Moldovan wine exports to Japan reached $1.5 million in 2025
The value was almost four times the 2017 level, while Moldova’s wine exports across Asia totaled 3.3 million liters worth $9.7 million.
Moldova exported $1.5 million of wine to Japan in 2025, almost four times the value recorded in 2017. The figures were published by Logos Press on November 10, 2026, and attributed to the Moldovan government’s press office.1
Across Asia, Moldovan wine exports reached 3.3 million liters with a total value of $9.7 million in 2025. The reported data ranked Japan as Moldova’s third-largest Asian wine market by export value, indicating that the country has gained importance as a destination even though sales remain modest in absolute terms.1
Asian market figures
China was Moldova’s largest Asian market, receiving $3 million of wine exports in 2025. The report also listed South Korean exports at $400,000, 3.5 times their 2017 value. It did not identify every market ahead of Japan, and its wording about Japan’s third-place ranking and South Korea following China leaves the complete order unclear.1
The figures did not provide Japan’s exact 2017 import value, so the precise dollar increase through 2025 cannot be calculated. They also gave no Japan-specific volume, offering only the regional total and selected country values.1
No breakdown was supplied by product category, price segment, or bottled versus bulk wine. The comparison with 2017 nevertheless indicates growth over a period of several years rather than documenting only a single-year increase.1
Export diversification
The reported expansion forms part of Moldova’s effort to broaden wine sales beyond its traditional markets and strengthen its position in Asia. Wine is among the country’s best-known exports, and its producers depend heavily on foreign customers because the domestic market is relatively limited.1
Greater sales in Japan could help Moldovan producers diversify both destinations and revenue. Japan has stable wine demand, an established import sector and interest in higher-value products, although Moldova’s $1.5 million of sales there still trailed China’s total by a wide margin.1
All of the trade values and volumes refer to 2025 shipments, not exports made in 2026. Their publication in November 2026 presented Japan as an increasingly important buyer within Moldova’s wider Asian export strategy.1
Sources
- 1Vinetur — Moldova’s wine exports to Japan reached $1.5 million in 2025, nearly quadrupling from 2017
Written by the Dionysus editors from the sources above.
