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'''KVINT''' (acronym for ''Kon’iaki, vina i napitki Tiraspol’ia'' ("], wines, and beverages of ]"<ref name=vice>{{cite web|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|publisher=]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>)) is a ], ], ] and ] distillery based in ], the administrative center of ] (Transdniester or Transdnestr). Founded in 1897, the company produced only vodka until 1938, when it began producing spirits.<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. | ||
| Kvint obtained ] 9001-94 certification in 2000 and ISO 9001-2000 in 2003. The factory is one of only few enterprises in the former Soviet Union which can assure a kosher production process. | |||
| KVINT is one of Transnistria's largest exporters, to Italy and China as well as Russia, Moldova 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|publisher='']''|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Transnistria lies east of the ], in the heart of the ]n wine country. The grapes grown here are ] variety.<ref name=vice/> Its 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=RISE Moldova|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> As of 2007 bottles are labeled "Made in Moldova" because Transnistria, 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|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|publisher='']''|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 Transnistria'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: 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> | |||
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| Industry | Beverages |
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| Founded | 1897; 128 years ago (1897) |
| Headquarters | Tiraspol, Transnistria |
| Products | Alcoholic beverages: Spirits and wine |
| Website | kvint |
KVINT (acronym for Kon’iaki, vina i napitki Tiraspol’ia ("divins, wines, and beverages of Tiraspol")) is a wine, brandy, vodka and gin distillery based in Tiraspol, the administrative center of Transnistria (Transdniester or Transdnestr). Founded in 1897, the company produced only vodka until 1938, when it began producing spirits. 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 Transnistrian ruble banknote.
KVINT is one of Transnistria's largest exporters, to Italy and China as well as Russia, Moldova and Ukraine; its brandy has gone to the Vatican and into space.
Transnistria lies east of the Dniester River, in the heart of the Bessarabian wine country. The grapes grown here are Cognac variety. Its 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. As of 2007 bottles are labeled "Made in Moldova" because Transnistria, 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 Transnistria'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 (conducted in Russian) are undertaken, and end with a sampling of six kinds of brandy.
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.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "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.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Time Warp to Transdniester: Moldova's Surreal Soviet Breakaway Territory". Mir Corporation. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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