Shanghai International Wine Challenge 2011 (SIWC 2011)

August 9, 2011

When it comes to wine, China is proving to be an essential market. And not just for Bordeaux. Hundreds of wines from all over the world will be judged in a blind tasting next month in Shanghai.

Date: 5th – 7th September, 2011

Venue: Shanghai Waigaoqiao International Exhibition & Trading Center of Wine & Beverage

Supervised by the Shanghai Composite Bonded Area Administrative Committee and the Shanghai Pudong Alcohol Monopoly Bureau, the Shanghai International Wine Challenge (SIWC) is the first international professional commodity competition located in the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone.

This is the only wine competition – SIWC2011_Brochure_Eng[1]–  that is fully supported by the Waigaoqiao International Exhibition & Trading Center of Wine & Beverage. Held annually since 2006, the SIWC will allow international wine connoisseurs to taste over 500 wines blind, so that Chinese wine lovers can appreciate a fair and neutral, equitable and open evaluation.

Starting next month, all gold medal wines will be displayed at Waigaoqiao International Exhibition & Trading Center of Wine & Beverage for promotion for two months.  Four to six “road shows” across China will present all awarded wines to the wine industry and Chinese wine lovers.

Up to mid August, over 500 wines from all over the world including France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile, Portugal, USA, South Afraid, New Zealand, Germany and Canada will take part in the blind tasting.

The committee has formed a global jury:

Mr. Iain Riggs (Co-Chairman) – Chairman of the Hunter Valley Wine Show

Mr. Ronny Lau (Co-Chairman) – Chairman of the Greater China Wine Critics Association

Mr. Lau Chi Sun – Founder of WINE NOW magazine

Mr. Michael A. Schaefer – The Senior Wine Educator for Approach Guides Wine

Ms. Patricia Stefanowicz MW – Wine consultant and educator and a qualified architect and structural engineer

Mr. Stuart George – Wine writer and consultant

Mr. Jordan Choy – Chairman of Hong Kong Wine Institute

Mr. Daniel Binet – Twice nominated for The Wine Society Young Winemaker of The Year and Hunter Valley Rising Star

Mr. Eddie McDougall – Winemaker, part of a select 30 to attend the Australian Wine Research Institutes world acclaimed

Ms. Adriane Wiest – Brazil Sommelière, Wine Educator and Chef de Cuisine

Mr. Denis Lin – Wine Writer, Wine & Spirit Educator

Mr. Julien Boulard – The only non-Chinese Accredited Wine Educator of l’Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux in China

Ms. Kent Zeng – Executive Editor of WINE Magazine

The SIWC is organizerd by the CCPIT Shanghai Pudong Sub-Council, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao International Trade Operating Center Co. Ltd.,  the Waigaoqiao International Exhibition & Trading Center of Wine & Beverage, the Shanghai Pudong International Exhibition Corp. and the Shanghai Huayu Exhibition Service Co Ltd.

The co-organizer is Animate Company Limited

For more information, please contact:

Contact: Carrie POON

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