VINITALY 2014: more and more international and Sold out for exhibitors

The exhibition center of Verona has exceeded 100,000 net square meters sold for the 48th edition of Vinitaly. Very large incoming of business operators from the most interesting markets. All this success is the result of targeted investment and of the promotion of Vinitaly International as a brand in the world


Organized from April 6th to 9th, the 48th edition of Vinitaly is already a record: 100,000 net square meters sold. This year there was the expansion of the Pavilion A, and a new pavilion was set up to accommodate Vininternational, dedicated to international exhibitors.

Despite these extensions, Vinitaly 2014 has had requests for participation that exceed the available areas. A real sold out of exhibitors that recognizes and values the organization’s commitment to improve services and business opportunities for exhibitors.


B2B: for business meetings, international buyers and initiatives

Strong investment to promote Vinitaly abroad and to make foreign buyers come to the salon in Verona during the event. Thanks to the countries listed in the survey carried out by the exhibitors after Vinitaly 2013, many are the countries of origin of buyers: Japan, Germany, Northern Europe, North America, Russia and China have been the most popular markets. Delegations will also come from the Far East, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Israel, Cameroon, Mexico, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria , Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Portugal, Czech Republic, India.

From this year, the new space International Buyers’ Lounge, which is expressly for business meetings between the Pavilions 2 and 3. Involved in a particular way are consortiums for protection and individual exhibiting companies, on the one hand, and foreign buyers, on the other hand.

Based on the events organized by Vinitaly with selected foreign operators:

– Taste and Buy, for b2b wine&spirits for trade,

– Wine shop of the International Buyers’ Club, available to all foreign operators present at the fair with free tasting of wines specially selected by companies for international markets.


VinitalyBio 2014: the new hall

Starting this year, the new hall Vinitalybio (Pavilion 11), organized in collaboration with Federbio and designed to give visibility to certified organic wines that have great potential, especially among consumers in North America, Northern Europe and the Far East.


Opera Wine 2014

For the third consecutive year, Vinitaly International and Wine Spectator organize Opera Wine, the “Finest Italian Wines, 100 Great Producers” grand tasting, which will be held at Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona, on the eve of Vinitaly.