The Hong Kong International Spirit and Wine Fair opened yesterday and over
these three days, I intend to visit the fair and expand my vinous horizon. I
had already done some homework and had a quick scan of the exhibitor list. One
of my targets is to try a few of the grapes and countries (+/- regions) I have
never met. Yet the first people I met was from Hong Kong. They had a winery in
Tsuen Wan, where (unlike the Aberdeen operation which ships in juice) they
actually air-freight in grapes at3 deg C and press and ferment on site!! My
interest got me an invite to visit them.
I also spent a lot of time at the Georgian Pavillion. Although I had tasted wines made from Rkitaseli and Saperavi, the other 500+ indigenous grapes are entirely unknown to me. OK, I managed something like a dozen new grapes there, which was all they were exhibiting, but that a very fruitful start. I had tasted around 50 wines, including my first Kosher wine (made from Concord) as well as some honey wines. I'm sure I'll learn quite a bit from this year's fair.
I also spent a lot of time at the Georgian Pavillion. Although I had tasted wines made from Rkitaseli and Saperavi, the other 500+ indigenous grapes are entirely unknown to me. OK, I managed something like a dozen new grapes there, which was all they were exhibiting, but that a very fruitful start. I had tasted around 50 wines, including my first Kosher wine (made from Concord) as well as some honey wines. I'm sure I'll learn quite a bit from this year's fair.
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