Hong Kong and Asia in pictures

Sotheby’s opened a new wine store at its headquarters in Pacific Place last week – the launch party only slightly delayed thanks to Typhoon Kalmaegi which hit Hong Kong on the Tuesday.

Wine Australia reported the best ever turn out for its annual tasting in Japan. A total of 463 guests tasted 300 wines from 48 producers.

A seminar at the tasting on how to engage the on- and off-trades with Australian wine was well attended, with a full room and another 150 people tuning in via webcam.

Hong Kong merchant Ginsberg+Chan has moved to new offices in Central. The new space includes a shop front (above) and a nifty terrace for a more convivial meeting/tasting space (below).

At the opening party for the new offices, guests could test their tasting skills in a blind tasting from a six-litre bottle held here by co-founder Jason Ginsberg. db had a go and, having narrowed it down to a 1980s Pauillac, plumped for a 1988 Pichon Baron for want of any other bright ideas. It turned out to be a 1982 Duhart Milon – never mind, close enough.

Having announced the opening of his first Asian venue, Bread Street Kitchen near the beginning of the month, Gordon Ramsay himself landed in town to hold a press conference alongside (l-r) head chef, Gilles Bosquet, managing director of the Gordon Ramsay Group, Stuart Gillies, Gordon Ramsay and Sandeep Sekhri, the managing director of Dining Concepts. At the press conference, as well as snapping his interviewers (below), Ramsay revealed his excitement about the project and future plans to open another venue in Macau.

Interior shots of the Hong Kong Bread Street Kitchen.