Hong Kong Worldwide Wine & Spirits Honest opens subsequent month

– Over 600 exhibitors from 20 nations and areas, Mainland China participation up by 60% year-on-year

– Showcasing the world’s best wines and spirits, together with Chinese language wines and baijiu, Japanese sake and shochu, vodka, brandy, and extra

– Inaugural Sommelier’s Picks will interact famend sommeliers to characteristic their favorite wine lists to trade professionals and the general public

HONG KONG, Oct 21, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – The sixteenth HKTDC Hong Kong Worldwide Wine & Spirits Honest can be held on 7-9 November on the Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), showcasing wonderful wines and spirits from world wide, together with associated services and products to commerce guests and patrons.

With Hong Kong decreasing the liquor responsibility price, as introduced through the Coverage Deal with final week, to advertise liquor commerce and increase the event of excessive value-added industries, the Wine & Spirits Honest will allow the trade to grab alternatives introduced by this measure.

Sophia Chong, Deputy Govt Director of the Hong Kong Commerce Growth Council (HKTDC), mentioned: “To cater to shoppers’ extra subtle and numerous appreciation for wines, this yr’s Wine & Spirits Honest provides a various vary of wines and spirits from world wide to boost the tasting expertise and promote data of wine by a collection of particular occasions. The marketplace for Chinese language baijiu and wine is flourishing, particularly following the latest proposal by the Hong Kong SAR Authorities to scale back taxes for high-end liquor. This yr’s Honest brings collectively greater than 600 exhibitors, with a notable improve in these showcasing Chinese language baijiu and spirits world wide. Total, participation from Mainland China has elevated by 60% by scale in comparison with the earlier yr. The HKTDC is actively recruiting extra patrons to participate within the Honest, additional selling Hong Kong as a regional buying and selling hub for wine and spirits.”

This yr’s Honest will convey collectively greater than 600 exhibitors from 20 nations and areas. Along with exhibitors from Hong Kong and the Mainland China, there are abroad exhibitors from all around the world, together with these from Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Eire, Italy, Poland, and the UK from Europe.

Exhibitors from the Americas included Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mexico and america. Australia, Japan and the Philippines make up the Asia-Pacific illustration, whereas South Africa will take part for the primary time.

A world showcase for beautiful wines and spirits

The Wine & Spirits Honest will characteristic a various vary of alcoholic drinks, together with old-world and new-world wines, Chinese language wines, Japanese sake in addition to spirits from world wide, together with Chinese language baijiu, Japan’s shochu, vodka and brandy. A wide range of whiskies may also be showcased in each the Eire and Japan pavilions.

Exhibited drinks embrace:

– Azienda Agricola Sciara 760 Metri Etna Rosso, making its truthful debut, crafted by Stef Yim, Hong Kong’s first winemaker to arrange a vineyard and vineyards at Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. The vitamins from the volcanic mud and the high-altitude setting give this purple wine its particular aroma and flavour;

– Zhenjiu, Chinese language Baijiu from Guizhou in Mainland China, a high-end sauce aroma aijiu. Its wealthy and full physique with a fancy layering of spice and fermented bean flavors leaves a long-lasting aftertaste;

– Fenjiu from Shanxi, conventional Chinese language liquor crafted primarily from sorghum, which epitomises the sunshine aroma type of baijiu with its crystal-clear look and a pleasant aroma;

– Clonakilty Single Pot Nonetheless Irish Whiskey, winner of two world awards, triple-distilled and matured on the Atlantic shoreline in Clonakilty, Eire. It presents flavours of candy vanilla, toffee apple, salted caramel and wooden spices, with a darkish chocolate and orange end;

– Wabi Sabi Gin, developed by Japan’s pioneering feminine spirits entrepreneur Wakae. This gin options 13 botanicals, together with Japanese citrus herbs and roses from Shimane Prefecture, creating layered flavours and a protracted end;

– Ukishiro Sakitama Kodaishu 20 years aged by Yokota Sake Brewery, which has received 22 gold medals within the Annual Japan Sake Awards;

– Vinette Premium Canned Wines, a distinguished South African model and gold medalist within the Gilbert & Gaillard Worldwide Problem, famend for crafting premium desk wines in progressive aluminium cans.

The Wine & Spirits Honest additionally options the Associates of Wine zone, which showcases a wide range of connoisseur meals designed to enrich the wines. Some exhibitors, equivalent to Asia Wine Service & Training Centre (AWSEC), may also introduce their providers that promote the trade’s all-round growth.

A number of occasions discover market traits

Conferences, tasting classes and seminars hosted by world-class Masters of Wine, sommeliers and trade professionals, will analyse traits in varied markets, whereas providing attendees a possibility to pattern wonderful wines from world wide.

The inaugural Sommelier’s Picks will interact three famend sommeliers, Arnaud Bardary MS, Carlito Chiu and Reeze Choi, second runner-up of ASI Finest Sommelier of the World Contest 2023 who will share their favorite wine lists with each trade professionals and the general public.

A wine trade convention can be hosted by Grasp of Wine Debra Meiburg, which can discover consumption traits and preferences of alcoholic drinks amongst Technology Z and millennials. Jennifer Docherty, the primary ethnically Chinese language and Mandarin-speaking Grasp of Wine, will share her experience on blind-tasting wonderful wines, whereas famend wine critic and chief editor Lau Chi Solar will discover scorching matters, such because the outlook for Hong Kong’s spirits market and impression of Hong Kong’s taxation system, in a seminar organised by Wine Now.

Prize presentation ceremonies and competitions on the Honest embrace:

– Cathay Hong Kong Worldwide Wine and Spirit Competitors 2024;
– Washu Awards 2024;
– Hong Kong Finest Spirits Awards 2024;
– WineLuxe’s Hong Kong Prime 10 Wine Pairing Restaurant Awards Presentation Ceremony 2024
– Hong Kong Worldwide Mixology Showdown 2024 – Hong Kong area semi-final and the ultimate of the debut Better Bay Space area contest.

Public Day welcomes wine lovers

On the ultimate day, the Wine Fiesta Zone can be open to public ticket holders to pattern and purchase a spread of wines and spirits, whereas having fun with wine tasting experiences by a wide range of actions.

Each patrons and ticket-holding members of the general public aged 18 or above are welcome. Common tickets are priced at HK$200, with specially-priced tickets at HK$99 obtainable from 23 October through BOOKYAY, CTG, HK01, HKTVMall, HKGO, KKDay, KLOOK, PopTicket, Timable, Journey.com, Lan Kwai Fong Group, Winenow, Wai Shing Wine Worldwide CO., Ltd. and Zicket.

Particular ticket patrons will obtain a Lucaris crystal wine glass and reductions on Hong Kong Airways tickets on a first-come, first-served foundation.

Amongst different highlights, the Public Day will characteristic a seminar on glowing wines hosted by Grasp of Wine Debra Meiburg.

Stef Yim, Hong Kong-born “Volcano Winemaker”, will take to the stage sharing his distinctive brewing journey.

The general public may also hear from three consultants on the profession path of sommeliers.

Representatives from Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) have crafted a particular cocktail “HK & Go well with” for the Honest, that includes ardour fruit and Japanese Akori Gin, amongst different components. This cocktail can be obtainable for buy within the HKTDC x LKF Cocktail Competition contained in the Wine Fiesta Zone.

Related information:

Spirits Commerce in worth phrases	2023		Jan – Aug 2024
Commerce in worth phrases	HK$B	Development %	HK$B	Development %
Complete Exports	49.29	+48.4	36.62	+16.24
Imports	61.02	+54.6	39.86	+2.7

HKTDC Analysis Evaluation and Information – Responsibility Minimize Set to Enhance Hong Kong’s Regional Spirits Hub Prospects:
https://analysis.hktdc.com/en/article/MTgyODQ3ODEwMg

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On the press convention, HKTDC Deputy Govt Director Sophia Chong (centre) introduced that the sixteenth Worldwide Wine & Spirits Honest will convey collectively greater than 600 exhibitors from 20 nations and areas. The HKTDC is actively recruiting extra exhibitors and patrons to participate, additional selling Hong Kong as a regional buying and selling hub for wine and spirits. Jennifer Docherty, Grasp of Wine (left), and Reeze Choi, second runner-up of ASI Finest Sommelier of the World Competitors 2023 (proper), additionally analysed trade traits on the press convention

Sophia Chong, HKTDC Deputy Govt Director (entrance row, fifth proper), Jennifer Docherty, Grasp of Wine (entrance row, fifth left), sommelier Reeze Choi (entrance row, fourth proper) and representatives from consulates and trade organisations attended the sixteenth HKTDC Hong Kong Worldwide Wine & Spirits Honest press convention

This yr’s Honest will convey collectively greater than 600 exhibitors from 20 nations and areas, together with Hong Kong and Mainland China, in addition to abroad exhibitors from world wide, together with Europe, america and the Asia-Pacific area (Picture: Jon Dory Restricted selling whisky from Scotland)

The Wine & Spirits Honest will showcase wonderful wines and spirits from world wide in addition to associated services and products to commerce guests and patrons, selling Hong Kong as a regional buying and selling hub for wine and spirits

Sake Z, an exhibitor on the Wine & Spirits Honest, introduced a kiosk with a wide array of sakes for contributors to attempt

Fenjiu from Shanxi, a standard Chinese language liquor crafted primarily from sorghum, which epitomises the sunshine aroma type of baijiu with its crystal-clear look and pleasant aroma

Ukishiro Sakitama Kodaishu 20 years aged by Yokota Sake Brewery has received 22 gold medals within the Annual Japan Sake Award

Representatives from Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) crafted a particular cocktail for the Wine & Spirits Honest, referred to as HK & Go well with, with notes of ardour fruit and Japanese Akori Gin, amongst different components

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The Hong Kong Commerce Growth Council (HKTDC) is a statutory physique established in 1966 to advertise, help and develop Hong Kong’s commerce. With 50 workplaces globally, together with 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way world funding and enterprise hub. The HKTDC organises worldwide exhibitions, conferences and enterprise missions to create enterprise alternatives for corporations, significantly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), within the mainland and worldwide markets. The HKTDC additionally gives up-to-date market insights and product info through commerce publications, analysis experiences and digital information channels. For extra info, please go to: www.hktdc.com/aboutus.

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