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Tuesday 21 May 2013

Hong Kong

Rare Italian wines to be auctioned in HK

Vinitaly International and US auction house Zachys are to host an auction in Hong Kong dedicated to Italian wines later this month.

Thursday, May 16th, 2013 No Comments »

Christie’s launches agency to help Chinese buy wineries

Christie’s is capitalising on the thirst for wealthy Chinese consumers to buy wineries by opening the world’s first estate agency for would-be vineyard buyers.

Monday, May 13th, 2013 No Comments »

Top 10 Hong Kong private kitchens

They have been a feature of Hong Kong dining since the 1990s, and many private kitchens have proved so popular they have gone mainstream.

Friday, May 10th, 2013 No Comments »

Hong Kong’s homage to Catalunya

Hong Kong is next in line to be imbued with the spirit of El Bulli, the Catalan-inspired Catalunya makes its (soft) landing.

Friday, May 10th, 2013 No Comments »

Chinese investors pounce on Aussie winery

Australian winery Bleasdale at Langhorne Creek has been partially bought by Australian and Chinese investors.

Thursday, May 9th, 2013 No Comments »

Old Scotch and Bordeaux at Bonhams auction

Rare Scotch and Cognac will take pride of place alongside the fine wines at Bonhams next Hong Kong auction.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 No Comments »

DRC boosts El Bulli auction to $2.7m

Four bottles of DRC, which went under the hammer for $52k this weekend, have helped to boost sales at the Sotheby’s El Bulli auction to a total of $2.7m.

Monday, April 29th, 2013 No Comments »

Hong Kong’s top 10 cocktails

Hong Kong may have an illustrious bar scene, but it lacks a defining cocktail, although there is plenty of scope for one and here are the best contenders.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 No Comments »

China turning its back on top Bordeaux

While the 2012 vintage in Bordeaux has been hailed a “pleasant surprise”, there is expected to be low demand for the wines from China this year.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 No Comments »

El Bulli sale makes HK$14.1m

The first part of Sotheby’s sale of the El Bulli cellar was 100% sold in Hong Kong yesterday.

Thursday, April 4th, 2013 No Comments »

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