Vinexpo Asia Pacific to Return to Hong Kong this May

The news that Vinexpo Asia Pacific is to return to Hong Kong in May this year has been warmly welcomed by the Hong Kong Government and by the international wine and spirits industry, with major companies from all over the world rushing to book space.

The Vinexpo Asia Pacific 2006 exhibition will be held from May 23 to 25 and is expected to take up around 5000 sqm at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), of which 3000 sqm will be occupied by a “French Area” including a 1000 sqm pavilion set up by Sopexa, the organization which promotes French food and wine overseas.

Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Barton & Guestier, Sichel, Boisset, Bouchard Père et Fils, Louis Jadot, Grands Chais de France, Moet Hennessy and Remy Cointreau are just a few of the French companies and societies to have confirmed that they will exhibit in the global French area.

International response has also been enthusiastic. Germany, Argentina and Chile will be strongly represented, and sites have already been reserved for pavilions for California and Romania as well as for Spanish and Italian companies and regions.

Representatives of Australia will include Cape Mentelle Vineyards and Green Point Vineyards, while Macleod Distillers, Angus Dundee Distillers, and Hayman Distillers will be amongst those coming from the UK.

In addition to being the world’s most important emerging market China is now becoming a significant producer of wine, and Chinese producers will be strongly represented at Vinexpo Asia Pacific 2006. The first Chinese company to book space for the event was Dragon Seal, Beijing.

“Last year’s Vinexpo in Bordeaux was very successful for our company as we received many visitors and European distributors eager to taste our wines. We’ll be exhibiting in Hong Kong this year as we believe it will be another great opportunity to make contact with major distributors and sell more of our wine throughout the region,” said Ms Louise Jin, Dragon Seal’s Director of Public Relations.

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