Asia’s First World Spirits Competition to Debut at Kaohsiung Arena in June Next Year

By MOOK Travel Life Chen Guanxin, compiled and reported

 

Kaohsiung City, which has been vigorously promoting tourism and bidding to host international competitions, has secured the hosting rights for the “Spirits Competition” of the world’s largest wine and spirits competition—the Brussels World Spirits Competition—and it will be held at Kaohsiung Arena from June 7 to 9, 2013. This marks not only the first time the Brussels World Spirits Competition has been held in Asia, but also makes Kaohsiung the only city in Asia to be awarded the hosting rights.

With a history of nineteen years, the Brussels World Spirits Competition is the most authoritative and largest spirits competition in the world. It attracts nearly ten thousand wine and spirits entries

 

Thomas Costenoble, President of the Brussels World Wine Competition, stated that hosting the World Wine Competition can enhance a city’s international exchange and image. Many internationally renowned cities spare no effort to compete for the right to host the event, making the competition highly intense. Kaohsiung is the only city in Asia to have won the hosting rights. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu hopes that by holding this important international event, the city will gain greater exposure and effectively promote tourism. She also noted that many of Kaohsiung’s specialty fruits, such as the Yuhebao lychee, can be processed and fermented into wine, which not only increases the value of agricultural products but can also become iconic products of high-end agriculture with international recognition. In the future, the city will guide local wineries and develop rural wineries, select high-quality wines to enter the competition, promote the development of distinctive local agricultural wines, and drive a trend of origin-based tourism.

 

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