Wine Scholar Guild appoints Asia ambassador
The Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) has appointed an ambassador for Asia, its fastest-growing market so far, to drive its regional growth.
Category: Hong Kong
Pandemic threatens Hong Kong’s role as a wine hub
Pandemic and border closure have spelled more pains for Hong Kong’s wine market, as trade data shows the fine wine hub’s role is quickly diminishing, a somewhat thorny and sensitive subject that will split wine crowds in Hong Kong.
Brad Pitt’s Champagne released in Hong Kong
Hollywood star Brad Pitt’s Champagne, Fleur de Miraval, will hit the shelves soon this month in Hong Kong, one of the few Asian cities to taste the superstar’s Champagne, just in time for Christmas.
DRC Montrachet leads Christie’s autumn wine sale
A single owner Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet collection led Christie’s Hong Kong Wines & Spirits Autumn Auctions on December 5.
Hong Kong to shut restaurants after 6pm to curb worsening Covid-19
Hong Kong government has ordered restaurants to shut at 6pm to contain the city’s worsening forth wave of Covid-19, adding more stress to the city’s dining sector as Christmas nears.
The Abalone sommelier
Jacky Luk, Chief Sommelier at three Michelin-starred Forum Restaurant, talks to Sarah Wong about the local obsession with dried abalone and the best wines to accompany this delicacy.
Bonhams withdrew A-1 sale due to overwhelming fake allegations
Auction house Bonhams has pulled out the entire A-1 Fine Wines Sale of 607 lots, which was touted as “one of Asia’s most encyclopedic wine collections,” from last Saturday’s auction, due to overwhelming allegations of fake wines.
Pandemic halts Bourgogne growth in China & Hong Kong
A combination of economic slowdown and political crisis, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic has brought Bourgogne wine export to China and Hong Kong to its knees in the first nine months of the year, according to the latest data released by Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB).
Ginsberg + Chan takes on rapper Drake’s Champagne in HK
Fine wine merchant Ginsberg + Chan has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Mod Sélection Champagne in Hong Kong, a range of luxury Champagne created by Canadian rapper Drake.
Bonhams to present ‘one of Asia’s most encyclopedic wine collections’
Bonhams will present what it calls “one of the most encyclopedic wine collections in Asia – The Collection of A-1 Fine Wines” at its upcoming sale of Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky in Hong Kong on Saturday 21 November. It is estimated at more than HK$20million.