John Kapon, Acker Merrall & Condit
酒 Jiuwine.com met up with Mr. John Kapon, a casual and unassuming fellow who is also the co-owner and President of Acker Merrall & Condit during his visit to Hong Kong for Asia’s largest ever auction of fine wines in Hong Kong this week, betting on Chinese consumers who over […]

Hong Kong’s Glamorous Wine Sale
From Acker Merrall & Condit Asia’s US$8.2M wine auction
Text by Daniel Lim with input from Kenneth Lee.

Picture: The Hong Kong dollar with its city as a destination for wine trade, shines with a string of wine auctions, and events lining up in this year.

Picture: Auction in progress with John Kapon at […]

Inaugural HK wine auction shows Asia wine hub bid
Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:18pm EDT

Above: Bidders take part in a wine auction in Hong Kong April 24, 2008.

Above: A bidder browses a catalogue during a wine auction by Bonhams in Hong Kong April 24, 2008.

Above: A 1988 Cheval Blanc is auctioned during a wine sale by […]

Bonhams: first for Hong Kong
April 25, 2008
Maggie Rosen

Download and view the sales catalogue here or here.
Bonhams has held its first ever wine auction in Hong Kong.
On 24 April, Bonhams sold 246 lots - over 96% - for a total of HK$11,503,597 (£744,392/US$1,474,820), which the London-based auction house said was above its high estimate.
The auction was […]

Bonhams Holds 1st Hong Kong Wine Auction for a Decade in Bunker
By Le-Min Lim
Last Updated: April 22, 2008 20:13 EDT

Above: An undated handout photograph shows Crown Wine Cellars’ Library Cellar in a former World War II bunker in Hong Kong, China, provided to the media on April 22, 2008. Source: Crown Wine Cellars Ltd. […]