Macau’s wine and food show showcases the best Macau has to offer.
The Wine and Gourmet Asia 2009 exhibition this past weekend brought Macau’s wine and dine elite together for a 3-day trade event at The Venetian Macao. The organizers really pulled together the best that Macau has to offer in what we see as an exciting precursor to next week’s Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair.
The Venetian’s show floor was massive and brought out Portugese wine, food supplemented with great events and competitions to keep the attendees interested. While not a packed show, it allowed greater room to move around and visit all the booths and talk to the people behind the wines as well as rubbing shoulders with the chefs and sommaliers of Macau in a more easy and relaxed atmosphere.
We’ll be bringing you follow-up stories from Macau all week long so stayed tuned for more. In the meantime, have a look at our photo gallery of some of the sights at the show:
The Who’s Who at the event starting this Thursday.
Wine & Gourmet Asia 2009 at The Venetian Macao will offer an impressive lineup of exhibitors displaying fine wines, gourmet foods, and other supplies and services. Curious about who’s going to be there? Well, here’s a quick list of some of the brands you’ll find (remember, there’s a lot more than just this!):
Ag Com Seng Kuong Da Vittorio: this company is a wholesaler of top quality Portuguese products such as beer, mineral and sparkling water, wines, and other foodstuffs.
Banny Wines Cellar: Banny’s is Macao’s largest red wine trading center, but also deals in white wine and cigars.
J Portugal Ramos Vingos: premium wines from southern Portugal’s Alentejo region, offering a wide range of both blended varieties and single-grape wines.
Seapower Trading Co.: Macao’s largest distributor of fine wines and spirits from the best manufacturers.
Chateau Classic: Chateau Classic is a major carrier of Grand Crus Classes from Bordeaux.
Lots of exhibitors from Macau, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, France, Singapore and South Korea. And don’t forget there is a Spain pavilion and it’ll feature all kinds of food and wine from the Spanish region of Aragon that will feature their best wines and gourmet products.
Aragon is traditionally one of the main producers of wine, pork ham and sausages, lamb, vegetable and fruit preserves, olive oil and other gourmet products in Spain.
That’s just a small sampling: Wine and Gourmet Asia has more than enough to keep you busy, and you’ll even find booths displaying products like chef uniforms (Melati Uniform), sales management systems (eRun Systems), and even coffee (Totally Macau). Visit www.wineandgourmetasia.com for more information about exhibitors.
Winebuzz will be there covering the show from the convention floor, so stay tuned for the latest news. See you there starting this Thursday!
Macau gets in on the wine craze for a 3-Day trade show.
Wine & Gourmet Asia is a trade, networking and culinary platform showcasing the very best of Asia-Pacific’s fine wine, gourmet and hospitality industry. Since it opened in 2007, it has attracted a steady number of over 100 exhibiting companies and brands; and over 7,000 trade visitors in 2008. This year it’s happening on October 22-24th at in Hall C of The Venetian Macao, and yes that is the same time as the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair happening in the same venue.
Open only to trade visitors it showcases a wide range of products covering wine & spirits, food & beverage, hotel supplies and services — brands which are well-known throughout the world. The side events such as bartending and culinary competitions, a hospitality forum, visit tours, business seminars and workshops provide participants with more networking opportunities. These side events also showcase how the exhibit products are used which is one of its kind in Asia.
Wine & Gourmet ASIA is organized by Koelnmesse, organizer of the world’s largest food trade show, Anuga, and is supported by the Macau Government Tourist Office, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, China Hong Kong Bartender’s Association, Institute of Tourism Studies, Macau Culinary Alliance, Wine Society of Macau, and Hong Kong Chefs Association.
For more information about the event, list of exhibitors and how to register, visit their website at www.wineandgourmetasia.com Have a look at video highlights from last year below:
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