Saturday. 5 November. 2011. 10:29 am
A guide to the top Italian wines to taste at the Italian Pavilion.
If you are heading to the Hong Kong Wine & Spirits Fair today, which is the day that consumers can attend and taste from exhibitors’ booths, the choices of what to taste can be overwhelming. As Italy is the partner country this year, here’s a guide to what to drink at the Italian Pavilion of the Fair prepared by Luca Gardini, the Best Sommelier of the World 2010:
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Friday. 4 November. 2011. 5:05 pm
The fair is back bigger than ever!
The Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair kicked off yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC); with a record 934 exhibitors from some 37 countries and regions taking. The fair is now Asia’s biggest wine show in exhibitor numbers.
Opening the fair was Professor The Honourable K C Chan, SBS, JP, Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury, The Government of the HKSAR. To help him with a ribbon cutting was Alessandra Schiavo, the Consulate General of Italy, this year’s wine fair Partner Country. After the ribbon cutting the VIP guest from both Hong Kong and Italy made their way up to the VinItaly Pavilion for a mini event kickoff that featured Kindergartners dressed as little chefs.
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Friday. 4 November. 2011. 10:30 am
The commemorative wine celebrating 150 years of Italian Unification.
UNA was presented today for the first and only time at the Hong Kong Wine Fair so Winebuzz was there to taste it and tell you all about it!
Created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Italian Unification, UNA is meant to represent the unity of Italy. The idea, pioneered by Vinitaly, was to create two wines, a red and a white, by blending 20 autochthonous grape varieties from each region of Italy.
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Thursday. 3 November. 2011. 5:12 pm
A massive turn out for the Italian wine and food night at Zelo.
We’ve been busy co-organizing this event all month long – and the Vinitaly Wine Affair turned out to be the (wine) love affair Hong Kong has been waiting for.
Held last night at Zelo in Pacific Place Mall, we used it a sneak preview for Vinitaly to show off their wines before today’s big trade event the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair – brought out all over 100 wines to taste from Italy’s biggest wine producers and taste not only the best cheeses and hams but amazing food prepared by the top Michelin-starred chefs Luca Collami, Pietro Rongoni, Marco Sacco and Sergio Vineis.
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Thursday. 3 November. 2011. 4:39 pm
Last night brought out the sweet wines to TST.
Sweet Bordeaux had a succesful tasting at Hullet House last night in Tsim Sha Tsui where many producers came out to showcase the sweet side of Bordeaux.
Separated into 2 sessions so that everyone could get a chance to taste before and after dinner – it seemed that the early session decided not to leave and the later session got so packed it spilled out into the beautiful Hullet House courtyard.
Check out our photo gallery below – and don’t forget to like them on Facebook to get updates on the next tasting:
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Wednesday. 2 November. 2011. 10:30 am
World famous Red Wine Re-corking Clinics in Hong Kong on November 21.
Penfolds Red Wine Re-Corking Clinics offers Penfolds wine owners the opportunity to have their Penfolds wines that are at least 15 years old or older appraised. The Re-corking Clinic will be hosted by Chief Winemaker Peter Gago at the Grand Hyatt for a whole day. This is one of THE most amazing after-sale services offered where the bottle will be opened, tasted, topped up and re-capsuled on the spot!
Penfold wine owners must pre-book to bring their Penfolds Red Wines to the Clinic, and ensure that their wines are 15 years or older to qualify for re-corking. To confirm, they must register online at www.penfolds.com or email clinics@penfolds.com. Registration closes on 14 November 2011.
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