Murfatlar turnover increased by 31%

Brand Manager Daniel Negrescu said that the best-sold brands are Zestrea Murfatlar, Lacrima lui Ovidiu, 3 Hectare, Sec de Murfatlar, Zaraza, Premiat Murfatlar and Babanu.

Wine production in 2008 is estimated to reach some 21 million liters, 5 million more year-on-year. As concerns the company’s exports, Negrescu estimates that 20 percent of Murfatlar’s production will be exported this year.

Negrescu added that the largest share of Murfatlar’s exports goes to the United States. “In Italy and Spain we are focused on increasing exports, because the Romanian communities are an important consumer niche. Murfatlar wine is also being sold in Spain,” said Negrescu.

This year’s grape crop will exceed 30,000 tons, 20