Prep your palate with a crisp sparkling wine. Choose something off the grill to go with the delicate tannins from a vibrant red. See whether the sweets on offer would go better with the lengthy finish of a dessert wine or the leathery aroma of whisky, or both. With over 300 booths to tempt your palate as well as the stunning skyline and live entertainment to distract, making up your mind might just take another round. So as you move on to craft beer, take a saunter around the glamorous waterfront then sit back and soak up the festive ambience while contemplating your next gastronomic stop.
Over 300 stalls are divided into themed areas:
- Country Pavilions – Meet wine dealers from Bordeaux and other regions
- Discovery Zone – Explore the new additions of whisky and craft beer
- Cheering Zone – Celebrate with sparkling wines and champagne
- Wine Expert Zone – Enjoy professional wine selection and services
- Riedel Grand Tasting Pavilion (For Grand Wine Pass bearers only) – Sample premium wines in Riedel’s sculpted glassware
- Tasting Room – Enjoy wine-pairing meals with master chefs by industry experts
- Gourmet Trails – Sample signature dishes from some of Hong Kong’s premier hotels and restaurants
- Best of the Best Corner – Taste winning dishes of the 2015 Best of the Best Culinary Awards, one of Hong Kong’s largest Chinese culinary pageants
- Food booths – Barbecued specialities, scrumptious appetisers and sweet treats
- Main stage – Live music and entertainment
- Alfresco seating – Kick back and relax under the stars
- Learning Corner – Learn more about wine tasting from experts
Info
Date:
22–25 October 2015
Date/Time:
22 October 8–11:30pm
23 October Noon to 11:30pm
24 October Noon to 11:30pm
25 October Noon to 10:00pm
Ticket sales and admission are closed at 11pm from 22–24 October, and at 9:30pm on 25 October.
Admission:
HK$30 per person
Half-price concessionary tickets for seniors 65+ and children aged three to 11 (under threes go free; proof of identity required)
Each admission ticket can only be used by one person to enter the venue once.
Admission fee is waived for advance purchase of wine pass and Tasting Room Programmes before
22 October.
Venue:
Central Harbourfront Event Space, Central, Hong Kong Island (Near Central Piers 9 & 10)
How to get there
MTR Admiralty Station, take Exit A and walk 10 minutes
MTR Central Station, take Exit A and walk 10 minutes
MTR Hong Kong Station, take Exit A2 and walk eight minutes
Take the Star Ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central and walk two minutes
(Information from Hong Kong Tourism Board)