SLOVENIA-KRSKO-WINE CELLAR-CHINESE MARKET

SLOVENIA-KRSKO-WINE CELLAR-CHINESE MARKET

(230417) -- KRSKO, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2023 shows a wine cellar in Krsko, Slovenia. Jure Grubar has lived with his father in their family vineyard since he was a toddler. Now a professional wine maker, he was appointed chief executive of the Klet Krsko (KK) Wine Cellar in 2019 and is responsible for the production of around 1.4 million liters of wine per year. TO GO WITH "Feature: Slovenian wine cellar eyes Chinese market" (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-KRSKO-WINE CELLAR-CHINESE MARKET

SLOVENIA-KRSKO-WINE CELLAR-CHINESE MARKET

(230417) -- KRSKO, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jure Grubar, CEO of Klet Krsko Wine Cellar, speaks in an interview with Xinhua at the Klet Krsko (KK) Wine Cellar in Krsko, Slovenia, on April 4, 2023. Jure Grubar has lived with his father in their family vineyard since he was a toddler. Now a professional wine maker, he was appointed chief executive of the Klet Krsko (KK) Wine Cellar in 2019 and is responsible for the production of around 1.4 million liters of wine per year. TO GO WITH "Feature: Slovenian wine cellar eyes Chinese market" (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-KRSKO-WINE CELLAR-CHINESE MARKET

SLOVENIA-KRSKO-WINE CELLAR-CHINESE MARKET

(230417) -- KRSKO, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jure Grubar, CEO of Klet Krsko Wine Cellar, poses for a photo beside wine barrels at the Klet Krsko (KK) Wine Cellar in Krsko, Slovenia, on April 4, 2023. Jure Grubar has lived with his father in their family vineyard since he was a toddler. Now a professional wine maker, he was appointed chief executive of the Klet Krsko (KK) Wine Cellar in 2019 and is responsible for the production of around 1.4 million liters of wine per year. TO GO WITH "Feature: Slovenian wine cellar eyes Chinese market" (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

Slovenian wine cellar seeks opportunities in Chinese market

STORY: Slovenian wine cellar seeks opportunities in Chinese market DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: KRSKO, Slovenia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wine cellar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JURE GRUBAR, CEO of Klet Krsko in Slovenia 3. various of the wine cellar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JURE GRUBAR, CEO of Klet Krsko in Slovenia 5. various of the wine cellar 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JURE GRUBAR, CEO of Klet Krsko in Slovenia STORYLINE: Slovenian wine cellar Klet Krsko is looking forward to attending the 3rd China-CEEC Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair in May to explore opportunities in the Chinese market. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JURE GRUBAR, CEO of Klet Krsko in Slovenia "In the past few years, we've exported some Blanfrankisch, a few thousand bottles of wine (to China). We are planning to export more and more with years, because the quality of our wine is rising." Slovenia has a winemaking history for centuries with wine drinking being part of local lifestyles. SOUN