WineFuture Coming to Hong Kong in 2011

The biggest wine event in Hong Kong in 2011.

This Wednesday, December 1st, Pancho Campo, MW is holding a press conference to announce WineFuture – the biggest wine event of next year which will bring some of the world’s most influential wine personalities together for a discussion on the current challenges and opportunities the wine industry is facing.

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Burgundy Wine Tasting

Complementary tasting of Burgundy wines on December 7, 2010.

Burgundy List is holding a tasting of Burgundy wines next Tuesday. This is a great opportunity to sample and compare the different ‘terroirs’ of Burgundy across a range of vintages including some well noted Burgundian wine like the Nuits St Georges Les Perrieres, Vosne-Romanee and Monthelie Champs Fuillots.

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Italian Wine Appreciation Classes at Il Bel Paese in Wan Chai

Starting Monday 29 November 2010.

JC Viens is organizing an Italian wine appreciation course over a 5-class series which will cover key concepts of food & wine matching, and give you the opportunity to taste some very unique examples of Italian whites, reds and sparkling wines.

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Christie’s Finest & Rarest Wines Auction Achieves HK$80,322,600 in Sales

A smashing success.

The Christie’s Finest & Rarest Wine auction over the weekend fetched a whopping HK$80,322,600 over two days on 26 and 27 November 2010 and was 90% sold by lot, 96% sold by value.

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Places to Drink Wine in Hong Kong: DiVino Nouveau

Upper-Wyndham’s DiVino recently unveiled a brand new interior.

A popular place on Wyndham Street to drink wine with the stylish set, DiVino has just re-opened and made some notable additions to its wine list. Among the various add-ons, 2005 Super Tuscan Le Sughere remains by far the most noteworthy. Produced at the famed Rocca di Frassinello estate – a Franco-Italian partnership between Domini Castellare and Baron De Rothschild-Lafite – it’s a cross-cultural champion, and perfect accomplice to the penne gorgonzola.

Speaking of Lafite, the esteemed label’s 2007 vintage retails (bizarrely) for just HK$90 a glass – a steal, considering a bottle could set you back by more than HK$6,000 in certain places.

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Mondavi’s Asian Conquest

Getting to know Mondavi.

Robert Mondavi‘s ambassador, Mark de Vere (MW) was at the Hong Kong Wine & Spirits Fair last week conducting tastings. A Master of Wine, he is the Education Director for the Institute of Masters of Wine for North America and Robert Mondavi’s own in-house educator.

Winebuzz.hk caught up with Mark to discuss the California label’s triumphs and challenges in Asia and beyond.

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