From February 7 to 9, 2013, the Tiraspol Winery & Distillery «KVINT» took part in the 13th Annual International Specialized Exhibition “Wine & Winemaking” in Odessa (Ukraine). More than 50 companies from different countries participated in the event: wineries and distilleries, alcoholic beverage factories, agribusinesses; manufacturers of vineyards equipment, oak barrels, bottles, professional glassware and wine accessories; analytical equipment and laboratory instruments providers. The fair was attended by representatives of packaging and design companies, distributors, news agencies, winemaking-oriented web resources, specialized advertizing and gourmet magazines.

Within the framework of the exhibition there was held the 13th International professional tasting contest “Odessa Bay 2013”, conducted on February, 5-7. The objectives of this annual contest were to evaluate products quality and their prospects on the market. The panel of the contest jury composed of leading experts from Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, and other neighboring and far-off countries, including professionals in winemaking and liqueur & spirits production, Research institutes and other organizations related to beverage business. All the samples represented by the Tiraspol Winery & Distillery «KVINT» were awarded with the following decorations:
 

Product	Nomination	Award
Vintage dry red wine “Cabernet Sauvignon” (vintage 2009)	“Table varietal vintage red wines”	Big Gold Medal
Vintage dry red wine “Merlo” (vintage 2009)	“Table varietal vintage red wines”	Gold Medal
Vintage dry white wine “Aligote” (vintage 2009)	“Table varietal vintage white wines”	Gold Medal
Vintage dry white wine “Riesling” (vintage 2011)	“Table varietal vintage white wines”	Gold Medal
Dessert red wine “Kagor”	“Ordinary dessert red wines”	Gold Medal
Gin «KVINT»	“Gins”	Gold Medal