Riedel Glass Tasting at Townhouse

Does the wine glass affect the wine drinking experience?

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Well, Robert Parker Jr seems to think so if his quote in the Wine Advocate is anything to go by; “The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound.”

Riedel, maker of the finest wine glasses in the world, is hosting a “Glass Tasting” event in Central at their store in the Prince Building. This is a great way to discover the effect that the shape and the size of a glass has on the perception of wine and your experience with it.

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Bettane, Desseauve and IWC Presents Tasting of French Vintage

A grand tasting of irreplaceable French vintage.

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IWC and Bettane & Desseauve are presenting one of the most extravagant tastings of French vintages in Hong Kong, Macau and China. This tasting can be described as a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience priced at HK$18,000 and the whole day event covering tastings of 8 vintage Champagnes, 7 Chateau Mouton Rothschild vintages, 5 Chateau d’Yquem vintages with an all-star cast of wine experts. The most respected French wine criticMichel Bettane, international acclaimed wine critic Thierry Desseauve and Greater China’s wine expert Simon Tam will be hosting the grand tasting.

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Italian Vs Australia Wine Tasting

Premier Fine Wine tasting on July, 30, 2010.

Premier Fine Wine

Premier Fine Wine is organizing a blind tasting of Italian and Australian wine this Friday. Taste 5 styles of wines from each region. Wines from Italy will be from the North-East Veneto region and wine fro Australia will be from Mornington Peninsula and McLaren Vale. Some of the wine that will be available for tasting include Rocca Sveva Amarone della Valpolicella, Ronco Cliona and Chalk Hill Barbera.

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Taste 24 Second Wines From Leading Bordeaux Estate at The Sheraton

Sheraton’s Sky Lounge offers second wines via their Enomatic Wine Dispenser till the end of August.

Sheraton’s Sky Lounge is featuring a collection of 24 second growth wines from some of the most prestigious wine estates in the world including Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Mouton-Rotschild, Thermanthia, Dominus Estate and many more. Second wine is the term for second label wine not selected for use in the Gran Vin or first label. Though the wine is from the same winemaker, same vineyard and has gone through similar blending and processes, they’re offered at 50-70% of the price of first label.

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