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EDITORIAL Richard Barnes Editor-in-chief The Chinese Lion Smiles Upon Vinexpo HK! If the effervescence of yesterday’s opening ceremony at Vinexpo Hong Kong was anything to go by, the Chinese Lion is definitely smiling upon the wine industry. Vinexpo’s senior executives, along with Hong Kong’s chief tourism authorities and the Italian Ambassador to Beijing wended their way through the show (complete with dancing Chinese Lion), with evident high spirits from the exhibitors… pardon the pun. Day by day, Chinese consumers are growing in sophistication… and also quite rapidly in numbers! Sales of imported bottled wines in 2015 were up a dazzling 37% on the previous year - reaching almost US.9bn. The biggest winner has been Australia, with +57% volume and +78% value Y/Y. In this new scenario, based very much on individual drinkers, education and information for distribution channel and consumers are key when it comes to growing the industry. To whit, Vinexpo Hong Kong is playing a vital role. The growth of the industry will rely on the broader and continuing education of individual buyers, along with encouragement by retailers and specialists to try new products. It will also be fostered by the growing interest of the likes of Alibaba – and the Tmall marketplace, who are creating a new business model to enable brands to service hundreds of millions of consumers. It could well be a new quantum leap (see related interview – P6). WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016 California Style Presented by Karen MacNeil, Sarah Jane Evans MW, Debra Meiburg MW and Sarah Kemp TASTING / ENGLISH - By invitation only 8:00 am - 10:00 am /Ground Level - Bauhinia Piccola Colazione con James Suckling Presented by Vinexpo with James Suckling SEMINAR / ENGLISH - Free entrance 8:30 am - 9:30 am / Level 2 - Room 211/212 The Forces of Terroir in the Wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Tavel Presented by Jennie Mack - Managing Director & Senior Wine Educator at AWSEC TASTING / ENGLISH - By invitation only 10:00 am - 11:30 am/ Level 1 - Room 104/105 Coravin: Disruptive Technology Presented by Greg Lambrecht, Chairman of the Board and Founder TASTING / ENGLISH - Free entrance 10:00 am - 11:30 am/ Level 2 - Room 209/210 Saint-Emilion - Pomerol - Fronsac Masterclass Presented by Jean-François Quenin, Frédéric Borderie and Liang Fabris TASTING / CHINESE & ENGLISH - Free entrance 10:00 am - 11:30 am / Level 1 - Room 106/107/108 Wine of Portugal - A Crossroad Between Tradition and Innovation Presented by Peter Kwong, Director of Pu Tao Tang TASTING / ENGLISH & CHINESE - Free entrance 10:00 am - 11:30 am / Level 1 - Room 109/110 Vinexpo HONG KONG 2016 PROGRAMME Bourgogne Franche-Comté Masterclass Presented by Faouzi Ounes and Sophie Ollier Daumas TASTING / ENGLISH - By invitation only 10:00 am - 11:30 am Level 2 - Room 206/207/208 Top Italian Wines & Spirits Selected - Walk Around Tasting Presented by Gambero Rosso with Marco Sabellico and Massimo D’Addezio TASTING / ENGLISH - Free entrance 10:00 am - 1:00 pm / Level 3 - Grand Foyer Féminalise 2016 World Wine Awards: Award-winning Wines Tasting Presented by Didier Martin and Ludivine Griveau TASTING / FRENCH & ENGLISH & CHINESE - By invitation only 10:00 am - 5:00 pm / Level 2 - Room 201 A&B 2009: A Magnificent Vintage Throughout France Presented by Vinexpo feat. 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