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INT’L CONFERENCE ON GRAPE & WINE WILL OPEN IN CHINA’S NINGXIA ON 9 JUNE
By Tony Zhu
29-5-2023
Source: Château Changyu–Moser XV
Representatives from 47 wine-producing countries will gather in Ningxia, China’s leading wine-producing region, next month to attend the International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries, as well as the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo.
To be held in Ningxia’s capital city of Yinchuan from 9 to 10 June, the conference will have a theme of “Nature, Innovation, Culture and Ecology”.
The event will feature forums on climate, technologies, trade and investment, as well as wine culture and tourism.
Apart from international wine making professionals and experts from 47 wine-producing countries and nine wine trade bodies, over 100 wineries from 12 wine-producing regions across China will also showcase some 2,000 wine products during the event.
Ni Hongxing, international cooperation chief at China’s Ministry of Agriculture, said the conference aimed at forging cooperation among wine sectors in different parts of the world to face the challenges caused by the pandemic and the economic downturn.
“We want to make contributions to sustainable global economic and social development by joining hands with other wine-producing countries, building economic cooperation platforms, tapping the potential of industrial recovery, and promoting integrated and innovative development,” said Ni.
Ningxia province in northwest China has emerged has emerged to become China’s largest wine-producing region after more than 40 years of development.
It now has 228 wineries producing 138 million bottles of wine in 2022, generating brand value of over RMB30 billion (USD 4.27 billion).
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