Chinese importers show confidence in Spanish wine at BWW

STORY: Chinese importers show confidence in Spanish wine at BWW DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JANE ZHENG, Chinese importer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUIS LEI, Staff member of wine importer Xiamen Bodegas Castejon 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): MARIA NARANJO, Director of Food, Wine and Gastronomy at the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) 5. various of exhibition STORYLINE: Chinese importers showed confidence in Spanish wine at the third edition of Barcelona Wine Week (BWW) concluded on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JANE ZHENG, Chinese importer "We (China) have a large population. Then, for Spanish wine, firstly we like the flavour, but also the quality of Spanish wine is growing and so I think the wine-selling will also grow." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUIS LEI, Staff member of wine importer Xiamen Bodegas Castejon "The situation is difficult because French wine, or wine from Chi

Barcelona Wine Week 2023 features record number exhibiting wineries

STORY: Barcelona Wine Week 2023 features record number exhibiting wineries DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of a poster of Barcelona Wine Week 2023 2. various of exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JAVIER PAGES, President of Barcelona Wine Week 4. various of exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIA NARANJO, Director of Food, Wine and Gastronomy at the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) 6. various of wineries, bottles and visitors STORYLINE: The third edition of Barcelona Wine Week (BWW) kicked off on Tuesday, with a record number of 828 exhibiting wineries, 27 percent more than in 2022. The Spanish wine sector's main annual event is being held in the city's Montjuic congress venue, and runs until Friday. Over 8,000 business meetings are scheduled here between exhibitors, buyers, distributors, importers, and retailers. This year, the fair has invited 1,800 buyers of Spanish wine, from Spain and major export markets su

Spanish wineries seek to boost brand reputation in China

STORY: Spanish wineries seek to boost brand reputation in China DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Sequence Shots on the exteriors of Fira de Barcelona in Montjuic, where the Barcelona Wine Week is held 2. Sequence Shots on the interior of the venue full of stands of Spanish wineries with visitors tasting the products 3.SOUNDBITE (Spanish): MARIA NARANJO, Food industry director of ICEX 4.Sequence Shots on sommeliers at the BWW 5.Sequence Shots on stands, bottles, wine barrels and visitors 6.SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DANIEL DE MANUEL, Export manager of Protos STORYLINE: At the ongoing Barcelona Wine Week 2022, wine producers and trade officials stress the importance of boosting the reputation of Spanish wine brands in China. Maria Naranjo, food industry director of the Spanish export and investment agency ICEX, says China, the fifth largest importer of Spanish wine worldwide, is a "strategic partner." SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA NARANJO, Food ind