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Good wine takes on the world

Vinexpo, wine fairs for professionals

There are five main characteristics in a good sation, Vinexpo
wine: appearance, bouquet, taste, the quality
of the name……and the opinion of the experts. Overseas, stages
Of course, taste reigns supreme. Isn’t that what
the gourmet truly appreciates? However, as fairs in newer mar-
Jacques de la Palice once put it: to enjoy it, you
need to get to know it. Getting to know wine kets with Vinexpo
is point of most wine fairs, and this is a pur-
pose that the renowned exhibition, Vinexpo, Asia-Pacific in
promotes to the status of an international
event. That’s why the Director General of Hong Kong beco-
Laurent-Perrier in Switzerland, Guillaume
Deglise, a well-known figure throughout ming an increasin-
Switzerland amongst the champagne-drinking
cognoscenti, has taken over the management gly popular event.
of this unique wine fair.
The 2014 fair ran
Started in 1981 in Bordeaux, Vinexpo has in
record time become the essential industry fair from 27 to 29 May
amongst wine and spirit connoisseurs. It still
takes place in Bordeaux every other year. At with exhibition
the last show there were around 2400 exhibitors
from 150 countries and a total of 48,000 visitors. space of 15,000 sq m.
In the intervening years, the subsidiary organi-
In Asia, the keen

Guillaume Deglise, CEO interest of wine

enthusiasts and

professionals was so strong that the organisers

enlarged the exhibitor area by 50%. Guillaume

Deglise, well-versed in the international wine

markets, now assumes full responsibility at

Vinexpo and Vinexpo Overseas. The dynamic

development of shows in Bordeaux, Tokyo and

Hong Kong couldn’t be in better hands.

Philippe Lamballe

www.vinexpo.com

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