National Wine Day Turns 25: The Republic of Moldova – A Small Country with Global Wine Ambitions

Few places in the world celebrate wine as a defining element of national identity through an annual national holiday. The Republic of Moldova is among these rare destinations. In 2026, National Wine Day – the country’s flagship wine celebration and one of Europe’s Top 10 open-air events – marks its 25th anniversary, reaffirming wine as a cultural, economic and symbolic cornerstone of Moldova’s identity.