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Week in pictures: Hong Kong
From Debra Meiburg’s MWM wine school launch party, James Suckling’s Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 tasting to this year’s Rosé Revolution, we brought you the hottest wine events that set the city’s wine trade buzzing.
Debra Meiburg MW hosted a launch party for her long-waited MWM Wine School in Hong Kong’s upcoming Wong Chu Hang area. The school offering WSET courses from Level 1 to Level 3, and aims to “reshape wine education into a total lifestyle experience”. The Master of Wine will serve as dean of the school and it has already recruited 13 experienced educators.
Jocelyn Yot of Champagne Asia proudly presents Cuvee Distinguee Rosé, Champagne de Sousa at this year’s Rosé Revolution organised by The Flying Winemaker, featuring 33 rosé wines from around the world including Champagne, Provence, Rhône, Languedoc-Roussilon, Bordeaux in France and Spain’s Valencia, Portugal’s Alentejo in addition to Italy, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina.
A special VIP corner at Rosé Revolution featured the exclusive rosé wine marketed by Pont des Arts, a collaboration with winery Chêne Bleu and Spanish artist Miquel Barceló, as well as rosé Champagne from Champagne de Sousa and Vilmart & Cie, sponsored by Champagne-Asia. The wine is made from a blend of Grenache and Syrah grown at 500 metres above sea level in Dentelles de Montmirail in Southern France. A 750ml bottle retails for HK$360 in Hong Kong.
Nick Ko, e-Commerce manager at The Flying Winemaker, was spotted behind the booth at Rosé Revolution held in Repulse Bay on Saturday, to promote 15 rosé wines on special offer at The Flying Winemaker’s website. Click here for more information.
James Suckling hosted Bordeaux Confidential En Primeur 2016 event in Hong Kong on 25 & 26 May at Four Season Hotel, attracting more than 1,000 guests. This year, about 200 or so attendees were from Mainland China, many of whom are distributors for COFCO Wine & Wine, the state-owned wine and spirits company. The 2016 vintage in Bordeaux was hailed as “exceptional” by the American wine critic.
James Suckling was honored by the Italian government in Hong Kong with a knighthood as a Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia for his efforts to promote Italian wines in Asia. The wine critic first visited Italy in early 1980s and moved to Tuscany in 1998 while he was still working for Wine Spectator.
Hong Kong’s trade professionals were treated to a selection of fine Santenay wines with different ‘climats’ and expressions during a live broadcast with Jean-Pierre Renard. Located to the south of Beaune, Santenay produces 79% of red wines and 21% of white wines. Its white wine is amicably compared to as ‘Superman’ by Jean-Pierre and its red wine as tennis player Roger federer.