AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Industrial and academic representatives from New Zealand and China decided to organize an Asia Pacific Wine Festival in Auckland next April in a dynamic discussion during the Asia Pacific Wine Festival Development Forum held in Auckland on Friday.
Global wine industry development, Chinese wine consuming market and government policies on wine producing and import/export were discussed during the for
It is agreed by representatives from both home and abroad that New Zealand wine products have a great opportunity in exploring global market given the quality and New Zealand's geological advantage connecting Asia and South America.
Wine is an import export consumer product of New Zealand. Among annual average 300 millions of liters of wine produced the country export around 90 percent. In 2018, the value of New Zealand wine exporting reached 1.7 billion New Zealand dollars. (1 New Zealand dollar equals 0.66 U.S. dollar)
