Who owns Bardar?
Bardar is owned by Maspex (Poland) through its subsidiary Purcari Wineries.[1]
Purcari Wineries owns 56.05% of Bardar rather than all of it.
Maspex owns 73.23% of Purcari Wineries rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Purcari Wineries Public Company Limited Annual Report 2025, 30 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Maspex Group via Purcari Wineries (56.05% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇱 Poland, Wadowice
- Origin
- 🇲🇩 Moldova
- Founded
- 1929
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Brandy & cognac
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bardar
Bardar is a Moldovan brandy made by Vinaria Bardar, a business founded in 1929. Purcari Wineries holds 56.05 per cent of Vinaria Bardar through two Cyprus holding companies, Vinorum Holdings and West Circle. Bardar was long mainly a bulk producer; since 2015 it has concentrated on bottled, branded brandy, with expressions up to Bardar XXO 25 Years, and it made up 8 per cent of the group's brand sales in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Bardar
Where Bardar sits in Maspex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Purcari Wineries (73.23%) · 6 brands
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Other brands owned by Maspex
Maspex controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Angel's Estate
- Becherovka (1807)
- Bostavan (2005)
- Crama Ceptura
- Domeniile Cuza (2021)
- Kubuś
- Purcari (1827)
- Tymbark
- Żubrówka
Other brands in brandy & cognac, and who owns them
The 30 brands in brandy & cognac on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Emperador, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Emperador Brandy | Emperador | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Divin Ambasador | Aroma | 🇲🇩 Moldova |
| Courrier Napoleon | Tilaknagar Industries | 🇮🇳 India |
| Alexandrion | Alexandrion Group | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| E&J Brandy | Gallo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Five Kings | KEO | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Morpheus | Radico Khaitan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Mistral | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
About the owner: Maspex
Maspex is a privately held company headquartered in Wadowice, Poland. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Maspex is a Polish food and drink group based in Wadowice that describes itself as the largest private company in the country's food industry. In 2024 it reported PLN 16 billion of revenue from 70 brands and 18 plants in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Its portfolio was assembled through 22 acquisitions, starting with Kubuś in 1995 and Tymbark in 1999, and it moved into spirits in 2022 by buying CEDC, the maker of Żubrówka.
🇲🇩 Bardar and other Moldovan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 13 brands that began in Moldova. 5 of them (38%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Bardar among them.
- 310 Altitude — Fautor 🇲🇩
- Divin Ambasador — Aroma 🇲🇩
- Bucuria — Bucuria 🇲🇩
- FLYONE — FLYONE 🇲🇩
- Vestmoldtransgaz — Transgaz 🇷🇴
- Aurore — Fautor 🇲🇩
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bardar?
The parent company of Bardar is Maspex, a privately held company headquartered in Poland. Bardar sits under Maspex's subsidiary Purcari Wineries.
Is Bardar Moldovan or Polish?
Bardar originated in Moldova in 1929, but it is owned today by Maspex, which is headquartered in Poland. So Bardar is a Moldovan-origin brand under Polish ownership.
Is Bardar still owned by Maspex?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Bardar is still owned by Maspex, through Purcari Wineries, which holds 56.05%. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Purcari Wineries Public Company Limited Annual Report 2025 — Purcari Wineries Public Company Limited, Annual report, published 30 April 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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