Wednesday. 15 June. 2011. 2:43 pm
Which country has the better wine in a blind tasting?
The Paris Tasting of 1976 shocked the world and now Hong Kong is doing the same with a special blind wine tasting of French and Portuguese wines in aid of The Sovereign Art Foundation.
Simon Tam, one of Hong Kong’s leading wine critics (not to mention iPhone app developer) sat alongside Charles Curtis MW, head of Asia wine sales for Christie’s, Nigel Bruce, publisher of several wine books and member of The Hong Kong Wine Society, Filipe Santos, President of the Wine Society in Macau, Paulo Pong from Altaya Wines and Benoit Allauzen, head sommelier from L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong, to view this historic tasting with all ticket proceeds going to the Foundation which is a group supporting programmes in Cambodia and India, using art as therapy and rehabilitation for disadvantaged children.
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Wednesday. 13 April. 2011. 11:05 am
The annual French food and wine festival returns for its 3rd year.
We attended yesterday’s launch event at La Villa in Tsim Sha Tsui East where the Consul General of France, Arnaud Barthelemy opened Le France GourMay Wine and Food Festival for its 3rd year running in Hong Kong.
In the past, GourMay has honored the wine from a different region of France, and this year, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA) will be the focus.
Throughout Le French GourMay, ten renowned restaurants Amber, Aqua, l’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Caprice, French Window, Hutong, Petrus, Spoon, St George and Whisk will join the festival to create one-of-a-kind gastronomic feasts with the theme of Provence.
From 1st May to 31st May 2011, these restaurants will offer a mouth-watering French GourMay menu specifically paired with wines from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
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Thursday. 10 February. 2011. 10:00 am
A great piece from Snooth about cellaring your wine.
‘How long should I cellar this wine?’ is one of the most asked questions when one is selecting, buying, cellaring and drinking wine. We found this article from Snooth, written by Gegory Dal Piaz that provides a great guide about cellaring wines from France, their characteristics, how long you should cellar them, and their average price range.
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Monday. 28 September. 2009. 9:56 am
London sells more French wine to Hong Kong than France does!
Import duties have been abolished and the UK has officially overtaken France as the biggest wine exporter to Hong Kong. This news has surprised a few, but that doesn’t mean Hong Kong has lost its signature taste for fine French wines.
The twist? London is actually a major hub of fine French Wine – and no one would deny Hong Kong’s appetite for Bordeaux. So, despite the fact that the UK is not a major wine-producing region, Hong Kong imports from Britain showed a huge annual increase during the first seven months of 2009:
Imports from Britain showed an annual 146% increase during the first seven months of 2009 to almost US$80 million from Jan-Jul 2009, which was around US 69.5 million for the whole of 2008. UK has increased its share of this wine market from 20% to 33%, while France’s has slipped from over 35% to 31.6% at around US $72 million for the comparable period. The fine, expensive French wines are exported from the UK, explaining the phenomenal increase in dollar value.
Australia, in third place this year, has an 8.7% share totalling US$ 21 million followed by the US, Chile, Switzerland and Italy.
What’s responsible for the steep increase? Abolishing import duties made the fine of course, expensive French wines we love so much coming to Hong Kong duty-free. We call that cause for celebration: let’s make a toast with our favorite Bordeaux – to fatter wallets!
Wednesday. 9 September. 2009. 10:10 am
A casual class for the avid learner.
Anthony Petit, a France native now living in Hong Kong, has a mind-blazing world of French wines to show you.
He is presently devoting his time to the development of the Wine Education Center and is a part-time wine instructor at Hong Kong University Space.
The course is focused on casual learning – you won’t find an angry Frenchman throwing fits but a refined gentleman teaching you the arts and crafts that you seek. The course focuses on learning the fundamentals of french wine in a french way. There will be formal wine tastings with French descriptions and 3 wines will be served.
The meeting time will be on September 22nd from 7pm-10pm (3 hour workshop) at the Admiralty Learning Centre. The language will be English and the Fee is HK$450. If you’d like an application (or have any other questions), then click here.
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Wednesday. 4 March. 2009. 9:05 am
French Fair at Congress Restaurant.
The Congress Restaurant is having a French Dinner Buffet with ingredient flown in fresh from France to match their selection of French fine wines. The Buffet dinner is served for 3 months from 1 March to 31 May 2009.
A great time to indulge in your favourite rich French dishes like foie gras, black truffle, baby lamb, escargot and other sumptuous French delicacies. Their award-winning chefs and food experts from France are specially flown in to cook up a storm and share their food pairing and wine experiences with you.
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