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Berry Bros. and Rudd Host Exclusive Hong Kong Wine Tasting Event

BBR introduces 12 Winemakers to Hong Kong to showcase over 100 wines.

Berry Bros. and Rudd, Hong Kong’s leading wine and spirits merchant, hosted an exclusive tasting to showcase wines from some of the world’s most exciting and acclaimed wine producers.

BBR brought 12 wine producers to Hong Kong especially to showcase their wines to more than 400 guests, including members of the trade and their direct customers. At The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, guests got to enjoy over 100 wines from the world’s greatest wine regions.

Guests Mr. Nicholas Pegna, Managing Director of Berry Bros. & Rudd Hong Kong and Jeannie Cho Lee MW, conversed with the 12 producers who, in some cases, had travelled thousands of miles to attend the one-off event, highlighting the significance that is now attributed to the Hong Kong market.

Vineyard representatives included: Franz Vènes (Massamier la Mignarde, Languedoc, France); André Ostertag (Domaine Ostertag, Alsace, France); Etienne Grivot (Domaine Jean Grivot, Burgundy, France); Jean-Charles Cazes (Ch. Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux, France); David Searle (Jaquesson Champagne, Champagne, France); Reinhard Heymann-Löwenstein (Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein, Mosel, Germany); Marco Pallanti (Castello di Ama, Tuscany, Italy); Jorge Moreira (Quinta de la Rosa, Douro, Portugal); David Hall-Jones (Surveyor Thomson, Central Otago, New Zealand); David Amadia (Ridge Vineyards, California, USA); Paul Bridgeman (Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Australia).