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Hong Kong has really taken to the bottle!
The SCMP today reports that the wine industry has exploded in a few short years to be worth HK$5.5 billion dollars (subscription required).
We’ve taken the liberty of showing you a few choice quotes:
With Macau right next door, how is Portugal defining its wine in HK.
The VinitiPortugal event at the Grand Hyatt earlier this week was a great event – 49 wine producers came to Hong Kong for a 3-city tour of Asia. Everyone was delighted and surprised at the quality of the wines available for tasting and we have to agree!
We sat down with Miguel Nora the area manager of ViniPortugal to get his take on what is being done to promote Portuguese wines in the highly competitive Hong Kong market.
Applied Wines aims to open up restaurants wine lists in HK.
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.
Christian Pillsbury is the Managing Director of Applied Wine – a very interesting company in Hong Kong, basically they help arm restaurants with the best wines from around the world – not just from France – like an outsourced sommelier. A great concept for the exploding wine scene with too much choice by restaurants and bars. Christian talks about how his company works and how he wants to expand Hong Kong wine lists past Bordeaux.
How the seasons affect Hong Kong’s wine palette.
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.
Joey Luo the Area Manager for Bacchus Fine Wines came by the Winebuzz.hk booth to give us some insight into the China market, how the Hong Kong market exploded after the tax abolishment and how Burgundy wine is always popular in Hong Kong.
Day 2 completes as we head into Day 3.
After a thunderous rain burst this morning, now turning back to sunshine, we’re now starting our third day at HOFEX 2011 here in Hong Kong and it continues to be a strong event for the wine and food industries.
While we’re covering mostly the food and spirits portions of the show, the food booths from around the world are amazing.
Here is a photo gallery of some of the sights at Day 2 of HOFEX 2011:
Have a great time drinking all that wine you’ve collected this year.
Well, its that time of year where we lock up the cellar, bring up a few bottles to enjoy with friends and family and let ourselves decant for the next few days. We’ll be back in January with all new stories and features for the wine-loving community of Hong Kong.
And of course drink responsibly, there’s no reason not to in Hong Kong with the number of great transportation options.
See you in 2011 – it’s promised to be the best wine year yet!
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