Contact person: Mr Thomas Sauzet. Tel: 39-45-6832011 ... 3G-C37. Contact person: Ms Daria Kotsur .... Email: marketing@b
HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair 2012 Interesting Products High Resolution Photo Download: http://filesharing.tdc.org.hk/hktdc/download.php?fid=_phpzhWngT Exhibitor and Product Old World Wine exhibitors
Highlights
The Allegrini family has started its wine business since the 16th century. Allegrini is reputed to produce quality Valpolicella Classico using the grapes grown locally. It has been designated a “Star” winery by Gambero Rosso, Italy’s most important wine publication. This rare honor is given to a select few of Italy's top producers and recognizes them for consistently producing outstanding wines across many vintages.
Exhibitor: Corte Giara srl Allegrini Country: Italy Product’s name: Amarone Classico Booth No.: 3G-B02 Contact person: Mr Thomas Sauzet Tel: 39-45-6832011 Email:
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ASPI Winery & Vineyards from Azerbaijan is joining the Wine Fair the first time, and will showcase their local wines. Historians say wine-making in Azerbaijan dates back to 2000B.C. Azerbaijani wines produced back then were thick and sweet as honey. People had to dilute it before drinking. ASPI Winery & Vineyards blend traditional wine making techniques with modern technology and vines imported from Europe to produce distinctive and delightful wines. Exhibitor: ASPI Winery & Vineyards Country: Azerbaijan Product’s name: Limited Release Booth No.: 3F-B25 Contact person: Mr. Jahid Seyidaliyev Tel: 994-50-5951130 Email:
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Abrau-Durso Winery is the oldest sparkling wine producer in Russia. The winery was developed in 1870 by the decree of Emperor Alexander II and specialised in making sparkling wine. The wine was later used to serve the Russian Imperial Court in the 19th century. In 1896, Prince Lev Golitsyn, the godfather of modern Russian winemaking, came in with French specialists to make sparkling wines according to the classic méthode champenoise. Some of the classic wines are aged at least three years.
Exhibitor: Abrau-Durso Country: Russia Product’s name: Abrau-Durso Cuvée Alexander II Booth No.: 3G-C37 Contact person: Ms Daria Kotsur Tel: 7-495-9333333 (ext.2321) Email:
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Château Pape Clement is the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux. Its wine is rated by Robert Parker as one of the greatest in Bordeaux. It was presented to Pope John Paul II and served in the dinner hosted by former French president Jacques René Chirac and President Vladimir Putin of Russia in 2003. Château Pape Clement belongs to Wine Tycoon Bernard Magrez who is one of the most significant figures in the wine industry and regarded as the pioneer in Bordeaux wine industry by Decanter magazine. His wine empire covers Argentina , Chile, Japan, Morocco, Spain, Portugal and Uruguay and California in the US with over 40 wine estates.
Exhibitor: Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles Country: France Product’s name: Château Pape Clement Booth No.: 3F-D29 Contact person: Mr. Jean Philippe Guillot Tel: 33-06-89-308231 Email:
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XLV is an exclusive private label created by Xavier-Louis Vuitton, eldest member the fifth generation of the Vuitton Dynasty. Some of XLV finest wines are produced in Pauillac, arguably Bordeaux’s most prestigious wine producing region in Gironde Estuary. The appellation has the greatest concentration of first growths in the Médoc. There are 18 Grand Crus Classés within Pauillac’s borders which account for 80%of the area’s total production.
Exhibitor: Cuvee XLV French Wine Limited Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: PAUILLAC Booth No.: 3D-B18 Contact person: Mr. Tomy Wong Tel: 852-23698080 Email:
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Georgian Valleys Corporation Ltd showcases Jani Red Wine which demonstrates Georgians’ bold personality. Jani Red Wine has a horn-shape ceramic bottle, as Georgians toast with real bull horns filled with wine during celebrations such as weddings and New Year. They finish the wine in it before setting the horn down. Jani’s bottle is specially designed with a small horn-shape cup at the top which shows a unique Georgian style and make sure a cup is always ready for “cheers”!
Exhibitor: Georgian Valleys Corporation Ltd Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: Jani Red Wine Booth No.: 3CON-041 Contact person: Ms Connie Tel: 852-22058080 Email:
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Merit Wine Boutique presents the world’s largest bottle of Armand De Brignac Champagn. It weighs 45kg and its volume is equivalent to 40 regular-size (750ml) champagn bottles. The Cattier family, which owns Armand De Brignac, has been producing champagn since 1763. The champagn has earned international acclaim from the world’s top wine critics; in Parker’s Guide of Fine Wines, it is rated “excellent”.
Exhibitor: Merit Wine Boutique Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: Armand De Brignac Booth No.: 3E-A08 Contact person: Miss Christabel Yung Tel: 852-25285025 Email:
[email protected] New World Wine exhibitors Multi-award winning wine producer McGuigan Wines, owned by Australian Vintage Ltd (AVL), has been hailed as the “World’s Best Winemaker” for the second time in three years by the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition in London. McGuigan Wines has already received the same award back in 2009. Established in 1992, Australian Vintage Ltd (AVL) is the second largest vineyard operator in Australia with over 2,700 hectares across the key winemaking regions.
Exhibitor: Australian Vintage Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: McGuigan Black Label Booth No.: 3C-D17 Contact person: Mr. Nick Yap Tel: 61-434-4344 72081 Email:
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Australia’s oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines can be found at Brothers in Arms Vineyards in Langhorne Creek. The vineyards date back to 1891 when two acres of Cabernet Sauvignon were first planted. Today, the vineyards have grown to 300 acres. These original vines continue to thrive and yield wines inspired by history.
Exhibitor: Brothers In Arms Vineyards Country: Australia Product’s name: Brothers in Arms Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Booth No.: 3C-D14 Contact person: James Hall Tel: 61-8-85373182 Email:
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The establishment of New Zealand’s Family of Twelve reflects true family spirit – when twelve individual wineries from New Zealand bond together in the pursuit of presenting the best New Zealand wines to the world. Family of Twelve is a fraternity of 12 of New Zealand’s most successful and enduring artisanal private winemakers – old and young ones, the ones with the experience of years and the ones with energies and enthusiasms of youth. The 12 wineries comprise Ata Rangi, Craggy Range, Felton Road, Fromm, Kumeu River, Lawson’s Dry Hills, the Millton Vineyard, Nautilus Estate, Neudorf, Palliser Estate, Pegasus Bay and Villa Maria. Exhibitor: New Zealand's Family of Twelve Region: Hong Kong Booth No.: 3G-F22 Contact person: Clive Weston Tel: 64-09-5315248 Email:
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SPIRITS/LIQUOR AND OTHERS BG Spirits S.A. de C.V. from Mexico presents Dulce Vida Organic Tequila which is the only 100% organic tequila in the world. Its organic agave is from the Pacific coastal highland near Tepic, Nayarit. With the organic highland agave as inspiration, Dulce Vida sets out to produce the purest example of tequila the way it was meant to be, no water added and carefully distilled in small batches.
Exhibitor: BG Spirits S.A. de C.V. Country: Mexico Product’s name: Dulce Vida Organic Tequila Booth No.: 3F-A28 Contact person: Mr. Miguel Angel Vargas Tel: 52-333-6489901 Email:
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Since 1755, Corralejo Tequila has refined their distillation methods to make the best tequila using only 100% blue agave. The spirit is fermented using the 400 year-old "Charentais" method of distillation which has been perfected by the French in distilling cognac. The spirits has won Double Gold Medal Winner at the San Francisco World Spirits in 2007. Miss Mexico Elisa Nájera Gualito is invited by Branded Spirits Ltd to promote the spirits.
Exhibitor: Branded Spirits Ltd. Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: Tequila Corralejo Booth No.: 3D-C02 Contact person: Ms. Lily Liu Tel: 852-2865 3883 Email:
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Chapel Down vineyard from the UK presents Curious Brew, gold medal winner in Lager category of the International Beer Challenge 2012. Curious Brew takes classic wine-making technique of longer maturation. The lager is also re-fermented with Champagne yeast. The result is a lovely beer which has a sparkling zing that makes it refreshing, satisfying and a lovely halfway house between beer and a sparkling wine.
Exhibitor: Chapel Down plc Country: UK Product’s name: Curious Brew Booth No.: 3G-F14 Contact person: Mr Frazer Thompson Tel: 44-1580-763033 Email:
[email protected] Japan’s top winemaker, Master Nouguchi, created Jyokigen Daiginjo [Gold Medal] from home-grown Yamada Nishiki. This exclusive Jyokigen won the National New Sake Awards Gold Medal for the 4th consecutive year. A limited quantity is produced to ensure the best quality. Only 40 bottles are available in Hong Kong for sale.
Exhibitor: Hing Lung Food Place Limited Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: Daiginjo 常歡呼大吟釀金賞酒 Booth No.: 3D-A06 Contact person: Ms. Serene Pak Tel: 852-25415072 Email:
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Kuromatsu-Hakushika has over 300 years of wine-making history, and is known as the most prestigious sake brand. Nikken's Japanese Food Co Ltd showcases Rokkonen, which has received gold awards from the internationally recognised “Monde Selection” for 3 consecutive years from 2007-2009. The sake is bottled in an elegant Begium branded crystal glassware that results unprecedented brilliance.
Exhibitor: Nikken's Japanese Food Co Ltd Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: 超特撰黒松白鹿六光年 純米大吟醸 Booth No.: 3F-A33 Contact person: Ms. Lai-Sze Chow Tel: 852-2568 8118 Email:
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Brandy made in Hong Kong is so rare, but Hong Kong exhibitor Portrait Winery Co. Ltd has made Hong Kong proud with its production of award-winning brandy. Poire Royal Brandy which won a silver medal at the China Wine Awards – Spirits category is made of cold-fermenting the rarest aromatic Oregon Bartlett pears; the intense flavours and fragrance is extracted by applying the traditional techniques used in the 18th century Europe. It is then slowly distilled twice before aging in barrels.
Exhibitor: Portrait Winery Co. Ltd. Region: Hong Kong Product’s name: Poire Royale Brandy Booth No.: 3E-A27 Contact person: Ms Jackie Scott Tel: 852-25268858 Email:
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In dedication to the 20th century, Georgian exhibitor, JSC Sarajishvili produced a special edition of brandy – a “liquid time capsule” blending spirits from, among 17 years in the last century, as old as 1893 and 1905. The 120-year old brandy was created in celebration of the company’s 155th anniversary and only 155 bottles were produced. The precious brandy costs six figures per bottle.
Exhibitor: JSC Sarajishvili Country: Georgia Product’s name: Sarajishvili 20th Century brandy Booth No.: 3CON-039 Contact person: Mr George Sharvashidze Tel: 995-32-2554444 (ext. 113) Email:
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