Olympic 2008 Close To Home
Printed in the Marketplace Magazine August 2008
Supplying good, premium Napa Valley wines to the booming Chinese market is the top priority of California-Asia Wine Exchange.
The Capps and the Stevens have been in China promoting premium wines of the Napa Valley, selling to the hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and ex-patriots prior to the Olympics, which start August 08, 2008. The United States Embassy in China invited California-Asia Wine Exchange to its annual Fourth of July celebration to showcase these Napa Valley wines. Over 3,000 dignitaries from all over the world attend this formal event.
The business's partners residing in China are Arnold and Martha. Arnold is a former World Kickboxing Champion from Los Angeles, and now coach of Beijing Sports University for the World gold medal champions and contenders for the Olympics from China. Martha is an international attorney from Los Angeles now living in Beijing. Together they are creating a California-Asia Wine Exchange presence in China. Through Arnold's charm and perseverance, California-Asia Wine Exchange has secured Chinese world champions to endorse Napa Valley wines. As opposed to hard liquor, the Chinese government is promoting wine drinking for the health benefits.
Xia Zang, twice world women's wrestling gold medalist and Olympic referee is pictured here with her torch after running in the Torch Relay in China.
Napa Valley's California-Asia Wine Exchange obtains (gold) with the purchase of their wines featured at Marriott's Executive Suites of Shanghai. Jerry Miao, general manager, and his staff, are the consummate hosts for the California-Asia executives. Jerry's Executive Suites Hotel is in the centrally located Pudong District of Shanghai opposite the newest, World's Tallest Building.
Marketplace Magazine is pleased to bring you this story connecting this Napa Valley business to the 2008 Olympics.