Meet Head Wine Buyers from Top Trade Accounts in Key Asian Cities
"Great Wines, Great Organisation, Great Dinner! Fabulous."
Perry Zhou, The Puli Hotel, Shanghai
Examples of Trade Buyers Attending IWC Medal Winner Trade Tastings:
Beijing| Park Hyatt | Food & Beverage Director |
| Top Cellar | Purchasing Director |
| Renaissance Beijing | Food & Beverage Director |
| Legendale Hotel | Head Sommelier |
| China World Hotel | Food & Beverage Director |
| Big 9 Wine Club | Managing Director |
| Maison Boulud | General Manager |
| The Opposite House | Head Sommelier |
| Grand Hyatt | Food & Beverage Director |
| Just Wine Cellar | Managing Director |
| The Garden Hotel | Food & Beverage Director |
| The Canton Club | General Manager |
| China Hotel - Marriott | Head Sommelier |
| Petrus Wine | Managing Director |
| The Westin | Food & Beverage Director |
| Shangri-la Hotel | Head Sommelier |
| The Langham Xintiandi | Wine Sommelier |
| Shanghai Terroir Wine Sales | General Manager |
| The Portman Ritz-Carlton | Director of Purchasing |
| Kee Club Shanghai | General Manager |
| The Puli Hotel & Spa | Food & Beverage Director |
| Waldorf Astoria | Chief Sommelier |
| The Wine Way | National Director |
| The Peninsula | Head Sommelier |
Singapore
Marina Bay Sands | Director of Wines |
| Singapore Straights Wine Company | Director of Purchasing |
| Harry's International | Food & Beverage Controller |
| Fairmont Singapore | Director of Food & Beverage |
| Hilton Hotels | Head Sommelier |
| Resorts World Sentosa | Director of Food & Beverage |
| Cornerstone Wines | Managing Director |
| Le Vigne | Director |
| Ponti Wine Cellars | Managing Director |
| Island Shangri-La | Food & Beverage Director |
| Watson's Wine Cellar | Buying Manager |
| The Peninsula | Director of Food & Beverage |
| Sky Connections - Duty Free | Wine Buyer |
| Four Seasons | Head Sommelier |
| Langham Place | The Wine Guy |
| CitySuper | Purchasing Director |
Seoul
| Wine Nara | CEO |
| W Seoul-Walkerhill | Head Sommelier |
| Imperial Palace Hotel | General Manager |
| Hotel Shilla | Head Sommelier |
| Ritz Carlton | Head Sommelier |
| Oroom Dining | General Manager |
| Hanwha Hotel & Resort | Head Sommelier |
| Renaissance Seoul Hotel | Food & Beverage Director |
Taipei
| Grand Hyatt | Head Sommelier |
| Drinks Wine & Spirits | General Manager |
| Shangri-la Far Eastern Plaza | Food & Beverage Director |
| Sun Favorite | Vice President |
| W Hotel | EAM Food & Beverage |
| Wellcome Taiwan | Wine Category Manager |
| The Westin | Food & Beverage Director |
| Sea & Land Wine & Spirits | Import & Product Manager |
Confirming the Most Influential Buyers
Buyers attend due to their active interest in IWC Medal Winner Wines. They are attracted by the IWC's influential endorsement and the commercial advantage that this can bring to their lists and portfolios.
"The quality of the award wining wines are pretty outstanding"
Brad Ng, Director, Beautiful Wine, Singapore
Buyer Qualification and Confirmation Process
The IWC Tastings Team identify, personally invite and confirm only the most influential and respected Trade Buyers. Buyers are personally invited using the following criteria:
- Only high value, influential Trade Accounts are confirmed: 5* Hotels, major Restaurant, Bar & Club Groups and key Wine Retailers
- Only Decision Makers are confirmed to attend: Owners, Managing Directors and Head Buyers.
