Wednesday. 10 February. 2010. 9:59 am
Enjoy some amazing champagne with Winebuzz.hk just in time for CNY.
Excuse us for this really big image of Luxor Brut champagne, but we need it that size so you can see the real 24 Carat Gold flakes swimming around inside in what must be the most decadent bottle of champagne you are going to see as we enter the Year of the Tiger!
Winebuzz.hk in co-operation with Bacchus Asia have ten 75 cl bottles of this rare champagne left to buy by the end of business on Friday, so we can get it to you before the Lunar New Year.
There are only 1,000 bottles of this unique champagne made a year, enjoyed by the likes of Mickey Rourke, Christian Audigier and Tony Parker. It’s a sure-fire conversation starter at your Chinese New Year party and can be yours at a very special price!
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Wednesday. 11 November. 2009. 9:40 am
Anthony Petit of Modus Ecellente Education Centre picks a good Bordeaux.
Starting this month, we will feature Expert Wine Picks to help you, wine lovers discover great wines to enjoy in Hong Kong.
Anthony Petit, wine educator and Faculty Master picks a Bordeaux wine: Chateau de Saye. This bottle of wine is made from carefully selected and hand-picked grapes by winemaker Alain Laubie in his 30 year old vineyard near St Ciers d’Abzac, 15 km north of Libourne on the Bordeaux right bank.
It is sometimes difficult to find good value Bordeaux wines in Hong Kong, Chateau de Saye provides balance and complexity at a reasonable price, says Mr.Petit. With its pale and bright ruby core and its dark pink rim, this wine is a blissful attack on the senses with its interesting aromas of cedarwood and roasted coffee beans. There are also fruity notes of plum and blackcurrant with just a hint of vanilla.
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Thursday. 10 September. 2009. 9:59 am
Hong Kong auction winners drinking the wine instead of saving them.
The auctions have always been a place for exciting happenings but the fine wine market has been extremely tantalizing as a place to buy and sell Investment Grade Wines which are a bit reluctant to show up to Hong Kong’s glimmering shores.
This reluctance helps the wines catch a premium price at auctions which may disappoint those who were hoping to take advantage of inaccurate pricing as a result of poor overseas knowledge on wines which have yet to mature. In fact, we are seeing quite the opposite with wine companies like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Acker Merrill specifically tailoring to the emerging, feverish market.
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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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