SHOW FEATURES >> Wine Tasting Theatre

Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong, Asia Pacific’s first fine dining trade exhibition, has supported Hong Kong’s growing love affair with wine since 2002. The FREE to attend Wine Tasting Sessions have become the stuff of legend, with more visitors attending every year. This year’s programme includes speakers such as: Debra Meiburg (Master of Wine), Simon Tam, Nelson Chow, Peter Kwong, etc.

• Free of Charge. First come first served basis.
• Schedule subject to change

Day 1	7th September (Tue)
12:30	Philosophy of a modern winemaker: Adding value beyond the bottle Edward McDougall (Wine Maker, The 8th Estate Winery, Director/Winemaker UMAMI Wines of Australia) (ENG.)
13:45	"En Primeur" (EP) System Philippe LAQUECHE (Managing Director, YVON MAU, Freixenet Group) (ENG.)
15:00	Wine and Sauces pairing Creash Wong (Beverage Manager/Chief Sommelier at Royal Garden Hotel) (CANT.)
16:15	The Most Popular Red Grape Varieties in the World Peter Kwong, Chief Star Sommelier, Talent State Asia Ltd. (CANT.)
17:30	An introduction and tasting of Japanese Sake from one of the oldest breweries in Japan - YOSHINOGAWA Richard Paine - Managing Director - Fine Vintage Hiromi Paine - Brand Manager - Fine Vintage Hiroyuki Onozawa - Export Marketing Manager - YOSHINOGAWA (JAP. & ENG.)

Day 2	8th September (Wed)
12:30	Award Winning specialist vineyards from New Zealand: Bridge Pa, Richmond Plains and Wooing Tree. Simon Tam (Sommelier/Wine Consultant at the Independent Wine Centre) (ENG.)
13:45	An introduction and tasting of Japanese Sake from one of the oldest breweries in Japan - YOSHINOGAWA Richard Paine - Managing Director - Fine Vintage Hiromi Paine - Brand Manager - Fine Vintage Hiroyuki Onozawa - Export Marketing Manager - YOSHINOGAWA (JAP. & ENG.)
15:00	Let Me Introduce You to Your Tongue Debra Meiburg (Master of Wine) (ENG.)
16:15	The Most Popular White Grape Varieties in the World Peter Kwong, Chief Star Sommelier, Talent State Asia Ltd. (CANT.)
17:30	New Italian regulations pertaining to Prosecco classification Pierluigi Bolla (Chairman of Valdo Spumanti, Valdobbiadene region, Italy) (ENG.)

Day 3	9th September (Thu)
12:30	History & revival of Sagrantino grape variety Marco Caprai (Wine Maker, at Arnaldo Caprai Winery, Montefalco-Umbria, Italy) (ENG.)
13:45	Sparkling Wines of the World - a comparison Ian Symonds (Teacher/Lecturer, wine education at HKU Space and OU LiPace) (ENG.)
15:00	Wine & Chinese Cuisine Nelson Chow (Chairman of HKSA + VP of F&B Development, Miramar Group)
16:15	Wine Sales in Chinese Restaurants Panel from HK Sommelier's Association (HKSA)