Maib supports the country's traditions every year, supporting customers in the wine industry. In 2022, after a two-year break caused by the pandemic, the banking sector leader and Mastercard joined as main partners in the 21st edition of the National Wine Day, with the tagline " My wine is a peace bringer dove, turning hate into love".
Traditionally, the celebration will take place on October 1st and 2nd. In the two days dedicated to Bacchus liqueur, winemaking tradition, quality wine, exquisite dishes, and good people will meet in the Great National Assembly Square (PMAN) and at the country's wineries.
Eighty-eight producers announced their participation this year and promised to bring out the best from their wineries. The organizers have also prepared a special program, seasoned with good music for every taste, traditional dishes from homemakers and householders from all corners of Moldova, and tasting lessons at the Wine School.
Maib and Mastercard will have two particular stands set up, where guests will have the opportunity to spend their time cheerfully and usefully, enjoying multiple surprises. We present some of them below.
Photo at maib and Mastercard zones. Be the guest of maib and Mastercard at the PMAN photo zones of the main partners, immortalize unique moments and receive a guaranteed gift a colourful hat, suitable for both sunny and rainy weather but also for moments you will want to spend in the vineyard, picking grapes with loved ones.
Pay with your maib Mastercard bank card at the festival. Make purchases at the festival in the amount of at least 200 MDL on a single receipt pay with the maib Mastercard bank card, get a special ticket and participate in the wheel of fortune. You can win one of the guaranteed prizes – a sparkling wine, an eco-bag, an umbrella or a set of wine and accessories.
Masterclasses at maib and Mastercard zones. Come to the main partner zones with your Mastercard maib card and take part in a masterclass on originally painting wine bottles. Thus, you will learn to give a second chance to the things around you, turning wine bottles into interior items or vases. Likewise, you can paint a magnet in wine, reminding you from the fridge how it was at the 2022 edition of the National Wine Day.
Open a Mastercard bank card directly at the festival. Likewise, open a maib Mastercard bank card directly at the festival, and you will receive a guaranteed gift – a 2-in-1 eco bag. You can also receive a guaranteed gift if you take a picture in the photo zone, publish it on social networks by indicating #, #mastercardmoldova, #ziuavinului maib in the post and mentioning @maib.md, @mastercardmoldova.
A special competition for merchants. The highest number of Mastercard bank card transactions will be awarded a restaurant dinner for 10 people from the winning team, plus special gifts. With care for all the event participants, the main partners, maib and Mastercard, have also prepared surprises for merchants.
The National Vine and Wine Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, with the support of the event's strategic partner, the Moldovan Competitiveness Project, funded by USAID and the main partner, maib and Mastercard organized the National Wine Day.
About maib
Maib is the largest bank in Moldova, holding 31.4% of the country's banking assets and 34.9% of the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2021. The bank offers 26% of all mortgage loans granted to Moldovans and serves over 35% from the population of the Republic of Moldova.
Because national traditions represent everyone, maib supports national holidays, including National Wine Day. The bank serves the largest wine producers, which bring us fame in the world: Purcari, Cricova, Asconi, Vinaria din Vale, Chateau Vartely, Sălcuta, Rădăcini, Vinia Traian, Vinaria Hincești, Imperial Vin, etc.
About Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Its mission is to develop and strengthen a digital economy that prioritizes everyone through secure, simple and accessible technology-based transactions. Using data and secure networks, partnerships and company energies, it provides solutions and innovations that help people, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their maximum potential. Mastercard's culture and everything the company does internally and externally, is determined by the decency quotient (DQ). Mastercard manages business in more than 210 countries and territories and creates a sustainable world that provides priceless opportunities for everyone.
