Aligote, the "second" white grape of Burgundy was not well known in Hong Kong until recently. Initially the easiest way to find a bottle would be through one of the big wine retailer chains, where they initially carried a Bourgogne Aligote as well as the de Villaine Bouzeron, but both rather intermittently. So it was quite a surprise first to see a local branch of a Japanese wine retailer stocking one such wine from Olivier Leflaive, and then finding another one on someone else's Bin End Clearance.
Why this sudden interest? I have no idea. Of course, the Bin End Clearance meant that the retailer had already been selling this for some while. I also wonder whether, as the Hong Kong wine lovers get to expand their horizons from the classical grape varieties and appellations, they take an interest in the lesser known grapes. It may also be that there are a few producers whose products are of a high enough quality to make the buyers take note and want to try it on their clientelle. How else would you explain, say a Rose d'Anjou made with the obscure Grolleau grape in one of the big two supermarket chains?
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