On the 21^st of August, 2014, a divins-tasting master-class was held at the Tiraspol Winery & Distillery “KVINT”. The specialists of our winery told the guests the history of such a product as divin; explained that the name “divin” applies to beverages made in Moldova, while the word “cognac” is patented by French manufacturers. Visitors of the event were told how to detect fake divin and choose the right one, how it should be served, what could be the best pairing food and even how to drink divins – to get maximal aestetic pleasure. In the course of the tasting guests were taught to distinguish subtle shades of aroma and nuances of taste of KVINT divins aged from 3 to 20 years.

From the 30^th of June to the 6^th of July the International contest of wines and spirits “Yalta. Golden Gryffin-2014” was held in the National Institute for Vine and Wine “Magarach” in Crimea. The contest included participants from wine-making enterprises of European and Asian countries – about fifty companies presented over 200 samples of their products to the board – still grape and fruit wines, sparkling wines, cognac, brandy and other strong beverages. The beverages of the Tiraspol Winery & Distillery “KVINT” have been awarded with gold medals. Ordinary dry white wine “Sauvignon” (vintage 2013) surprised the jury panel with a well-pronounced aroma with bright hints of cassis and passion fruit, enriched by notes of ripe gooseberry and piquant nuances of bell pepper. The highest evaluation and a gold medal was given by experts to the vintage dry red wine “Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot” of Grand Reserve category (aged in oak barriques for 3 years) made by blending process from grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (vintage 2011), grown on specially allocated terroirs of our winery.