第三届Vinitaly.USA今明两日在纽约36号码头开幕
纽约州纽约县纽约市曼哈顿36号码头10月26日迎来第三届Vinitaly.USA意大利葡萄酒展。据主办方发布的公告，本届展会于10月26日至27日举行，由维罗纳会展机构与意大利对外贸易委员会联合主办，此前两届在芝加哥举办，今年首次移师纽约。
纽约州占全美葡萄酒消费总量的6.5%，是全美第三大市场，也是东北地区第一大市场，该州拥有930家意大利餐厅。主办方表示，展会面向生产商、行业协会、进口商、分销商、餐饮酒店业经营者和机构利益相关方，聚焦品质、内容和长期合作关系，旨在推动意大利葡萄酒在美国市场的发展。
维罗纳会展机构主席费德里科·布里科洛表示，纽约作为美国葡萄酒市场的主要决策中心之一，将进一步提升展会连接行业决策层的能力。展会期间还将举办品鉴、论坛和商务对接活动，为意大利葡萄酒生产商与美国买家搭建直接交流的平台，也为纽约餐饮业带来新的选品机会。
Third Vinitaly.USA Opens Today and Tomorrow at New York's Pier 36
Pier 36 in Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York State, welcomed the third Vinitaly.USA Italian wine exhibition on October 26. According to the organizer's announcement, the show runs October 26-27, is co-hosted by Veronafiere and the Italian Trade Agency, was held in Chicago for its first two editions, and moves to New York for the first time this year.
New York State accounts for 6.5% of total U.S. wine consumption; it is the third-largest market in the United States and the largest in the Northeast, and the state has 930 Italian restaurants. The organizer said the show is aimed at producers, industry associations, importers, distributors, hospitality operators and institutional stakeholders, focuses on quality, content and long-term relationships, and aims to advance Italian wine in the U.S. market.
Veronafiere president Federico Bricolo said New York, as one of the main decision-making centers of the U.S. wine market, will further raise the show's ability to connect with the industry's decision-making level. Tastings, forums and business matchmaking will also be held during the show, building a direct exchange platform for Italian wine producers and U.S. buyers and bringing new sourcing options to New York's restaurant industry.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：纽约曼哈顿街景，36号码头一带位于曼哈顿下东区。图：Mike Peel，CC BY-SA 4.0，经维基共享资源。 / Photo: A Manhattan street scene; Pier 36 is on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
