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Madison Fine Wine Auctions Hong Kong: Diverse Selection of Rare Wines and Spirits
Madison Fine Wine Auction (www.mfwauction.com) hosts its Fall auction on November 2 in Hong Kong, offering 870 lots of fine and rare wine and spirits from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Napa, Italy, Japan and more. The auction will take place at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong with a low value estimate of HK$18,000,000 and high value estimate of HK$24,800,000. In this 2019 Fall auction includes over 100 lots of First Growth Bordeaux, over 30 selections from DRC, as well as 2010 DRC Assortment Case, rare 6L format 1985 Penfolds Grange, 22 lots of Domaine Leroy and a selection of Sine Qua Non, Harlan, Bond and Promontory. MFWA CEO Gabriel Suk said, “We are…
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What We’re Watching: SOMM 3
SAMUEL GOLDWYN PRESENTS the documentary film SOMM 3, sure to stir excitement and conversation with wine lovers around the world. Synopsis: In 1976, Steven Spurrier held the Judgment of Paris, a blind tasting where American wines beat out the classic French wines and put wine on a global platform. Wine critics like Jancis Robinson, one of the most prolific wine writers, started to influence what wine people drank. And then there’s Fred Dame, father of the restaurant wine list and the man that made the sommelier profession what it is today. In SOMM 3, these three legends of the industry sit down in Paris to taste the rarest bottles of…
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Le Clos Lands in Style at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 Arrivals
Le Clos, the award-winning luxury wine and spirits retailer announces the opening of its first outlet in Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3 Arrivals. Centrally located in the Baggage Claim hall next to Belt 7, the new store will offer millions of arriving airport visitors access to an exceptional range of internationally acclaimed vintages and will open with a month of exclusive promotional offers. The new store is the tenth outlet in Le Clos’ estate and will be the first welcome for millions of Emirates passengers arriving in Dubai, offering a taste of luxury and their first opportunity to enjoy an exceptional duty-free experience, from global icons such as Opus One…
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Churchill’s Declares 2016 as a Vintage Port Year
“Natural acidity in a young Vintage Port is the key to longevity. Our decision to declare Churchill’s 2016 Vintage Port has been based on the purity, ripeness and intensity of its fruit flavours, but especially on its excellent natural acidity”. John Graham – Founder and wine maker. Churchill’s announces the decision to declare 2016 as a Vintage Port year. The climatic conditions in 2016 in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior regions were unusual but ultimately beneficial. After a wet winter and an unusually wet and cold Spring, there followed the usual hot Douro Summer culminating in an August heatwave. The heavy rainfall in the late Spring helped to top…
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Japanese Wine Auction House Kaigai Fine Wine Asia Under New Leadership
Kaigai is a Tokyo-based wine auction house and wholesale distributor of rare and fine wines. The company was part of a larger organisation as a wine division since 1964 and became a stand-alone company to focus on the fine and rare wines since 1991. It is one of the leading wine auction house in Japan with an extensive track record as a wine distributor and auction house. The company holds auctions twice per year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall. Kaigai Fine Wine Asia will also be hosting a series of wine dinners and unique experiences for the discerning individual. Kaigai Fine Wine Asia was recently acquired…
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