Porumboiu goes into winemaking

Businessman Adrian Porumboiu who controls an agricultural holding the turnover of which is upwards of 2,300bn ROL announced he would enter the wine market this summer. “God did not give us wheat last year, He gave us a rich output of grapes instead. I bought a facility previously held by Vascovin for 6bn ROL by the end of last year and I intend to invest 300,000 euros in a bottling line,” Adrian Porumboiu, chairman of Racova Com Agro Pan agricultural holding told Ziarul Financiar. Porumboiu owns 120 ha of vineyards in Colinele Tutovei in southern Vaslui County, which yielded 1,200 tonnes of grapes last year. He says he will release red and white wine assortments this summer and believes Merlot of Barlad is a good wine. “Bottling it used to be the problem until now,” Porumboiu says. Prior to the announcement about to the investment, the wine made at Colinele Tutovei used to be sold in bulk. “Bulk wine is now cheaper than water, which is why I decided to release my own brands, among others,” Porumboiu says. ZF