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Part one of this report gave an overview of the Hong Kong wine market. This part takes a closer look at what the duty cut really means in turning the city into a fine wine hub. The... |
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On 27 Feb this year, duty rates on all alcohol except spirits were abolished in Hong Kong in a move intended to establish the city as a fine wine hub to rival the likes of London and New York... |
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I have just posted well over 100 tasting notes on the 2006 bordeaux, but of course there is very much more to Bordeaux than the latest vintage to be bottled. Unusually, the current... |
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It will be fascinating to see what sort of prices are fetched by the super-starry lots in two major fine wine sales to be held in Hong Kong this month. The first is to be held on... |
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This year’s Restaurant Show at Earl’s Court in London contained one unexpected gem. Past the stands displaying the latest in vast washing up machines, gleaming ovens and software packages to... |
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The Argentine wine scene continues to be affected by the arrival of new Chilean investors who have so far invested in areas such as Luján de Cuyo, La Consulta, Perdriel and Agrelo. Based on... |
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Oh dear, oh dear. The newspapers are full of the terrible problem of tainted powdered milk in China which has left thousands of babies in China in hospital. Now it is being rumoured that a... |
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From £10.95 and $30. Find this wine . This is one of the most impressive and enjoyable Carmenères I have tasted for a very long time. It’s in De Martino’s single vineyard... |
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Altaya 2804 Bank of America Tower 12 Harcourt Road Central, Hong Kong tel +852 2523 1945 www.altayawines.com armit HK Level 30 Bank of... |
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A & B Vintners Little Tawsden Spout Lane Brenchley Kent TN12 7AS tel +44 (0)1892 724977 fax +44 (0)1892 722673 info@abvintners.co.uk... |
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Like many Chinese vine growers, Japan’s wine producers have to cope with summer monsoons. In some cases bunches may even be individually protected from the rain, such is the level of care... |
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List of maps by country France Burgundy Côte d’Or: The Quality Factor Beaune town plan Côte de Beaune: Santenay Côte de Beaune: Meursault Côte de Beaune:... |
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Today is the day that a score or two of very hardworking wine students around the globe have been chewing their nails and checking their mail anxiously for it's the day that the Institute of... |
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Almost incredibly, China is now the world’s sixth most important producer of wine and fourth most important grower of grapevines. Quality is still extremely variable, with Chinese wine... |
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Ken Murchison visits Grace Vineyard, one of China's most reputable wine producers in Shanxi province south west of Beijing, far more famous for coal than wine, leaving his Portree wine operation... |
