New Zealand Winemakers Show Up in Full Force to Hong Kong

Kiwi winemakers are coming en masse to show us their wine skills.

Take a journey of pure discovery at the New Zealand pavilion at the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair coming up 4-6 November 2010. There is no need for you to visit New Zealand when over 200 wines from 36 wineries from all over New Zealand descend onto Hong Kong and meet the winemakers in person!

Taste wines from: Abbey Cellars, Ager Sectus Wine Estates, Alpha Domus, Amisfield, Ara Wines, Askerne Winery, Awatere River Wines, Babich Wines, Bayview Estate, Bouldevines Wines, Bridge Pa Vineyard, Chard Farm , Coopers Creek, Desert Heart , Domain Road Vineyard, Felton Road, Gladstone Vineyard, Grasshopper Rock , Haythornthwaite Wines, Invivo Wines, Kaimira Wines, Konrad Wines, Lowburn Ferry, Man O’ War Vineyards, Mt Beautiful Wines, Ngatarawa Wines, Olssens, Pisa Range, Quartz Reef, Rock Ferry Wines, Rockburn, Schubert Wines, Soljans Estate Winery, Staete Landt Vineyard, Summerhouse, Te Mara Estate, Three Miners, Tohu Wines, Two Gates Vineyard, Two Rivers of Marlborough, Vinoptima Estate, Vynfields, Waipara Downs Wines, Waitiri Creek Wines , West Brook Winery, Wooing Tree and  Zepelin Wines – whew!

For more information about New Zealand Wine visit their comprehensive new website created just for us: www.nzwineevents.hk

Red Wine Tasting at Central Today

Red Wine Village is organizing a free wine tasting at their Central shop.

Want to taste some reds from New Zealand, Australia and France? Head on down to Red Wine Village at shop 217, Man Yee Building. Taste the following wines:

• Cable Station Marlborough Pinor Noir 2004
• Cable Station Marborough Chardonay 2005
• Ralph Fowler Shiraz 2003
• Chateau La Croix Chantelcaille Saint Emillon Grand Cru 2005
• Chateau Rose St Croix 2005

Its a free tastings, so drop by after work, but don’t be too late as they will only be serving till stock lasts.

Details:

• Date: 2 July 2009 (Thursday)
• Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
• Venue: Shop 217, Man Yee Building Arcade, 67 Queen’s Rd, Central, HongKong
• Tel: 3426-9988

Hong Kong Rubgy Seven New Zealand Wine Tasting

As if we needed a reason to drink New Zealand wine.

Wine Tasting on the March 26 at Beso, new bar in Central. Wine is normally not the drink of choice at the Rugby Sevens but the New Zealand and Austria Wine Tasting Club is taking this opportunity to promote New Zealand wine.
Here’s the first Hong Kong Rugby Seven New Zealand wine tasting night!

What’s being served?

• Hawke’s Bay red 05 Syrah – Bronze Decanter awards,
• 06 Pinot Noir – Bronze Air NZ wine award 06, White 07
• Chardonnay – Sliver Air NZ wine awards 07 & 06
• Pinot Gris Bronze medal – Mercedes Benz 05/06 and Air NZ wine award 2006

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