Vinexpo Daily 2018 - Day 2 Edition

EDITORIAL
Richard Barnes
Editor-in-chief,
Vinexpo Daily
WOW!
WHAT A SHOW!
For the first time Vinexpo Hong Kong hosts the
World of Organic Wines, (WOW!).
Indeed, on a global scale, according to Harvard
Business Review, less than 5% of the world’s
vineyards are organic. However, in Sweden,
it is reported that around 10% of wine sold is
organic. Whichever way you look at it, there is a
lot of room on the upside. Asia’s organic market
is experiencing solid growth, with consumption
of organic produce increasing exponentially.
Trends in organic wine consumption are set to
gain further momentum over the coming years,
in view of the sharp increase in the number of
Chinese vineyards producing wines from organic
farming.
Unveiled for the first time at Vinexpo Bordeaux
2017, this area dedicated entirely to organic
and biodynamic wines was an immediate hit
with importers, sommeliers and wine merchants
seeking a clearly defined organic offer to meet
the demand of this new booming market. A total
of 62 international producers are exhibiting in
this organic wine area at Vinexpo Hong Kong
this week, with tasting tables specially designed
to attract visitors from around the globe.
Top Industry and State Officials
at Show Opening
The official opening of Vinexpo Hong Kong
2018 took place just after 10am yesterday,
beginning with the ribbon-cutting ceremony and
lion dance, followed by an extensive tour of the
show floor.
Vinexpo CEO Guillaume Deglise cut a “20 th
birthday cake” along with the Honourable
Senator Anne Ruston, Australia’s Assistant
Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water
Resources, representing the Australian federal
government at the show.
“The event is once again breaking new records,
with 1,460 exhibitors coming from over 30
countries, confirming its standing as Asia’s
leading wine and spirits exhibition,” stated
Deglise. “Asia is the world’s fastest growing
market for wine, and the largest market for
spirits, both producing and consuming.”
“Today I am the Minister for Wine and I shall
continue with that title. I like it very much,”
quipped Senator Ruston, also thanking Brian
Walsh, the chair of Wine Australia and his
team, who organised Australia’s presence
at Vinexpo: There is no more important trade
show than the one here. For us, in the past,
there was the tyranny of distance of having to
always to go the Northern Hemisphere or to the
US, and we now find that the greatest and most
important growing market for Australian wine is
right here on our doorstep. So, for us, Vinexpo
Hong Kong could not be more important”
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VINEXPO BORDEAUX 2019
BROUGHT FORWARD ONE MONTH
Vinexpo has brought the date of the worldfamous
event forward by 1 month, while
keeping it a resolutely spring fixture. Now
set to take place from 13 to 16 May 2019
at the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre, the event
will retain its lively format over the four days
punctuated by meetings, discoveries and
networking opportunities among the major
players in the sector from all over the world.
With four days of exhibition, 40 exhibitor
countries and 40,500 international buyers,
Vinexpo Bordeaux is the unmissable
springboard onto the international scene,
exclusively for wine and spirits professionals.
Travel and accommodation planning is
open from September 2018, and the
Exhibitor E-Guide opens November 2018
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