Since 1897
The living spirit of Moldova, bottled at exceptional quality. More than a century on the fertile banks of the Dniester.
Make history with DIVIN
Who we are
On the fertile lands of the Dniester valley, KVINT holds a defining place in Moldova's wine industry — from vine to bottle, at every link of the chain.
Our greatest treasure is DIVIN. A blend of singular spirits, some of them aged for decades. Following the classic traditions of the craft, we use grapes of the finest European and autochthonous varieties. After a double distillation in Charentais stills, the spirits are laid down to age in Limousin oak casks.
Heir to a winemaking terroir with a history spanning millennia, KVINT has won more than 500 awards. KVINT is more than a distillery — it is the art of generations of masters who have been making history for over a century.
What divin is
Divin (from “distilled wine”) is Moldovan cognac, made by the classic French method with obligatory ageing in oak casks. Since the name “cognac” belongs to France and nobody else may label their product that way, the word divin has been Moldova's synonym for cognac since 1993.
Full control over every stage of production is what keeps the drink authentic, faultless in quality and whole in its aroma and taste.
Our terroir
KVINT’s vineyards lie in the terroirs of Camenca, Rașcov and Doibani, sheltered from the winds by the forests of Poiana and Calagur.
The plantations cover 2,000 hectares in all, and the vines grow on soils of several kinds: sandy soils rich in calcium, limestone soils and southern chernozem. The soil shapes the character of the grapes, and that variety — more than 30 of them — lets us make divins and wines whose aroma and taste belong to this place alone.
Our terroir
2,000 hectares along the Dniester, two terroirs.
Camenca district
The village of Iantarnoe in the Camenca district is KVINT’s northern winemaking zone, where eleven varieties grow on the southern slopes of limestone hills 120–130 m above sea level:
Dubăsari district
At the village of Doibani in the Dubăsari district, 26 grape varieties are grown on the picturesque hillsides of the Dniester valley:
Full command of the whole chain — from growing the vines, through fermentation and distillation, to ageing. Since 1897 we have joined French precision to local and European varieties.
KVINT’s vineyards lie in the terroirs of Camenca, Rașcov and Doibani, sheltered from the winds by the forests of Poiana and Calagur.
A double distillation in Charentais pot stills. The first run gives a base distillate of 29–32%, the second — “la bonne chauffe”, the good heating — a spirit of 62–70%. A full cycle takes close to a day and reduces the volume ninefold.
Three years in an oak cask at the very least; the range runs from 3 to 60 years. Limousin oak is the distillate’s best match, and our cellars hold more than 25,000 casks. Variety, temperature, humidity and daily care build and layer the range of flavour.
The final step: distillates from French and local grape varieties create a national character all of its own.
Divin — “distilled wine”, Moldovan cognac: a double distillation in Charentais stills and obligatory ageing in oak. The name “cognac” belongs to France, so since 1993 the Moldovan synonym has been divin. The distillery turns out more than 20 million bottles.
Together
KVINT is more than 1,000 employees and their families. We work to provide stable, decent working conditions and to support health, sport and cultural initiatives.
Three programmes run for the team: healthcare, sport and culture. We believe that a company’s social responsibility begins with attention to the people who work in it and to the place where we live.
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Distributors
KVINT products are available from official distributors worldwide and in our own retail stores across Moldova. Wholesale and export go through the sales department.
