Grape Wine Journey

Wine Festival is a good way to explore wines you will seldom buy and be a bit adventurous in tasting wines from different parts of the world.

The Wine Festival at Cyberport ran for 3 days from Oct 25^th.  There were around 20+ companies showcasing their wines. 

The famous British wine merchant Berry Bros was the first one I visited. The bar was named Wine Knowledge Bar; there were 10 wines that you could try.  The sequence was from dry, light, fruity to sweet wines.  It was a mix of red, white, sparkling and sweet wines.  The wine consultants were very knowledgeable and explained the difference in the wine style.

The home grown Hong Kong winery – The Eight Estate Winery were showcasing their first vintage – 2007.  All the grapes were from Washington State of USA.  The first vintage included 5 whites, 3 reds and 3 dessert wines. 

I tasted the 3 reds – Shiraz, Merlot and Heritage. Heritage is the Bordeaux style wine – blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc.  My tasting notes were certainly not exactly the same as their tasting notes.  All three wines had a sweet finish, which their tasting notes described as hint of chocolate finish. 

The Shiraz showed pepper and plum with a hint of vanilla and chocolate at finish.  The Merlot showed red fruit, grass and a sweet finish.  The Heritage showed strong grass, black fruit and a sweet finish.

The winery is open to public on Saturday and you could have a closer look at how they make their wine and also taste their wine.

I went on and tasted wines from Italy, Germany and Greece! Life is good!