Yantai International Wine Exposition 2013

The 7th Yantai International Wine Exposition Brands, Culture, Cooperation

With the wine brewery history of over a century, Yantai is the birth-place of industrialized wine production in modern China. Yantai contributes 30% of China’s total wine production. It was conferred the title “International Vine and Wine City” by the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in 1987, the only city in Asia that was awarded this honor.

Sponsored by the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), China National Association for Liquor Circulation and the People’s Government of Shandong Province of the PRC, Yantai International Wine Festival（renamed Yantai International Wine Exposition since 2012), is well known in Chinese wine business as one of the most important wine events in Yantai as well in China. Its past 6 sessions since 2007 saw participation of around 400,000 visitors and 1,500 leading wineries and accessory companies from home and abroad. The successful holding of this event plays a vital role in strengthening the international exchange and cooperation in the sector of vine and wine. Given its remarkable contribution to the development of the industry and the spreading of the wine culture, Yantai International Wine Festival was entitled one of the “30 Top Festival Events in China”.

Theme: Brands, Culture, Cooperation
Date: Friday, 5 July - Sunday, 7 July 2013
Time: 08:30 - 17:00
Venue: Yantai International EXPO Center, No. 309, Gangcheng East Street, Laishan District, Yantai

Hall A: SITEVINITECH China Exposition (open to professionals only)
wine growing, winemaking, oenology, olive growing, fruit growing & vegetable farming machinery equipment, and marketing（French）, etc.

Hall B, C: open to professionals on 5 July, open to public on 6-7 July
grape wines, fruit wines, proto-wines, related wine products, chateaus, wine cellars, bars and wine clubs, cuisine, wine culture tourism, wine culture arts, gift wines and works of art, wine magazines and websites, etc.

Forum: Development of International Wine Industry
Time: 5 July 14:00 - 16:30
Topics:
The construction of standard system
Wine industry clustering development mode
Wine culture dissemination
Participants: Relevant industry associations, research institutes, institutions of higher learning, wine grape growers, wine production enterprises, wine lovers, industry analysts
There is also an ecological investigation to the base

The first China Wine Package Design Competition will be hold on 6 July as a section of the 7th Yantai International Wine Exposition