Ministerial Decree No. 539 validating the Regulation on wine ripening storage facilities. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Transport/storage Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that wine ripening storage facilities shall be destined for ripening and long-term storage of elite national wines. Only wines and cognacs authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food shall be stored in wine ripening storage facilities. The purpose of setting up wine ripening storage facilities shall be: (a) to carry out comparative degustation; (b) to re-stock elite wines and cognacs; (c) to exhibit elite liquors at the international fairs. Full text Russian Website vinmoldova.md