[Event Report] The Great International Chambers' Wine-Off 2015

The Great International Chambers' Wine-Off 2015

On April 1st, 2015, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, in conjunction with eight other international chambers of commerce and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Young Entrepreneurs Group, hosted a new flagship event, The Great International Chambers' Wine-Off. 

The Great International Chambers' Wine-Off 2015

Participating Chambers included:

• the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ),
• the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ANZCCJ),
• the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ),
• the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BLCCJ),
• the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ),
• la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie française du Japon (CCIFJ),
• the Italian Chamber of Commerce Japan (ICCJ)
• the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SCCIJ)
• and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Young Entrepreneurs Group 

The Great International Chambers' Wine-Off was a Multi-Chamber social event, hosted at the Roppongi Hills Club bringing together just over 300 members of the above listed chambers for an evening of networking, meishi koukan, friendly conversation, food, and of course, top-notch wines. Like other joint chamber events, ticket sales were hot, and the CCCJ sold out of it's ticket stock early. 

Event doors opened at 18:40, for a 19:00 start. Shortly after the official start of the party, CCCJ Events Committee Chair, Stephane Beaulieu, greeted guests with an aisatsu in French, English and Japanese. After that, guests mingled, and tasted wines from around the world, as wine distributors from each of the eight booths promoted their national product. Gourmet Canadiana food product importer and distributor - Cheena Canada Ltd -  introduced guests to a Niagara peninsula wine, from Herdner Estate Winery. Cheena Canada Ltd, also had a couple of ice wines on offer for those with a sweet palate. The CCCJ came through with several cases of Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines, making the Canadian booth very popular. 

In addition to a great selection of wines, guests were treated to an exquisite buffet, with food also on pass around, prepared by Chefs from the Grand Hyatt. 

At approximately 20:00, distributors from each chamber made presentations about their wines. Avi Salsberg, Managing Director of the British Columbia Trade and Investment Office, represented Canada and gave an overview of Canadian wines, naturally with an extra hint of British Columbia. The evening's presentations can be found here; details on each of the distributors are available below:

On behalf of the CCCJ and other participating Chambers we would like to extend our thanks to this year's wines suppliers. 

The Great International Chambers Wine-Off is a new flagship multichamber event. As the host chamber for this event, the CCCJ would like to thank all participating chambers and their guests, and encourage others to get involved next time.  

Make sure to check out some of the event pictures below!

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