Wine Pairing Dinner with The Schiopetto Family Winery at Red Soho

Italian food and wine on the 22nd of September in SoHo.

Famous for their white wine – especially Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc and Fruialano – the Schiopetto family has been in the wine business for three generations.

Join the estate’s Marketing Manager Cristian Maddlena for their most renowned vintages paired with the eclectic New York cuisine of RED SoHo. One night only – don’t miss the chance to toast “La Dolce Vita” with the Schiopettos!

Details:

• When: Tuesday 22 September
• Time: 7pm
• Price: HKD550 + 10% per head
• Reservations: Call 8199 8189 for reservations – spaces are limited.

RED SoHo

• 2/f, Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

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The Surprises of the Investment Wine Market in Hong Kong

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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Berry Bros & Rudd’s Mooncake & Wine Hong Kong Match-Up

Suggestions for the best wine to go with your mooncakes.

Autumn is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate the harvest then mooncake. Berry Bros & Rudd, Britain’s oldest wine distributor (and one of the few wine merchants who can boast about trading from the same shop in London for over 300 years), has come up with 5 of their wines to pair with your mooncake this fall.

Traditional mooncake is dense and sweet and should be paried with full-bodied, sweet wines such as Sauternes, Sherries, ports and sweeter varieties of Champagne. Try one of the following wines ranging from HK$139-HK$1,368.

1. Berrys’ “Bishop’s Mead”, Oloroso Cream Sherry, Spain, HK$139

Bishop’s Mead is a rich, full and satisfying sherry with an intense, complex, nutty nose followed by raisins and caramel and a delicious sweet finish.

2. Berrys’ Sauternes, Ch. Suduiraut, Bordeaux, France, HK$146

A truly divine pudding wine, wonderfully sweet but never cloying, possessing brilliant freshness derived from crisp balancing acidity.

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Learn French Wines Like a Pro

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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