Is there a market in China for California Wine?
Post 1 of 20
With the growing economy and buying power of China surging forward is there a market for bottled wine now?
What areas? What sort of pricing? What sort of styles of wine?
Just wondering if this is a product that has a growing market in China. I have seen quite a few news stories on the new middle class in China buying lots of electronics and other luxury items. I was wondering how this is translating to the wine industry (if at all).
What areas? What sort of pricing? What sort of styles of wine?
Just wondering if this is a product that has a growing market in China. I have seen quite a few news stories on the new middle class in China buying lots of electronics and other luxury items. I was wondering how this is translating to the wine industry (if at all).
02 Jan 2007 13:05
Post 2 of 20
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Hey Foow. How about try to sell some of those Napa wine to Vietnamese? Get me on TM and we can talk
Hey Foow. How about try to sell some of those Napa wine to Vietnamese? Get me on TM and we can talk
03 Jan 2007 11:05
Post 3 of 20
Replying to [partsman]:Parts, Why Vietnam in particular?
I am only floating this as an idea at this point and need feedback from local people about the worth of trying to export wine to Asia. The paperwork for alcohol is fairly intense and time consuming. I need to figure out if it is actually worth the huge amount of effort that it would take me to organize.... Thus taking away time from my very small other business (which is still in startup mode for a few months)
I am only floating this as an idea at this point and need feedback from local people about the worth of trying to export wine to Asia. The paperwork for alcohol is fairly intense and time consuming. I need to figure out if it is actually worth the huge amount of effort that it would take me to organize.... Thus taking away time from my very small other business (which is still in startup mode for a few months)
03 Jan 2007 11:52
Post 4 of 20
Replying to [Foow]:Hello Foow.
1. Not many people doing it yet.
2. Vietnam use to be French colonial teristory (French Indochine). People still enjoy good wine.
3. Vietnamese Midle and Upper class start spend their money to enjoy life.
4. Vietnamsese still love anything that stamp Made in USA.
5. Why the heck not?
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6. So I can make some money on you.
Hello Foow.1. Not many people doing it yet.
2. Vietnam use to be French colonial teristory (French Indochine). People still enjoy good wine.
3. Vietnamese Midle and Upper class start spend their money to enjoy life.
4. Vietnamsese still love anything that stamp Made in USA.
5. Why the heck not?
6. So I can make some money on you.
03 Jan 2007 13:36
Post 5 of 20
Replying to [partsman]:Parts, hadn't thought of the French connections.
Any idea what sort of price points they have there as far as bottled wine is concerned?
I can possibly gain access to wine out of CA as a BOB using a couple of contacts. I haven't gotten past the original thought yet and haven't done any digging as yet.
Any idea what sort of price points they have there as far as bottled wine is concerned?
I can possibly gain access to wine out of CA as a BOB using a couple of contacts. I haven't gotten past the original thought yet and haven't done any digging as yet.
03 Jan 2007 15:26
Post 6 of 20
Replying to [partsman]:
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Many thanks to you! but if the quality of the buyer's sample is very lower than our quality, and based on the long -time business,we can't make per the buyer's sample,how to persuade customer to accept? To believe what we said is really true? Not cheating him now?
Many thanks to you! but if the quality of the buyer's sample is very lower than our quality, and based on the long -time business,we can't make per the buyer's sample,how to persuade customer to accept? To believe what we said is really true? Not cheating him now?
03 Jan 2007 17:32
Post 7 of 20
Replying to [Foow]:Dear Foow
The price of Napa Valley wines are exhorbitantly high and they need to be fermented, transported , stored and consumed below 12 degree celcius(For good wine varities), hence logistic costs also push up the prices.
I believe, China market may not be ready right now.
Sixer
The price of Napa Valley wines are exhorbitantly high and they need to be fermented, transported , stored and consumed below 12 degree celcius(For good wine varities), hence logistic costs also push up the prices.
I believe, China market may not be ready right now.
Sixer
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04 Jan 2007 23:08
Post 8 of 20
Replying to [sixer]:Sixer, Good points, thank you.
I can get my hands on a reasonable qty of mixed California wines for reasonable pricing... Have not yet worked out full cost to have it landed into China (possibly HK). That is where I need to get some hard numbers.........
What types of wine sell in China and for what pricing. That is always the fun part of trade!
Re the tempurature thing Sixer... Question....... Wine can go in a non-refrig container as long as it is not on the outer part of a ship. Can this be requested when shipping at all? (ie I would like this container in the hold not on the outside deck)
I can get my hands on a reasonable qty of mixed California wines for reasonable pricing... Have not yet worked out full cost to have it landed into China (possibly HK). That is where I need to get some hard numbers.........
What types of wine sell in China and for what pricing. That is always the fun part of trade!
Re the tempurature thing Sixer... Question....... Wine can go in a non-refrig container as long as it is not on the outer part of a ship. Can this be requested when shipping at all? (ie I would like this container in the hold not on the outside deck)
05 Jan 2007 09:45
Post 9 of 20
Replying to [Foow]:Dear Foow,
I am not too sure about shipping wine querry.
But expensive wines as I cited, can not be shipped without refrigeration. Table wines, yes, they can be shipped without refrigreration.
Sixer
I am not too sure about shipping wine querry.
But expensive wines as I cited, can not be shipped without refrigeration. Table wines, yes, they can be shipped without refrigreration.
Sixer
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05 Jan 2007 18:53
Post 10 of 20
Replying to [Foow]:Hey Foow, if you can not get california wine, try Oregon we are one of the best wine maker in the country anyway. Come and visit. I can take you to some of the wine tasting places (30 min) from Portland City.
As for Chinese, last time I went there (3 months ago) most of people refer drinking beer. Even the big restaurants don't have a wine list on their menu.
Hey Foow, if you can not get california wine, try Oregon we are one of the best wine maker in the country anyway. Come and visit. I can take you to some of the wine tasting places (30 min) from Portland City.As for Chinese, last time I went there (3 months ago) most of people refer drinking beer. Even the big restaurants don't have a wine list on their menu.
06 Jan 2007 10:28
Post 11 of 20
Replying to [partsman]:I wish I could be there too.
Sixer
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06 Jan 2007 20:22