Zachys Hong Kong Wine Auction Results

Zachys Hong Kong auction features rare Bordeaux collection.

Zachys returned to Hong Kong for its second auction in the city last Saturday, April 25. The auction reached a staggering sales total of HK$32 million and featured over 760 lots of the world’s finest and rarest wines, including the best of Bordeaux and Burgundy.

Zachys President Jeff Zacharia commented, “We are thrilled to return to Hong Kong for our second auction. There is no doubt in my mind that Asia is emerging as one of the most important wine markets in the world and that Hong Kong is certainly the hub of all of this excitement.”

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Intermediate Wine Courses

Wine course for wine enthusiasts and professionals.

For those looking to join the wine and spirit trade, or even wine enthusiasts who wish to acquire more advanced  knowledge of wine, the Hong Kong Open University now offers a “Foundation Course in Wine Tasting” course.

Operated in collaboration with Concord Institute of Wine, the course teaches a basic understanding of wine by styles; the service of wines; how to prepare a portfolio of tasting notes as well as knowledge of matching food and wine. Tuition is HK$1,400 for 6 lecture hours, next round of classes will begin July 18, 2009.

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Hong Kong Wine Bars: Tastings Wine Bar

Our wine bar of the week is the Tastings Wine Bar on Wellington Street.

The Tasting Wine Bar on Wellington Street is one of two bars in Hong Kong with the Enomatic wine system – glasses of wine are poured with just the press of a button. Imagine a soda fountain for adults. With over 40 wines on tap for as cheap as $14 a shot, the Enomatic system allows patrons to try higher end wines on a lower budget.

A great place to relax and taste wine from every region to your hearts content. The Tasting Wine Bar draws a diverse crowd and is fast becoming Hong Kong’s favourite spot for wine lovers.

Where?

• Basement, Yuen Yick Building, 27 & 29 Wellington St, Central.
• Mon-Thurs 5pm-2am. Fri & Sat 4pm-2am. Closed Sun.
• Tel: 2523 6282.

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Everyday Bordeaux Wine Fair in Happy Valley

A wet but fun Bordeaux Wine Fair at the Jockey Club in Hong Kong.

At the Everyday Bordeaux Wine Fair held Saturday, April 25, hundreds of food and beverage professionals mixed with wine lovers to sample some of the highest quality mid-priced Bordeaux wine in Hong Kong. In spite of the Amber rain warning outside, there was a real buzz of excitement as people went from table to table to discover the best that Bordeaux has to offer.

Great wines are not necessarily found at exorbitant prices and at prices ranging from HK$70 – HK$350 for red, white & rosé and up to HK$450 for sweet white, it was a delight to find so many great tasting Bordeaux at the fair.

A buyers guide of Bordeaux wine - the Everyday Bordeaux Booklet 2009 was launched at the fair. The buyers guide contain detailed information on the top 100 highest quality Bordeaux wines that are being distributed in Hong Kong. The guide contains tasting notes, grape varieties, appellation and retail price and name of distributor/wine importer. Read more

Wine Avenue at HOFEX: May 6-9, 2009

Hong Kong’s biggest wine expo is coming up in  2 weeks.

HOFEX, the Asian International Exhibition of Food & Drink, Equipment and Supplies Exhibition is scheduled to open at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 6th to the 9th.

There is a dedicated zone for the exhibition of quality wine – Wine Avenue. This is the next big wine event in Hong Kong after Vinexpo 2008.  Hofex has already released news that Adega Royale, Anrise-IMC, Liquid Asset, Cinzia Maini, Adelaide Cellar Door are amongst some of the wine distributors that will be exhibiting at Wine Avenue.

Although this is a trade show for professional trade and business visitors only, wine distributors will be inviting their top customers to their booths, so get your passes organised now!

Sotheby’s First Wine Auction in Hong Kong A Success

Hong Kong wine hub status on the rise.

Sotheby’s first-ever single-owner wine auction in Asia has been hailed as ‘an outstanding success’.  The auction, which took place April 4 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, fetched a higher-than-expected HK$49.9 million.

The most expensive lot was a 6-liter bottle of 1961 Chateau Latour which went for HK$484,000. According to Serena Sutcliffe, head of Sotheby’s International Wine Department, Asian wine enthusiasts were ‘out in force’ for the sale, with the ten priciest lots being bought by Asian private collectors.

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