Posts by Peter Ruiter
High quality trade visitors at TWC 2018
Wine experts from the Northern China regions, the Northeast China Region and the Eastern China Region came together 21 -23 May for the 2018 TopWine China International Exhibition and Conference (TWC) in Beijing. Once again TopWine China confirmed to be an unrivalled business platform to get contact with high-calibre customers. In total 10.717 visitors gathered…
Read MoreChina reduces VAT on wine imports
There is plenty to celebrate for international producers exporting their wine into the Chinese market, following China’s decision to reduce VAT on wine imports. Decanter will also be offering all attendees the opportunity to taste the award-winning wines at the Decanter stand 1718 in the International Section of TopWine China. See below the confirmed wine…
Read MoreStrategic partnership
At the end of November, 2017, the TopWine China (TWC) organisation and The EastEat Culture Industry Group held a signing ceremony and press conference to honour their strategic alliance agreement and partnership in Beijing during the TopWine 2017 Beijing Hotel Exhibition. This is the first-ever strategic partnership of its kind between TopWine China, the successful…
Read MoreHigh quality trade visitors at TWC 2017
Wine experts from the Northern China regions, the Northeast China Region and the Eastern China Region came together 22 -24 May for the 2017 TopWine China International Exhibition and Conference (TWC) in Beijing. Once again TopWine China confirmed to be an unrivalled business platform to get contact with high-calibre customers. In total 10.314 visitors gathered…
Read MoreDecanter World Wine Awards 2017 results revealed
France had one of its best years on record at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 (DWWA), claiming eight of the 34 Platinum Best in Show trophies on offer, five more than any other country and spanning Provence. South America also had a good year, with three Platinum Best in Show awards for Argentina, one…
Read MoreMasterclass Decanter during TWC 2017
Denis Lin, DAWA judge, will introduce six Decanter Asia Wine Awards Gold winners from around the World by top producers including Bodega Norton and Heilongjiang Luyuan Winery, in Beijing during the ‘Explore Decanter Asia Wine Awards Gold medal winners’ masterclass on 23rd May at TopWine China 2017. We will also be offering all attendees the…
Read MoreAustralian wine exports to China climb by 40pc to $520 million in 2016
China has sustained its position as Australia’s top wine export market, with the value of the market growing by 40 per cent in 2016, according to annual figures released by Wine Australia. China overtook the United States as the biggest buyer of Australian wine at the end of 2016, according to quarterly results published in…
Read MoreChina’s top 10 wine importing countries in 2017
China’s thirst for imported wines continued to grow in 2017, with a total of 746 million litres of wine worth about US$2.789 billion shipped to the country. The sheer volume alone is almost double of that of 2013, indicating how the market has quickly rebounded after the market bubble bursted in 2012. A breakdown by…
Read MoreFree wine seminars
Wine seminars have been the most valuable tool in understanding wine. Over the past 8 editions of TopWine China we have created the opportunity to take part in many wine seminars. Some were given by wine distributors, others by wineries, representatives of wine regions or master sommeliers and some from educational organizations. Each seminar is…
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