Did you notice a flurry of wine activity in Hong Kong last week? Perhaps your favourite sommelier had a skip in her step, or your go-to wine guy was eager to share his latest discovery. The probable source of their excitement was the biennial Vinexpo Hong Kong – arguably the region’s largest international wine and spirits exhibition for wine professionals.

The three-day event, which is held in alternate years to Vinexpo Bordeaux, brings professionals together with winemakers from 35 countries and is the industry`s window on the wide world of wine trends.

On day one, we had our first taste of Moët Hennessy`s Ao Yun, a red wine produced at its Shangri-La winery in the Himalayas, in a remote northwestern corner of Yunnan province.

Another pleasant surprise was the debut of an exciting, affordable new super wine from Bordeaux, which was unveiled by Bettane & Desseauve.

Newcomers weren`t the only wines featured, though – people were also treated to tastings of 2009`s magnificent French vintage, excellent sweet wines, some stars from Burgundy and Champagne`s great terroirs. I presented my arguments on what makes Portugal a world-class producer of quality table wines, not just its famous fortified wines Port, Madeira and Moscatel; while the Vinexpo Challenge, presented by `Best Sommelier of the World 2016` Jon Arvid Rosengren,also yielded some tongue-tingling results.

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