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8th International specialized exhibition-tasting Wine Card

The unique November project of Crocus Expo IEC which unites experts, restaurateurs, suppliers and consumers of wine products for discussion of pressing problems of modern wine-making community was held November 8 through 10 in the second pavilion of Crocus Expo IEC.

60 participants from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Italy, France and Portugal presented more than 1000 grades of wine.

The format of the event offered a perfect opportunity to promote your corporate image as well as create greater market awareness throughout Russia, to establish new and strengthen existing contacts and to present full range of services and products.

Various presentations, master classes and tasting sets from exhibitors were daily held for the visitors of the event at Wine Card 2013. Habitual stands were replaced by tasting tables. The exposition was supplemented with stands dedicated to special equipment (cabinets for wine storage, refrigerators, etc.) and wine related accessories (glasses, wine glasses, decanters, uncork items) and elite grades of tea, coffee, tobacco and confectionary.

The wine industry is associated with high quality of product and service, tradition and elegance and Crocus Expo hospitably housed this exhibition. The trade fair provided the perfect opportunity to create internationally recognized professional networking and interaction space for wine industry specialists, wine traders and consumers, positioning wine as an integral part of national cultures and traditions of wine-producing countries and regions. The events aims at promotion of healthy living and moderate and responsible wine and alcohol consumption.

Wine Card thematic sections: natural wines (dry, semidry, semisweet); special wines (dry, strong, demi-doux, dessert, liqueur); wine accessories (glasses, wine glasses, decanters, uncork items); tasting of grape wines (red, white and rose wines) and honey drinks. Thematic location of companies showed that such segmentation assisted visitors to easier orientate themselves at the exhibition and the exhibitors get a better effect of their participation in the exhibition.

The Gala Opening Ceremony of the exhibition took place November 8 at 12:00 p.m. Participants of the ceremony:

• Arkady Zlotnikov, Deputy Director General ZAO CROCUS INTERNATIONAL;
• Rudolf Avanesov, Director of the Wine Card exhibition;
• Srdjan Maslesha, businessman (Serbia);
• Vera Beradze, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, Moskontsert soloist;
• Valery Loginov, President of non-profit partnership of wine makers Chernomorskiye Garazhnyie Vina;
• Shiraz Mamedov, member of the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine, the organizer of the international wine tastings;
• John Ortega, member of the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine, , the organizer of the international wine tastings;
• Moustapha Melikov, Deputy Director of Crocus Expo IEC on foreign economic activity;

Mr. Zlotnikov noted that the event concurred with Mr. Melikov’s birthday and congratulated him on the date. All speakers noted a considerable role of the exhibition Wine Card in improvement of esthetic taste of the population, warmly thanked the organizers for the invitation to the fiesta of wine and unanimously expressed confidence in the further development of the exhibition event. The permanent director of Wine Card exhibition, Mr. Avanesov, expressed gratitude to participants, attracted attention of the audience to the variety of presented brands and wished visitors to spend time pleasantly.

Loyal project’s participants, the largest market players, participated in the trade fair: Luding, Vinikom, Tsentral’naya Stantsiya, Rusvintorg, East Europe Distributing company, Fort, Aroma Trade House, AST International, Bravo-D, Abrau Trade House, Russkaya Vino-Konyachnaya company, producers: Proshyansk cognac plant, Mosazervinzavod, Château Maison Noble and others.

African wines presented by the RTDB Holding company, and also gift sets of strong alcoholic beverages in special packings from Proshyansk Cognac Plant, Mosazervinzavod, Alko-Chile and Luding attracted many visitors.

It should be noted that the event was rich on premieres and events. So, a wide range of Georgian wines was for the first time in recent years presented at the trade fair: Kindzmarauli, Mukuzani, Saperavi and other elite brands from Alko-Mir company. At the same time a presentation of exclusive plum wine made in China took place. Its unique taste deserved a number of approving responses.

Wine makers from Europe participated also in the exhibition. Wine Card guests enjoyed delicate, flavoured wines of solar Italy presented by Azienda Agricola Aldo Marenco, Az. Agr.Marchesi Incisa Della Rocchetta S.S. and Azienda Agricola Valdinera di Careglio Giuseppe. Noble France was presented by Chateau Maison Noble with elite production.

Remarkable wine glasses, decanters made of Czech crystal from Roneks and Bohemia Crystal Company TM were exhibited at the show. Designers from the Czech Republic once again surprised visitors with their legendary skills.

The International specialized exhibition-tasting became good November tradition for the leading exhibition center of Russia. The project develops, increases the exposition, keeps to high standards and attracts new gourmets which attend Wine Card aiming to get acquainted with experts and to replenish their collections with new samples of wine-making art.

Press Service Crocus Expo IEC