba PGI Codru 3. Feteasca Neagra 2017, from Comrat, Valul lui Trajan 4. Feteasca Neagra 2017, from Leova, Valul lui Trajan 5. Feteasca Neagra 2017, from Ungheni, Codru.