Friday. 20 May. 2011. 2:21 pm
Keep reading to find out how you can WIN one Aromaster kit!
We turned our HOFEX 2011 booth into a Winebuzz TV studio and invited the movers and shakers in the Hong Kong wine scene to talk about how they see the current status of wine culture in Hong Kong and what the future looks like.
Marvin Tang the head distributor for the Aromaster wine aroma kit in Hong Kong, Macau and China dropped by the booth to talk to Winebuzz.hk about how no matter the inroads that western wines are making into China the majority of wine sales are for the Chinese rice wine called “baijiu.” We also take a look at the Aromaster and if you watch carefully you can enter a contest to win one below:
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Wednesday. 18 May. 2011. 10:18 am
Who knows local tastes better than a big hotel sommelier?
We turned our HOFEX 2011 booth into a Winebuzz TV studio and invited the movers and shakers in the Hong Kong wine scene to talk about how they see the current status of wine culture in Hong Kong and what the future looks like.
Jordi Chan the head sommelier at The Mira hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui talks to us about how he sees the Hong Kong wine scene from the view of one of the most popular hotels on Kowloon side. Besides his sommelier duties at The Mira, Jordi also participated in the Hong Kong International Wine Challenge that was organized by HOFEX and the Hong Kong Sommeliers Association. See our video interview with him below:
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Tuesday. 21 December. 2010. 10:18 am
New group forms to promote wine appreciation locally.
As the wine scene continues to show explosive growth in Hong Kong, so too is the need for more localized measures and groups to continue the development and promotion of wine culture in Hong Kong. So we are happy to see the formation of a new organization called the Hong Kong Wine Judges Association.
Their intentions are to promote the wine appreciation culture by conducting wine competitions with constructive insights by experts and critics. The founding members of the group consist of professional, experienced wine specialists from different segments of the industry – namely sommeliers, winemakers, journalists, educators, lecturers, executive chefs and merchants. A few of the honorary judges include Master of Wine Debra Meiburg, Nelson Chow the Chairman of the Hong Kong Sommelier Association and Wilson Kwok a French Wine Expert, Wine Judge & Critic.
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Monday. 1 November. 2010. 9:56 am
West Kowloon’s great public wine event comes to a close.
The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival 2010 enjoyed amazing weather this year and of course the wine drinking community has grown in leaps and bounds since last year so they all turned up to make this the most successful festival yet!
Kudos to the Hong Kong Tourism Association for putting together such a wide reaching event and we most certainly hope to see you all there next year. Here’s a few photos of the event:
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Tuesday. 15 June. 2010. 10:00 am
Winebuzz.hk tours Hong Kong’s very own winery.
Opened in 2007, 8th Estate is Hong Kong’s first winery producing wine from grapes shipped frozen from other countries and made in Hong Kong.
We recently caught up with 8th Estate owner, Canadian Lysanne Tusar and 8th Estate’s master winemaker, Edward McDougall, as they were preparing to release their second batch of wine.
The winery is located in Ap Lei Chau, and unlike any winery anywhere else in the world, the grapes fermentation, aging and blending takes place in a high-rise warehouse 30 minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the densely populated city of Hong Kong.
The winery is fully equipped with stainless steel fermenting tanks, pneumatic grape pressing machine and oak barrels to store and age wine.
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Friday. 18 December. 2009. 10:17 am
Let’s count the wine money coming into Hong Kong.
There’s nothing wrong with Hong Kong’s wine economy – in fact, it’s soaring! In the first nine months of 2009, HK$2.71 billion in revenue was brought in, representing a huge jump of 41% from 2008. The sales totals from fourteen wine auctions in the past year have reached HK$496 million. With numbers like this, Hong Kong could become the world’s second-largest market for wine auctions.
Famous auction houses like Christie’s International and Sotherby’s are definitely interested in Hong Kong’s wine market. Christie’s has noticed a demand for the highest-quality wines in the city, and Sotheby’s reports that Hong Kong has moved past London to become their second-biggest market. Many wine-centric businesses in the city have been upgrading and expanding to meet the huge demand.
The Hong Kong government is highly supportive of the growth in the wine market, lessening duties on imports to enrich the growing economy. Rita Lau said the government is helping the industry develop, in partnership with the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency, a certification scheme whereby wine storage facilities meeting certain required standards will be accredited.
“The scheme is expected to be launched before the end of the year. It will first cover wine storage facilities, with possible extension to other logistics facilities such as vehicles later,” Mrs Lau said, adding that the government is working on various fronts to enhance the further development of Hong Kong as a regional hub for wine trading and distribution.
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