The wine sector's associations
Moldova’s wine associations
Moldova's wine sector has a producers' association for each region with a protected geographical indication (Codru, Ștefan Vodă, Valul lui Traian and Divin), a union of small producers and an association of vine nurseries; the Ministry of Agriculture lists them as the sector's associations, and the law gives them seats on ONVV's Coordination Council. Doina Vin belongs to one of them: the Codru PGI association, since 2012.
Facts checked on 28 October 2026; the sources are at the end of the page.
The associations, one by one
For each: what it is, its region or role and its official site (or the ONVV page where it has none). The winery's part appears only where there is a document.
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Codru PGI · central Moldova
Wine Association of the Codru Delimited Geographical Region
The public association of the Codru region's producers, registered in 2011: it applied for and holds the Codru PGI (AGEPI, 2013) and approved the specification of Codru PGI wines. It has no website of its own; the region is on wineofmoldova.com.
Doina Vin: a member since 25 January 2012, under association contract no. 1.
The Codru PGI region on wineofmoldova.com (external site, opens in a new tab)Our page about the Codru PGI association
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Valul lui Traian PGI · southern Moldova
Wine Union of the Valul lui Traian Delimited Geographical Region
The public association of the wineries and grape growers of southern Moldova (the Leova, Cantemir, Cahul, Comrat, Ceadâr-Lunga, Taraclia and Vulcănești districts), which holds the Valul lui Traian PGI (AGEPI, 2013). According to its website it has 60 members: 28 wineries and 32 grape growers.
valulluitraian.com (official site, in Romanian) (external site, opens in a new tab)
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Ștefan Vodă PGI · south-eastern Moldova
Association of Ștefan Vodă PGI Wine Producers
The association of the producers of the Ștefan Vodă region (the Ștefan Vodă, Căușeni, Cimișlia and Basarabeasca districts, about 10,000 hectares), which applied for the Ștefan Vodă PGI, registered with AGEPI in 2013. ONVV describes the region through its red wines, usually blends of several varieties. The association has no website of its own.
The Ștefan Vodă PGI region on wineofmoldova.com (external site, opens in a new tab)
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Divin PGI · aged wine distillate
Association of Divin and Brandy Producers of Moldova
The public association of divin producers, registered in 2012, in whose name AGEPI issued the certificate for the Divin PGI in 2013, used for aged wine distillate. The delimited divin zone lies between the Prut and the Nistru. The association has no website of its own.
The Divin PGI region on wineofmoldova.com (external site, opens in a new tab)
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Small producers · Author Wine
Union of Small Wine Producers „Dionysos”
The public association of Moldova's small wine producers, which presents itself as “Vin de Autor” (Author Wine) and dates its history to 2010. Its website lists 65 members, small wineries from all over the country, and it organises the Author Wine Festival.
Doina Vin: occasional partnerships.
author.wine (official site) (external site, opens in a new tab)
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Planting material
Association of Vine Nurseries of the Republic of Moldova
The public association of the producers of grapevine planting material, registered in 2001 and based in the village of Sireți, Strășeni district. It has a seat on ONVV's Coordination Council. It has no website of its own; its contact details are on the Ministry of Agriculture's list.
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Employers · vine and wine
Asociația Patronală a Viței de Vie și Vinului (the vine and wine employers' association)
An employers' association of the vine and wine sector, registered in Chișinău in 2009. It has no website of its own; its data are in the state register of non-commercial organisations.
Doina Vin: occasional partnerships.
Questions and answers
- Which wine associations does Moldova have?
- The Ministry of Agriculture lists nine sector associations. For wine, the main ones are the associations of the three PGI wine regions (Codru, Ștefan Vodă and Valul lui Traian), the divin producers' association, the „Dionysos” Union of Small Wine Producers and the vine nurseries' association.
- Who runs the protected geographical indication regions?
- Each PGI region is run by an association of its producers, which applied to AGEPI for the indication and keeps the specification; ONVV manages the production of PGI and PDO wines, and certification is done by an accredited body.
- Which associations does Doina Vin belong to?
- The Codru PGI association, since 25 January 2012, under association contract no. 1. With the „Dionysos” small producers' union and the Asociația Patronală a Viței de Vie și Vinului the winery has had occasional partnerships, not membership.
- Which association represents small wine producers?
- The „Dionysos” Union of Small Wine Producers, known as “Vin de Autor” (Author Wine): its website lists 65 members, it organises the Author Wine Festival and it has a seat on ONVV's Coordination Council.
Sources
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, “Asociații de filiere și profil în domeniul vitivinicol” (in Romanian) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- ONVV, wine legislation: Vine and Wine Law no. 57/2006, art. 32² (the Coordination Council) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- ONVV, the Valul lui Traian PGI region, wineofmoldova.com (external site, opens in a new tab)
- ONVV, the Ștefan Vodă PGI region, wineofmoldova.com (external site, opens in a new tab)
- ONVV, the Divin PGI region, wineofmoldova.com (external site, opens in a new tab)
- AGEPI, VALUL LUI TRAIAN (IG-3) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- AGEPI, ȘTEFAN VODĂ (IG-4) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- AGEPI, DIVIN (IG-2) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- Valul lui Traian wine union, “About the association” (in Romanian) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- Vin de Autor („Dionysos” union): the member list (in Romanian) (external site, opens in a new tab)
- State register of non-commercial organisations (open data, 26.10.2026): the associations' registration dates (external site, opens in a new tab)
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