Arnaud Bardary MS, group sommelier at Black Sheep Restaurants in Hong Kong, is all about wine. In the interview, he shares his wine training program at the restaurant group, his secret passion of drawing, and why he sees himself most in a structured and delicate Barolo. Read More
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AB InBev, the world’s biggest brewery, has announced its plan to revive listing for its Asian business, Budweiser APAC division, in Hong Kong this week, after scratching the plan in July. Read More
With China’s waning demand for imported wines, Hong Kong, the gateway to the mainland market, is feeling the pain from a weakening mainland market. Read More
In mid-September, ThinkWine, which claims to be the first sommelier-led wine bar in Hong Kong will open its doors to the city’s wine drinkers. Read More
Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-Shing has agreed to buy UK’s largest listed pubs and brewery group, Greene King, in a deal worth £4.6 billion. Read More
Southern Rhône varietals including Grenache, Syrah and Carignan are apparently adapting better to changing climate, while increasing temperature compounded woes for Bordeaux variety such as Cabernet and Merlot in Languedoc-Roussilon, according to the region’s leading producer Les Jamelles. Read More
Olivier Halley, the scion of the illustrious Halley family and owner of two Burgundy estates, reveals the wine that he most longs for, drinking which, as he describes would be like "seeing dinosaurs alive again". Read More
Reeze Choi, an accomplished Hong Kong sommelier, reveals the most tedious part about being a sommelier, why he refuses to buy a wine fridge for environmental reasons. Most importantly, the quick-witted sommelier might have found a more economical and perhaps more sodden solution to build President Trump's Wall. Read More
Dynasty Fine Wines, the embattled Chinese winery, has resumed trading in Hong Kong on July 29 after more than six years of stock suspension, following investigations of falsifying records and selling spoiled wines in 2013. Read More
We talked to Emilien Boutillat, the newly appointed Chef de Cave at Champagne Piper-Heidsieck about his pet peeves about wine, his non-alcohol-soaked passion on improv theatre and the wine he would drink for the rest of his life. Read More