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| '''KVINT''' (acronym for ''Kon’iaki, vina i napitki Tiraspol’ia'' ("], wines, and beverages of ]"<ref name=vice>{{cite |
'''KVINT''' (acronym for ''Kon’iaki, vina i napitki Tiraspol’ia'' ("], wines, and beverages of ]"<ref name=vice>{{cite magazine|title=I Went to a Country that Doesn't Exist to Drink Its Famous Brandy|url=https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/53j9n3/i-went-to-a-country-that-doesnt-exist-to-drink-its-famous-brandy|author=Rude, Emelyn|date=January 21, 2016|magazine=]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>)) is a ] and ] based in ], the capital and industrial center of ]. Kvint products are certified 'Made in ]. Founded in 1897, the company produced only ] until 1938, when it began producing ].<ref>{{cite web|title=KVINT - About us|url=http://www.kvint.md/en/about-us/|publisher=KVINT|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> It is the oldest still-operating commercial enterprise in the region. Locals consider KVINT a national treasure and a symbol of their country. Its factory is shown on the 5 ] banknote. | ||
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KVINT is one of Pridnestrovie's largest exporters, to Italy and China as well as Russia and Ukraine; its brandy has gone to the Vatican and into space.<ref>{{cite news|title=Transdniestrians in economic EU-Russia tug-of-war|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/05/11/2003590041|author=Wesselingh, Isabelle|date=May 11, 2014|newspaper=]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> | ||
| The main part of Pridnestrovie lies east of the ]. The grapes grown here are ] variety.<ref name=vice/> KVINT's award-winning ] brandy incorporates "], ], Pervenets of Magarach , ], Riton, Suruchensky White, ], ]" grapes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Divin Prince Wittgenstein|url=http://www.kvint.md/en/divin/prince-wittgenstein/|publisher=KVINT|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> The company also grows traditionally European red grapes, such as "], ], ], ], ]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Vineyards "KVINT": high technology of cultivation|url=http://techdrinks.info/ru/news/vynohradnyky-KVINT-vyisokye-tekhnolohyy-vyirashchyvanyya|date=March 3, 2015|publisher=Drinks, Technology and Innovation Magazine|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| The company was privatized in 2006 and is owned by the conglomerate ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Panama Papers: Offshore Winery|url=http://mediasource.info/panama_papers-offshore-winery/|last1=Cuschevici|first1=Nicolae|last2=Thoric|first2=Vladimir|date=May 4, 2016|publisher=mediasource.info|agency=]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> Bottles are labeled "Made in Moldova" because |
The company was privatized in 2006 and is owned by the conglomerate ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Panama Papers: Offshore Winery|url=http://mediasource.info/panama_papers-offshore-winery/|last1=Cuschevici|first1=Nicolae|last2=Thoric|first2=Vladimir|date=May 4, 2016|publisher=mediasource.info|agency=]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> Bottles are labeled "Made in Moldova" because Pridnestrovie, landlocked inside Moldova, is ] and bottles must be printed with the name of a country of origin.<ref name="palin">{{cite book|author=Palin, Michael|authorlink=Michael Palin|title=New Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y8o3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT86|accessdate=26 January 2018|date=27 May 2010|publisher=Orion Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-297-86361-8|pages=86–87}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kvint halts cognac exports to Russia|url=http://www.moldova.org/en/kvint-halts-cognac-exports-to-russia-8354-eng/|date=January 18, 2006|newspaper=]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> Its annual production is approximately ten million litres of alcoholic drinks. In 2014 its annual revenues were about $50 million, about 5% of Pridnestrovie's ].<ref name=vice/> | ||
| KVINT obtained ] 9001-94 certification in 2000 and ISO 9001-2000 in 2003. The factory is one of only a few enterprises in the former Soviet Union which can assure a kosher production process. Daily tours (conducted in Russian) are undertaken, and end with a sampling of six kinds of brandy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Time Warp to Transdniester: |
KVINT obtained ] 9001-94 certification in 2000 and ISO 9001-2000 in 2003. The factory is one of only a few enterprises in the former Soviet Union which can assure a kosher production process. Daily tours on weekdays at 15:00 local time (conducted in English and Russian) are undertaken, and end with a sampling of six kinds of brandy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Time Warp to Transdniester: Moldova's Surreal Soviet Breakaway Territory|url=http://www.mircorp.com/time-warp-to-transdniester-moldovas-surreal-soviet-breakaway-territory/|publisher=Mir Corporation|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> | ||
| == Gallery == | |||
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| File:Kvint Premium Grape Divin XO Kosher bottle.jpg|Kvint Premium Grape ] XO ], bottle | |||
| File:Kvint Premium Grape Divin XO Kosher box.jpg|Kvint Premium Grape Divin XO Kosher, box | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Industry | Beverages |
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| Founded | 1897; 128 years ago (1897) |
| Headquarters | Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie |
| Products | Alcoholic beverages: Spirits and wine |
| Website | kvint |
KVINT (acronym for Kon’iaki, vina i napitki Tiraspol’ia ("cognacs, wines, and beverages of Tiraspol")) is a winery and distillery based in Tiraspol, the capital and industrial center of Pridnestrovie. Kvint products are certified 'Made in Moldova'. Founded in 1897, the company produced only vodka until 1938, when it began producing brandies. It is the oldest still-operating commercial enterprise in the region. Locals consider KVINT a national treasure and a symbol of their country. Its factory is shown on the 5 Pridnestrovian ruble banknote.
KVINT is one of Pridnestrovie's largest exporters, to Italy and China as well as Russia and Ukraine; its brandy has gone to the Vatican and into space.
The main part of Pridnestrovie lies east of the Dniester River. The grapes grown here are Cognac variety. KVINT's award-winning Prince Wittgenstein brandy incorporates "Bianca, Aligoté, Pervenets of Magarach , Riesling, Riton, Suruchensky White, Ugni Blanc, Colombard" grapes. The company also grows traditionally European red grapes, such as "Malbec, Ancelotti, Saperavi, Viognier, Syrah (Shiraz)."
The company was privatized in 2006 and is owned by the conglomerate Sheriff Ltd. Bottles are labeled "Made in Moldova" because Pridnestrovie, landlocked inside Moldova, is not recognized as a sovereign country and bottles must be printed with the name of a country of origin. Its annual production is approximately ten million litres of alcoholic drinks. In 2014 its annual revenues were about $50 million, about 5% of Pridnestrovie's GDP.
KVINT obtained ISO 9001-94 certification in 2000 and ISO 9001-2000 in 2003. The factory is one of only a few enterprises in the former Soviet Union which can assure a kosher production process. Daily tours on weekdays at 15:00 local time (conducted in English and Russian) are undertaken, and end with a sampling of six kinds of brandy.
Gallery
References
- ^ Rude, Emelyn (January 21, 2016). "I Went to a Country that Doesn't Exist to Drink Its Famous Brandy". Vice. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "KVINT - About us". KVINT. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- Wesselingh, Isabelle (May 11, 2014). "Transdniestrians in economic EU-Russia tug-of-war". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "Divin Prince Wittgenstein". KVINT. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "Vineyards "KVINT": high technology of cultivation". Drinks, Technology and Innovation Magazine. March 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- Cuschevici, Nicolae; Thoric, Vladimir (May 4, 2016). "Panama Papers: Offshore Winery". mediasource.info. RISE Moldova. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- Palin, Michael (27 May 2010). New Europe. Orion Publishing Group. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-297-86361-8. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Kvint halts cognac exports to Russia". The Moscow Times. January 18, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "Time Warp to Transdniester: Moldova's Surreal Soviet Breakaway Territory". Mir Corporation. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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