If you don’t know how to go to the conference center, just flag a taxi and tell the driver that you want to go to the Jinyang International Conference Center. You probably will have to say it in Chinese:
Finding the Wine Festival
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Category Archives: Wine
Alco-Tourism
The The China-Guizhou International Alcoholic Beverages Expo will be ready for the opening ceremony Tuesday morning. Preparations are underway. Alco-Tourism is not a joke. Guizhou is taking every chance to promote tourism, along with the international wine industry . . .
The caption says: “Intoxicated with the Beauty of Guizhou”. On September 7 the preparations are well underway and approximately 1400 vendors are setting up:
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- Wine is arriving and setup is in progress.
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- The Expo title.
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- The Expo logo.
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- These are kiosks in the process of setup.
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- This is a corner of the Expo Building.
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- This is the same corner of the Expo building, a little closer.
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- This is the banner.
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- This is a pan view of the side of the Expo building. It is too large for a conventional photo.
Alco-Tourism
The China-Guizhou International Alcoholic Beverages Expo opens September 9 and brings winery people, wine lovers and tourists together in Guiyang, the Capital of Guizhou Province. China is a big producer and consumer of alcohol and Guizhou is the home of Moutai, the national liquor of China. Guizhou is also one of the most beautiful provinces of China, with abundant water, mountains, forests, and minority peoples, with their traditional customs, costumes, and rituals. It is a world class tourist destination, that remains remarkably unspoiled. This conference brings people from wineries all over the world, including: South America, Europe, the USA, Mexico, Australia, and, of course, Asia. According to China Daily, as of August 31, 2014, (http://guizhou.chinadaily.com.cn/2014-09/01/content_18526032.htm ) more than 1,400 exhibitors from China and abroad have confirmed their attendance at the fourth China-Guizhou International Alcoholic Beverages Expo. This year’s Expo has attracted over 900 overseas exhibitors accounting for 64 percent of the total number of exhibitors, according to the organizing committee office. There are also 500 domestic exhibitors like Moutai, Wuninagye Liquor, Luzhou Laojiao, Yanjing Beer and Qingdao Beer. Meanwhile, 10 provinces, including Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang, Gansu, Anhui, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Qinghai, Jiangxi and Ningxia, have established pavilions to show their image to the public.
Wine Festival is Tuesday the Ninth
The Guizhou International Wine Festival is starting on Tuesday the Ninth. It will be an easy festival to remember in the future. Nine means “Jiu” in Chinese. The ninth month is “Jiu Yue” (yue = month) and the ninth day of the month is “Jiu Hao”. On that day, we begin celebrating alcohol “Jiu” (alcohol = “jiu” also). So it is very clever . . . We celebrate jiu on the jiu day of the jiu month.
Contact Information for Dennis
My friend Dennis is in the tour business, and can help you if you still want to come to the festival. The town is filling up because alcohol is big business in Guizhou. This has been a very successful event in past years.
Dennis
Lisa is the CEO of a company called: 贵州晟雅轩葡萄酒文化传播有限公司
This loosely translates to: “Guizhou Province Wine Culture Communication Company”
Lisa is a veteran festival organizer.
Lisa has spent a lot of time organizing this event and throughout the year she has been conducting wine tasting events, building the local market for grape wine. Since Guizhou is the home of Moutai, the most popular liquor in China, the term “wine” or “jiu” in Chinese usually refers to the liquor. Wine from green and red grapes must carry the prefix “grape” wine.
Lisa can be reached at local phone numbers: 13984899400 and 0851-6502533 Lisa’s email is a QQ number: 136759116@qq.com
Guiyang Wine Expo
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING POST IS NOW DATED (8/28/14)
NO MORE APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED
The 4th China Guizhou International Alcoholic Beverage Expo
An opportunity for Michigan Wineries
By: John S. Porter, a Michigander
“Chinese Ministry of Commerce and Guizhou Provincial People’s Government will co-sponsor The Fourth China•Guizhou International Alcoholic Beverages Expo （Hereinafter referred to as The Expo）with the approval from the State Council of China. The Expo aims at building up a platform for the global alcohol industries with the theme of Cooperation on Global Drinks. It also opens a door of Guizhou to the world to show the province’s environment…” From Guizhou Provincial Government announcement.
Guiyang is a newly developing provincial capital and is pushing hard to establish itself as a tourist destination. They are using the Wine Expo to promote both tourism and the newly developing Chinese interest in the grape wine industry. Guizhou is the home of Moutai Corporation which makes the most popular liquor in China.
The Guizhou Government is providing incentives for foreign wine companies to exhibit their wines and learn about marketing to China. There is a subsidy available. Also, up to 60 bottles of wine will be shipped to The Expo at no charge to the exhibitors. Wine exhibitors must arrive in China between September 2nd and 7th. Exhibitor kiosks will be provided at no charge to the exhibitors.
Travel arrangements are being made by Guizhou Overseas Travel Corp. Ltd (GZOTC). There will be three or four days in Guiyang, participating in the event, and another five or six days travel around Guizhou. Package details will be provided if Michigan Wineries wish to participate. The entire trip is expected to take the first two weeks of September and will include suitable tourist destinations.
The Guizhou Government will provide approximately $1,500 to partially offset travel and accommodation expenses. Airline tickets alone should cost about $2,000 per person and other expenses could be between $1,200 to $2,000 depending on the size of the group and where they go within Guizhou Province.
September 8 to 12 exhibitors should stay in Guiyang in support of The Expo. Tourist attractions could be visited within Guizhou Province before or after The Expo. GZOTC can customize trips throughout China if exhibitors have an interest and the time.
The wine industry in China is very young, and growing rapidly. Michigan wineries are seeking credibility in the world’s wine industry, and The Expo may be a suitable opening for marketing to China. We can showcase Michigan in China. Certainly it can provide exhibitors with a unique China visit, with partial reimbursement as well as a possible deduction.
In order to secure the subsidy, kiosk, and ship the wine, applications must be completed quickly, by mid-July. Interested persons should contact johnsporter@gmail.com as soon as possible to begin the process.
About Guizhou Province:
Guizhou Location Map
Guizhou is an interior province that is mountainous, has abundant water resources, and natural scenery. The subtropical location and mountains combine for a very moderate climate. It is a “Forest City”. There are many minority villages with fascinating lifestyles in the region..
Information about Guizhou and the expat community here can be found at:
The Expo Sponsors:
Sponsors: Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
The People’s Government of Guizhou Province
Supported by:
Commission of Development and Reform of P.R.China
Ministry of Foreign Affair of P.R.China
Ministry of Industry and Information of P.R.China
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
China National Light Industry Council
China Alcoholic Drinks Industry Association
China National Association for Liquors and Spirits Circulation
Fair Schedule
August 20th , 2014
August 31th, 2014
September 7th-8th, 2014
September 9th-13th, 2014
September 14h-15h, 2014
All wine samples should arrive in Guiyang
All wine samples should be cleared from China Customs in Guiyang.
All exhibitors arrive in Guiyang, check in the hotels
Exhibition Period.
Exhibitor could start to fly back to his country or other place.
Fair Dismiss