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HK’s wine thirst

"Product of Hong Kong" is new to Asia’s multi-billion dollar wine industry, but The 8th Estate Winery has produced the region’s first vintage.

Puja Bharwani reports.


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  1. What does Hong Kong not have?
  2. What does the winery produce?
  3. What is Hong Kong trying to position itself as?
  4. What measure was taken last year to facilitate this?
  5. Name two reasons given by the 8th Estates Director for the choice of Hong Kong as its Asian location?
  6. How many bottles are produced and what weight of grapes is needed for this?
  7. How many bottles are aged?
  8. How does the photographer interviewed describe the white wine?
  9. What does an individual’s choice of wine depend on?
  10. How much does Asia (excluding Japan) spend on wine?
  11. What percentage of the global market does this represent?
  12. How do we know that the industry is pleased with 20% of annual growth?