Asian Food and Wine: Do they make a pair?
亞洲美食和葡萄酒：這樣做，使他們一對？
German Rieslings, New World Pinot Gris, Italian Pinot Grigio, Fresh Chardonnays, are some of the regular suggestions when we think of what to pair with Sashimi, Sushi, Tempura and more. Or there’s more than pairs that eye?
While wine made from grapes has been a regular staple for […]
China looms as wine growth market
Thursday, 08/05/2008
The United States and the UK aren’t importing as much Australian wine as they used to , but China’s demand is growing.
The latest export statistics from the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation shows the volume of exports fell 8.5 per cent to 730 million litres in the year to […]
Il Conventino
Tuscany, Italy
Above: Dott. Alberto Brini, of II Conventino Tuscan estate posing with a bottle of Rosso di Montepulciano and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva.
Il Conventino is an organic wine estate overseeing some 20 hectares. It was founded in 1988 with a total production of some 8,000 plus cases in production. Today the estate is […]
Daniel Cathiard (Château Smith Haut Lafitte)
Above: (First image): Owner and winemaker Daniel Cathiard posing in front of our lenses. (Below): The poured wines of its Grand Vin, as screened by a lovely collateral postcard.
In the nice ambience of French centric Les Brasseries, 酒 Jiuwine.com spent time with the face behind of one of Pessac-Lèognan finest […]
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 […]
Bankers, Stars Battle Over Wines as Hong Kong Restarts Auctions
By Le-Min Lim
Last Updated: April 25, 2008 02:39 EDT
Jason Boyer, managing director at Cantor Fitzgerald (Hong Kong) Capital Markets Ltd., pulled a matt- black American Express Co. card from his wallet and clinked it against a wine glass.
“Look at this thing, feel the weight of […]
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 […]