Wine2Wine意大利葡萄酒論壇

In early November, Veronafiera, the event organizing company of Vinitaly, has organized the first edition of Wine2Wine in Verona. It…

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In early November, Veronafiera, the event organizing company of Vinitaly, has organized the first edition of Wine2Wine in Verona. It is a business forum dedicated to wine business which puts the evolution of trends and growth opportunities in the spotlight. A total of 26 workshops were held with different topics such as marketing, law and finance in the wine business sector. They were hosted by more than 100 business leaders and wine experts invited from all over the world.

 

早於11月,意大利維羅納展覽集團(Veronafiere)首次舉辦的葡萄酒貿易新論壇Wine2Wine於意大利東北部城市維羅納(Verona)落下帷幕。本次論壇迎來了1,000多位意大利葡萄酒業界人士,並邀請了來自不同國家及領域的100多位專家,圍繞不同主題探討意大利葡萄酒在全球的發展趨勢。研討講座題目包括:「推廣葡萄酒旅游」、「葡萄酒博客的重要性」、「葡萄酒與電子商貿」等等,總共有26場不同的研討會。

Among them, “The New Faces of the Chinese Market”, presented by Yang Lu, Director of wine of Shangri-La Hotel, Judy Chan, the president of Grace Vineyard, Suny Zhang, chief editor of Pinor Sommelier magazine, Yanni Wu, the organizer of WINE100 Challenge, has caught great attention by the Italian wine professionals. These enthralled attendance are bewildered by the recent influences to wine business and market in China under President Xi Jinping’s anti-extravagance campaign.

從參加人數可以看出,「中國市場的新面孔」成為本次論壇最受關注的亮點,演講嘉賓分別是怡園酒莊董事長陳芳、香格裡拉酒店集團葡萄酒總監呂楊、《品樂侍酒》主編張藝寧及上海大型葡萄酒活動策劃人吳燕妮。
 
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IMG_5941After a warm welcome and brief introduction of the speakers by Stevie Kim, the director of Vinitaly, the hot topics was elaborated by the speakers on stage. “Chinese wine market is no longer the ‘El Dorado’ that we saw back in 2008. You have to plan a long term market strategy in order to succeed,” Yanni Wu warned with the support of the latest market data. Sunny was unable to join the forum in person, but have prepared a presentation video, she echoed with similar observations, “the booming growth was stalled by the political environment but thanks to that, China is on its way to develop into a real wine-drinking culture and we will see an emergence of wine consumers with more knowledge.”

會議室內座無虛席,意大利國際葡萄酒展覽Vinitaly總監Stevie Kim展現意大利人的熱情,作為東道主先歡迎遠道而來的中國嘉賓們。緊接著,作為開場演講嘉賓的大型葡萄酒活動策劃人吳燕妮仔細分析了中國葡萄酒市場現況。她強調,2008年以來的高速增長因政策環境的轉變已成為歷史,可幸的是,轉變將營造更成熟的消費氣氛及健康的市場成長。但她補充道,因消費者對意大利葡萄酒的認知仍比較缺乏,葡萄酒的教育工作將扮演舉足輕重的角色。可惜《品樂侍酒》主編張藝寧無法親臨現場,只好在精心製作的視頻中闡述了她對中國葡萄酒市場相類似的見解。

 

IMG_5942Judy Chan, however, showed that selling wine in China is far from challenging compared to running a vineyard when she shared her experiences of managing the family estate, Grace vineyard, in Shanxi, one of the only few top boutique Chinese estates. “Establishing a vineyard in China is strewn with all sorts of challenges which cause much headaches to everyone,” she continues, “one of the examples which is common here is that it is almost impossible to get virus-free vines in China, so the only way is to propagate our owns in nursery.” She also mentioned the difficulties when dealing with different organizations to smooth the daily operations.

隨後,作為中國優秀酒莊之一的怡園酒莊董事長陳芳與台下觀眾分享在中國創建酒莊的感受及經歷,細說了中國獨有的文化,讓大家了解到中國與西方截然不同的商業環境。 「在中國建立酒莊是不容易的工作,往往會面對很多不同的挑戰。我們親身經歷也有不少,簡單舉個例子,在中國沒可能找到一棵健康無病的葡萄藤,所以我們都是自己一手一腳培植的。」她也提到酒莊的日常工作要面對不同的機關、部門,要暢順運作實在要花上不少工夫及人力。

IMG_5943Yang Lu followed with his talk focusing on “High-end On Trade Market: the Good, and the Bad”, explaining the immaturity of this exciting new market. “We will squeeze the price and ask for incentives. It’s normal, so be ready for this,” he cautioned, not hesitant to dole out advices, “Just by listing in a 5-star hotel doesn’t guarantee sales at all, though it gives marketing value. Wine by glass or banquet wine sales are what you need to strive for.” With his presentation drawing to an end, the attendees started to piece together a general picture of wine market in China, which is as attractive as it is daunting.

最後,中國首席侍酒師呂楊以他對高端餐飲業葡萄酒銷售多年的經驗,分析此渠道的利與弊,及這個尚未十分成熟的消費模式。他分享了這個市場的黑暗面:「這個市場很會壓價,同時又要求額外的報酬,因此大家要準備計算這些成本。而且,就算你的酒在五星級酒店的酒單內,具有一定的市場價值,但也不就是銷量的保證。反而杯裝酒(wine by the glass)及宴會酒款更加會是生意的重要收入。」大家在聽過一連串的解說後,對這個方興未艾的葡萄酒市場有了更多的了解。

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The two-day event has drawn more than 1000 Italian wine professionals. Thanks to the success of Wine2Wine, a global outlook on the wine trade is brought to Verona and lessons were definitely carried home.

 據統計,第一屆Wine2Wine兩日展會人數超過1,000餘人,成功把葡萄酒行業的全球商業視野帶給意大利的業界人士,並成為意大利葡萄酒貿易最尖端的交流平台。

(Published in the January 2015 Issue of Cru Magazine)

29 Jan, 2015

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