Vinexpo New York announces return for 2019

Following the success of this year’s trade show, Vinexpo New York will return to the Javits Center with an expanded show on March 4-5, 2019, with registrations opening this September, it has been announced.

Highlights of Vinexpo New York 2018 included a press conference and tasting with Wine Origins Alliance, and an appearance by Martha Stewart, who was meeting with suppliers to her direct-to-consumer wine service and scouting for new producers.

This year’s wine fair, which showcased 500 exhibitors from 23 countries, drawing a total attendance of 3,446, also hosted complimentary One to Wine Meetings  — an industry-focused matchmaking service which facilitated more than 1,000 pre-scheduled meetings between attendees and exhibitors.

“We are so pleased with the quality of attendees at Vinexpo New York,” said Fabiana Bracco, export manager of Uruguay’s Narbona Winery. “We have met some really important buyers from the United States and this has been a great opportunity for us to showcase wines of Uruguay.”

“Our expectations in launching Vinexpo New York were high and we are thrilled that they were exceeded,” added Guillaume Deglise, CEO of Vinexpo. “The U.S. is in the spotlight right now given its status as the #1 consuming market in the world, and with interest in imported wines, especially among millennials, at an all-time high.”

“The Vinexpo and Diversified teams did a tremendous job pulling this together,” said Mary Larkin, executive vice president of Diversified Communications, who produced the show. “Vinexpo New York has tapped into a booming market, and we’re excited to return next year with an even bigger event.”