Top wine fairs in China & Hong Kong in 2022
Here are the key wine and spirits fairs planned for mainland China and Hong Kong for 2022, where organizers are hoping to reboot and bring top-notch experience to wine trade and consumers.
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Here are the key wine and spirits fairs planned for mainland China and Hong Kong for 2022, where organizers are hoping to reboot and bring top-notch experience to wine trade and consumers.
Two leading wine fairs have fallen victim to the latest rounds of tightened social distancing measures in China, underlining the challenges for wine fair organizers even two years after the start of the pandemic.
After twice being delayed due to resurgences of Covid-19 cases, the much-anticipated Wine to Asia show has pinned down new dates this December in Shenzhen.
The much-anticipated Wine to Asia has been postponed again due to recent flare ups of the more infectious Delta variant that has spread from eastern Nanjing to 27 different cities across China.
Wine to Asia has just announced that Italian wine expert and wine critic Ian D’Agata will kick off the three-day wine fair on August 12 in Shenzhen with a Grand Opening Masterclass, highlighting none other than Italy.
The second edition of Wine to Asia has been postponed to August, the organizer has announced citing the recent Covid-19 flare-ups in Guangdong as the main reason for the rescheduling.
The second edition of Wine to Asia organized by Vinitaly and Pacco Communications will return to China’s southern economic powerhouse, Shenzhen, in full force.
The 54th edition of Vinitaly has been postponed again due to ongoing Covid-19 to April 2022, its organizer Veronafiere announced this week after the pandemic disrupted 2020 and 2021 editions.
Simone Incontro, General Manager of Veronafiere Asia, soberly warns of a struggling Chinese wine market while outlining a strong pipeline of opportunities in natural and Chinese wines, as the Veronafiere executive gears up for a new B2B wine exhibition to facilitate drinks trade in China on the back of the country’s accelerating recovery.
Has China’s wine appetite returned? Where is the country heading in the post-pandemic market? Much of it will perhaps be answered at the upcoming Wine to Asia wine fair in Shenzhen.