Major media success
Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2008 was the media event for the wine and spirits press as well as for general and business journalists.
375 journalists from 23 countries representing Asian television, radio and press were joined by correspondents from Europe and the US to cover the event.
Here are some of the headlines and televisons that covered the event :
The Sydney Morning Herald, National Liquor News (Australie)
China Wine News, Wen Wei Po, Wine Now, Wine China, Ming Pao, Macau Daily Newspaper, China Food Newspaper, China Daily, Jessica, Let’s Go, Life Element, Shanghai Daily, www.wines-info.com…(Chine)
Apple Daily, Asian Hotel & Catering Times, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Hong Kong Daily News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong Economic Times, Sing Pao Daily News, South China Morning Post, The Standard, The Sun…(Hong Kong)
Korea Economic Daily News, Wine Review, Cookand, Maeil Business…(Corée du Sud)
Agence France Presse, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Les Echos, Libération, Sud Ouest, Le Courrier de l’Ouest, Objectif Aquitaine, Décision Boissons, VSB, La Journée Vinicole, La Revue du Vin de France, Le Moci, Revue Vinicole Internationale…(France)
Financial Express, Hindustan Times Business, Financial Times… (Inde)
Gourmet Journal, Shuhan News, Sommelier, Taru, Wands…(Japon)
Tizwine.com (Nouvelle-Zélande)
Business World Wine (Philippines)
Drinks International, Harpers, The Economist, Just-Drinks, Decanter… (Royaume-Uni)
Appetite, The Business Times (Singapour)
Sina News, Liberty Times… (Taiwan), Gourmet & Cuisine, Than Sethakit… (Thailande)
Wine Spectator, The Wall Street Journal… (USA), etc.
TF1, France 2, Europe 1, RFI, TVB, TV Pearl, CNN, …
Here is what they wrote :
«Vinexpo Asia Pacific ended at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre after three days during wich it broke all previous records in terms of both visitors and exhibitors.»
(Travelling Scope – Chine)
«If this year’s three-day Vinexpo Asia-Pacific is any indication, Asia is one thirsty continent. The trade show broke attendance records with more than 8,000 visitors, an increase of about 24 percent from 2006.»
(Wine Spectator – USA)
«The event presented the largest range of wines and spirits under one roof in Asia, including wine from China.»
(Wen Wei Po- Hong Kong)
«This year promises to be even bigger and better, with more than 700 exhibitors from Argentina o Austria, Chile to China.»
(Harpers – Royaume Uni)
«More than 340 television, radio, newspaper and magazine journalists from all over Asia as senior wine & spirits correspondents from Europe and the United States were also present.»
(Wine Business International – Allemagne)
«Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2008 : l’édition de la maturité !»
(Revue Vinicole Internationale – France)
