HK’s wine thirst – answers

By Berni | June 9, 2009

HK’s wine thirst

questions

  1. What does Hong Kong not have? vineyards
  2. What does the winery produce? reds, whites and ice wines
  3. What is Hong Kong trying to position itself as? Asia’s wine hub
  4. What measure was taken last year to facilitate this? lifted the tax on wine
  5. Name two reasons given by the 8th Estates Director for the choice of Hong Kong as its Asian location? any two of the following: Hong Kong positioning itself as a global leader, government support for the industry, it being relatively easy to set up a business i Hong Kong or a population that loves wine
  6. How many bottles are produced and what weight of grapes is needed for this? 100,000 bottles and 50 tons of grapes
  7. How many bottles are aged? 40,000
  8. How does the photographer interviewed describe the white wine? light, drinkable and a couple are very good
  9. What does an individual’s choice of wine depend on? one’s palate (individual taste preferences)
  10. How much does Asia (excluding Japan) spend on wine? $7 billion
  11. What percentage of the global market does this represent? 7%
  12. How do we know that the industry is pleased with 20% of annual growth? they are ‘raising a glass’ i.e. celebrating

 

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