Asia – Importer Meetings
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The Attraction for Quality Focused Importers
The 2019 World’s Leading Wines event series was attended by over 300 established Importers/Distributors from East Asia. The appeal to head wine buyers invited includes:
A clear business focus: All participating producers are newly available for Importers / Distributors portfolios.
All participating producers are either critically acclaimed or have won accolades in major international competitions, providing a basic, but effective quality filter for attending buyers.
Details of the producers and wines provided to buyers prior to the event.
The events are held in or near to the cities the majority of quality Importers/Distributors are based in and held over an afternoon and an evening minimizing the head wine buyers’ time away from their core focus of selling wine.
Our events are intimate, private, invite only business events, attended exclusively by senior trade buyers. The resulting, unhurried, professional tasting environment, with time for full discussions with producers, appeals to buyers and producers alike.
Importer/Distributor Qualification & Confirmation Process
The World’s Leading Wines Importer/Distributor Sourcing Events are focused B2B events attended exclusively by established Importers/Distributors from the cities the events are held in and surrounding states.
To ensure attendees are only head wine buyers, actively sourcing wines for their portfolios and interested in the quality wines on show, our professional team personally invites each head wine buyer, by phone, enabling us to discuss the wines on show.
The Importer/Distributor companies we invite are selected for their relevance to the participating producers, the quality of wines in their portfolios and the strength of their distribution & sales channels.
To ensure that you are meeting with Importers/Distributors relevant to your requirements, production volumes and pricing, each event is attended by a mix of:
- Major Importers with broad distribution
- Regional Importers with established distribution in multiple cities in their region
- Quality focused, specialist importers with strong relationships with the high end on-trade and private clients in the cities the events are held in
- Established, quality focused distributors from the cities in the region surrounding the city the event is held in
We conduct our own market research and cross reference our information with active members of the wine trade in each region we work in. This ensures our information is as accurate and as up to date as possible regarding the Importers/Distributors and individuals we invite to each event.
Research and invites are conducted by experienced wine trade professionals from our offices in London, Chicago, Beijing, Hong Kong and through partners in Seoul and Tokyo, in English, Mandarin, Korean and Japanese as relevant.
Providing You With Access to All Attending Buyers
Through Favourable Buyer/Producer Ratios & Event Format
The size of our events is influenced by our belief in the value of providing you and your wine with maximum exposure to active head wine buyers and minimising competition for each buyers’ time and attention.
As we only invite from the pool of established Importers/Distributors (rather than general traders) and we only confirm head wine buyers interested in the wines on show, each event is attended by:
- 30-40 established Importer/Distributor companies (depending on the city)
- 30-35 quality wine producers, from a range of 8-12 different countries
In addition, to minimise competition, we confirm a maximum of 4 wine producers from any one region.
The schedule for each event ensures that there is plenty of time for all of the attending head wine buyers to try your wines and for you to have full discussions and follow on conversations with interested Importers/Distributors:
1.30-2.30 Market Briefing for producers, led by a local wine trade expert
2.30-6.30 Walk around, head wine buyer trade tasting
6.30-7.00 Networking time with interested importers/distributors
7.00-9.30 Seated dinner hosting interested Importers/Distributors and reshowing wines
A Selection of Importers/Distributors We Invite To
Hong Kong:
| ABS Asia Wine Agencies | Managing Director |
| Altaya Wines | Managing Director |
| Amorosso Fine Wines | Managing Director |
| Anrise IMC | Director |
| ASC Wines | General Manager |
| Bacchus Fine Wines Asia | Managing Director |
| Casamia International | Managing Director |
| Concord Fine Wines | Managing Director |
| Essential Fine Wines | Owner |
| Everwise Wine Group | Director of Marketing |
| Hop Hing Loong Co. | Director |
| International Connoisseurs | Director |
| Jebsen & Company | Division Director, Wine |
| Jointek Fine Wines | Managing Director |
| Limestone Wines | Director |
| Links Concept Company | Managing Director |
| Max Scene International | Business Director |
| Montrose Fine Wines | Managing Director |
| Northeast Wines & Spirits | Managing Director |
| Ponti Trading (Nathan Fine Wines) | Managing Director |
| Saveurs International (Asia) | Director |
| Sens Wine Cellar | Director |
| Sino Vantage Asia | Asia Pacific Director |
| Sinolink Fine Wines | Director |
| Telford International Marketing | Director & General Manager |
A Selection of Importers/Distributors We Invite To Shanghai:
| ASC Fine Wines | CEO |
| Aussino World Wines | CEO |
| C&D Wine – Jian Fa Wine | Chairman |
| CWS – Elan Group | Direct Distribution Director |
| East Meets West Fine Wines | CEO |
| Everwise China | Chairman |
| French Paradox Reserve | Founder |
| FTI – French Touch Int’l | Managing Director |
| Globus Wines | Director, Co-Founder |
| Jebsen & Co | General Manager |
| Mercuris Wine Company | Managing Director |
| Montrose Food & Wine | Managing Director |
| Nanpu Food Co. | President and CEO |
| Panati Wine | Wine Consultant |
| Ruby Red Fine Wine | Head of Purchasing |
| Shanghai Centilion Trade Co. | CEO |
| Shanghai Puyuan Trade Co. | President |
| Shanghai Tohzen Trading Co. | Managing Director |
| Summergate Fine Wines | Managing Partner |
| Supreme Fine Wines Co. | Wine Sourcing Director |
| Terroir | Managing Director |
| The Wine Republic | Managing Director |
| Torres Wine Trading Co. | Managing Director |
A Selection of Importers/Distributors We Invite To Beijing:
| Abbie’s Wine | Import Director |
| Aofatan | Chairman |
| ASC Fine Wines | General Manager North China |
| Aussino World Wines | General Manager |
| AWA Wine Co. | General Manager |
| Beijing Haiyifa Logistics Co. | Senior Wine Consultant |
| Beijing Label France Wine Co. | Managing Director |
| Beijing Mused International Trading Co. | President |
| Beijing North Moline Spirits & Beverage Trading | Managing Director |
| China Duty Free Group | President |
| China Wine & Culture Development Co. | Managing Director |
| China Wine Platform | CEO |
| China Wines and Spirits | Managing Director |
| COFCO Wine Importing Division | Manager for Imported Wines |
| East Meets West Fine Wines | Managing Partner |
| Feng-ya Wine Club | Purchasing Director |
| Les Millesimes | Product Director |
| METRO Jinjiang Cash & Carry Co. | Wine Specialist |
| Montrose Food & Wine | Co Founder |
| Noah Wines (Beijing) Co. | President |
| Sense Wine Cellar | Manager |
| The Wine Republic | Managing Director |
| Top Cellar | Wine Consultant |
| Torres China | Director for North China |
| YiLianhe International Wines Trading Co. | Managing Director |
A Selection of Importers/Distributors We Invite To Singapore:
| Crystal Wines & Spirits | Director |
| Indoguna Singapore Pte. | Wine Manager |
| Le Vigne | Director |
| Auric Pacific Marketing | Managing Director |
| Hai Choo Wines & Spirits | Managing Director |
| Hock Tong Bee | Managing Director |
| Pinnacle Wine & Spirits | Managing Director |
| Wine BOS Trading | Managing Director |
A Selection of Importers/Distributors We Invite To Tokyo:
| Jeroboam Co. | CEO |
| Kokubu & Co. | GM, Wine & Liquor Division |
| Meidi-Ya Co. | CEO |
| Wine Diamonds | Owner |
| Arcane | General Manager |
| Vintners | Owner |
| Kinoshita International Company (KICO) | President |
| Estate Wines | Owner |
| Terra Vert | CEO |
| Diony | President |
| Odex Japan | President |
A Selection of Importers/Distributors We Invite To Seoul:
| Doosan Corporation, Liquor BG | Wine Buyer |
| Nara Cellars | Managing Director |
| Cave de Vin Co. | Managing Director |
| Suseok Trading | Wine Buyer |
| Shindong Wine Co. | Managing Director |
| T&E Terroir Inc. | President |
| Bacchus | President |
| Kaja Wine & Spirits Trading Co. | Wine Buyer |
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To register or for further information, please contact:
Paul Catchpole
Director, World’s Leading Wines
Commerce Interact Ltd.
E: info@worldsleadingwines.com
T: +44 20 3930 8672
