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Pairing wine with Asian food? Yes, it can be done

Any old guzzler can trot out a bottle of industrial-grade red to go with a plate of cheese and crackers and have a decent chance of impressing the dinner guests. But what happens when you need to pair a wine with the robust flavors o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Asia's biggest wine expo opens

HONG KONG: Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair opened in Hong Kong on Tuesday, giving the world's top producers from France to Argentina a chance to tap the booming but still relatively new Chinese market. Organisers of the [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Asia's largest wine fair kicks off in Hong Kong

Asia's largest wine fair kicked off in Hong Kong Thursday, attracting nearly 1,000 wine producers from around the world as the southern Chinese city cements its position as a key international wine hub. The Hong Kong International Wi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Bordeaux hoofs it into Asia

AT CHATEAU Latour in Pauillac, horses plough the vineyards just as they did in the 14th century, when vines were first grown on the estate. But this is a recent return to tradition at Latour, one of the five renowned ''Premier Gra [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Auction houses look to please Asian wine investors

There will also be sales in New York, London, Paris, Geneva and Chicago, but the Asian auctions will set the tone. "The wine market overall has remained pretty strong," said Sotheby's Jamie Ritchie. "The largest buying [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Wine for Asia

Model Monique Freidanck poses with a variety of wine bottles displayed for the upcoming tasting competition at the Wine for Asia show in Singapore.

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Wine and Asian Food: A Problem Solved

The other evening I conducted a culinary experiment, an attempt to replicate a dish I had encountered in one of those Asian-fusion restaurants that are so trendy at the moment. It was a simple piece of Chilean sea bass cooked in soy-sauce [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Asian demand grows for Australian wine

Asia had a thirst for Australian wine in 2008, with an industry report on Thursday naming China, Hong Kong and Japan among its top-five growth markets in an otherwise dismal year.Low-yield harvests and a strong Australian dollar placed enor [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Fine wines under the hammer in Hong Kong as Asia glugs away

Hong Kong was set on Thursday to hold its first wine auction since it scrapped duty on the tipple, the latest sign of how Asia's growing thirst for fine vintages is powering the global industry. International auction house Bonhams will hos [...]