The Daily Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris - Review

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The Domaine De La Racauderie:
"International buyers are back"
The Domaine De La Racauderie in
the Loire Valley has been attending
Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris and its
predecessors for the past six years.
Asked about this year's edition,
winemaker Jean-Michel Gauthier
said: "It’s been great seeing
people again, because with Covid
we didn’t know where we were
going." Mr Gauthier, who produces
both still and sparkling wines from
Chenin grapes, was looking to build
on his current relationships and
make new ones overseas. As he
explains: "On day one we took the
time to see our existing clients who
we hadn't seen in a long time. Then
on day two we met with potential
clients from Romania, the United
Stated, Germany and Russia, who
were all looking for wines coming
from the Loire Valley." Of course the
real business will happen behind
closed doors, he says, but the past
few days have been promising and
Mr Gauthier will be returning next
year. He said: "It’s been a pleasure
to see international
buyers coming back.
It’s a very nice trade
show and we will
definitely coming
back”
Great contacts from Scandinavia
and South America
Great contacts from
Scandinavia and South America.
After the gap in trade shows caused
by the pandemic, Dimitris Markou, the
export manager of Cavino Winery &
Distillery, was "really happy" to be at
Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2022.
"It seemed that after two years, people
wanted to visit the clients,
they wanted to visit their
suppliers and to find new
opportunities," he said.
Founded in 1958 in
Aigio by Konstantinos
Anastasiou and Ioannis
Douskas, Cavino remains
a family-run winery
and distillery and is the
biggest wine exporter
in Greece, with a 17% share of
international sales. The company
produces 5 million bottles a year
and exports to 52 countries, with
main markets being Germany, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Russia and the
United States.
Dimitris was particularly glad to
make contacts with representatives
from Scandinavia and South America
during the show, both regions to
which the company hopes to increase
exports.
This was especially helpful, he said,
as getting to see South American
clients in particular is difficult.
"We will be really happy and really
pleased to come again next year. Our
strategic planning is to visit every
year," he said
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