The 3-day trade event was bigger and bolder than ever.
So much wine so little time!
This year’s Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair was as fantastic as ever with partner country Italy really bringing a taste of their country to Hong Kong with their giant pavilion that really set the stage for the entire event.
The HKTDC will announce visitor numbers soon and we’ll update the story here but we enjoyed the amazing Gala Dinner put on by Italy and the numerous seminars and tastings put on across the 2-day trade, 1-day public event.
While it’s nice that the organizers of the Wine and Dine Festival, HKIWSF and Wine Future decided to plan their events one after another so people could stay for all of them – it’s still turned into a marathon of wine, food and spirits for almost 2 weeks.
The Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair kicked off yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC); with a record 934 exhibitors from some 37 countries and regions taking. The fair is now Asia’s biggest wine show in exhibitor numbers.
Opening the fair was Professor The Honourable K C Chan, SBS, JP, Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury, The Government of the HKSAR. To help him with a ribbon cutting was Alessandra Schiavo, the Consulate General of Italy, this year’s wine fair Partner Country. After the ribbon cutting the VIP guest from both Hong Kong and Italy made their way up to the VinItaly Pavilion for a mini event kickoff that featured Kindergartners dressed as little chefs.
The wine world turns its eyes to China’s growing wine drinkers.
The size, sophistication and spending power of the Chinese consumer is quickly changing the way the beverage industry does business. In a few short years, a growing population of well educated, increasingly young Chinese have developed a taste for wine. At the International Beverage Exhibition, held this July 14-16 in Shenzhen, the 2nd year the fair is running we see how the wine market is taking shape.
A quick walk through the halls of Guangzhou’s Wine Fair.
There’s so many wine trade shows and exhibitions these days in Hong Kong and China that it’s hard to keep track of them all! We were up in Guangzhou this weekend scoping out Interwine China 2011, also known as the China (Guangzhou) International Wine & Spirits Exhibition which ran from May 25-27th.
If this looks like something you want to visit or exhibit at, the next one is coming up November 8-10th. Have a look at the photo gallery below to see what you think – it’s definitely something to check out for those who have not yet been to a wine event in China:
An Italian affair at the 3-day Wine and Spirits Fair next year!
2011 is going to be the Year of Italian Wine in Hong Kong.
Reeling from the success of the HK International Wine & Spirits Fair held earlier this month, where a record 700 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions participated in what was to be the biggest of the 3 Fairs held to date, the HKTDC has announced that Italy will be partner country for the 2011 Fair.
A great turnout for Hong Kong’s trade and tasting show this year.
Following up on our first day coverage, this year’s Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair 2010 has come to a close and, compared to last year, you can easily see that it’s grown by at least 50%.
Australia was the partner country this year with a vast pavilion dead center of the main hall, flanked by Spain and all the Hong Kong distributors. France, South Africa and Argentina poured out into a second hall to accomodate the record number of exhibitors this year.
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