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Vinexpo Hong Kong 2016 PRACTICAL GUIDE LEVEL 1 LEVEL 3 Level 3 / Stand JK-50-9 Level 3 / Stand N-64
EDITORIAL Vinexpo HONG KONG 2016 PROGRAMME Richard Barnes Editor-in-chief All Systems Go… We Have Lift Off! THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 Breakfast Conference: “Can Shiraz Become the Next Trend in Asia?” Presented by Vinexpo, animated by Andrew Caillard with Robert Hill-Smith, Ronald Brown and Nelson Chow VINEXPO EVENT / ENGLISH - Free entrance 9:00 am - 10:00 am / Level 2 - Room 211/212 Chinese Wine: Its True Story Presented by Zuming Wang and Lu Yang TASTING / ENGLISH & CHINESE - Free entrance 10:00 am - 11:30 am / Level 2 - Room 201B Pioneer’s in Chile’s Cool Climate Terroir Presented by Jeannie Cho Lee, MW and Francisco Baettig TASTING / ENGLISH - By invitation only 10:00 am - 11:30 am / Level 1 - Room 104/105 The Barossa’s Old Vine Heritage Presented by Phil Reedman, MW and James March TASTING / ENGLISH - Free entrance 10:00 am - 11:30 am / Level 1 - Room 109/110 Optimizing Your Wine Logistics on the Global Stage Presented by Loris Mainardi, Nick Street, Wang Ning and Nick Nie SEMINAR / ENGLISH - Free entrance 10:00 am - 12:30 am /Level 1 - Room 111/112 Vinexpo Hong Kong again proves to be a great launch pad for new products and ideas. Of course, long-time participants use the show to launch new brands, cuvees and packaging, but other, more exceptional launches are marking the show. Just one of these is the announcement by Japan’s Suntory – present at the show for the first time – that it is introducing Japanese wines, made 100% from grapes grown in Japan. These include wines made from Koshu and Muscat Bailey A grapes, which are unique to Japan, and other grape varieties. In our exclusive interview today with Yuji Yamazaki, President of Suntory Wine International, he postulates that while the Japanese wine category is not yet well recognised around the world, or even in Asia right now, the fact that the international wine industry will have the chance to taste his wines and the quality and diversity they offer will lead more people to enjoy Japanese wines in the near future. Other launches are making the news, such as the case of Vinadeis. The company has chosen Vinexpo HK as the location for the spectacular global relaunch of the 125-year-old Cordier (Bordeaux) brand. Of course these are just a couple of examples of the kinds of announcements that are making this year’s vintage of Vinexpo Hong Kong so special! 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 Masterclass on Top Italian Spirits Presented by Gambero Rosso with Marco Sabellico and Massimo D’Addezio TASTING / ENGLISH - By invitation only 10:00 am - 11:30 am Level 2 - Room 209/210 Greek Wine Masterclass Presented by Mui Corinne and Mihailos Greg TASTING / ENGLISH & CHINESE - By invitation only 10:00 am - 11:30 am Level 2 - Room 204/205 Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux Tasting - Vintages 2012 and 2013 Presented by The Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux TASTING / FRENCH & ENGLISH - Free entrance 10:00 am - 4:00 pm / Level 1 - Room 101A Organic Wines at their Best Presented by Vinexpo feat. Bettane+Desseauve TASTING / ENGLISH - Entrance fee * 10:30 am - 11:30 am / Level 1 - Room 101B Shiraz Day - Best in Show Contest Presented by Vinexpo & Citadelles du vin VINEXPO EVENT - Free entrance 10:30 am - 3:30 pm / Level 3 - Grand Foyer Bordeaux & Bordeaux Supérieur Tasting Presented by Hervé Grandeau TASTING / FRENCH & ENGLISH - By invitation only 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Level 2 - Room 206/207/208 * Masterclass tickets can be purchased at the information desks on Level 1 (Hall 1E – Hall 1C – Hall 1A) and on Level 3 (Hall 3E – Hall 3C – Hall 3) VINEXPO DAILY is a CLEVERDIS Publication. 65 avenue Jules Cantini - Tour Méditerranée 13006 Marseille, France - Tel: + 33 442 77 46 00 - Fax: + 33 442 77 46 01 SARL capitalised at e155,750 - VAT FR 95413604471 - RCS Marseille 413 604 471 info@cleverdis.com - www.cleverdis.com Publisher: Gérard Lefebvre - Managing Director: Jean-François Pieri - Publishing Director: Jean-Guy Bienfait - Editor-in-Chief: Richard Barnes - Editorial Coordination: Monia Tazamoucht - Editorial team: Suki Cao (Chinese texts), Richard Siddle, with the participation of Bettina Badon, Marie-Elia Cheravola, Lucie Lavina, Mélanie Lopez, Lixiang Wei - Art Director: Hélène Beunat >>>>To contact them : first name.last name@vinexpodaily.com Cover: © Midori / © iStock aetb © CLEVERDIS 2016 - Registration of Copyright May 2016. - Printing: Magnum (Offset) Printing Co. 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