Hofex 2009: A Handful of Snapshots

Giant halls of every kind of food you can imagine, and of course lots of wine!

Hofex 2009 is underway in Hong Kong, and no Swine Flu is going to keep the food and restaurant industry leaders away. Kicking off yesterday at the recently renovated Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wan Chai, Hofex has a huge Wine Avenue in Hall 3 and here are some quick pix for you to check out while we assemble more coverage of the wide range of wine’s exhibiting as well as the exciting wine events heading to Hong Kong.

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Wine Avenue at HOFEX: May 6-9, 2009

Hong Kong’s biggest wine expo is coming up in  2 weeks.

HOFEX, the Asian International Exhibition of Food & Drink, Equipment and Supplies Exhibition is scheduled to open at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 6th to the 9th.

There is a dedicated zone for the exhibition of quality wine – Wine Avenue. This is the next big wine event in Hong Kong after Vinexpo 2008.  Hofex has already released news that Adega Royale, Anrise-IMC, Liquid Asset, Cinzia Maini, Adelaide Cellar Door are amongst some of the wine distributors that will be exhibiting at Wine Avenue.

Although this is a trade show for professional trade and business visitors only, wine distributors will be inviting their top customers to their booths, so get your passes organised now!

Hong Kong International Wine Challenge

Wine Challenge event making a comeback at HOFEX on May 6-9, 2009.

Designed for HOFEX exhibitors, the Hong Kong International Wine Challenge is a 4-day show where wine from exhibitors will be announced. Wine will be judged by a panel of wine connoisseurs put together by The Hong Kong Sommelier Association to determined the Best of Show for each categories below.

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