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Wine and Spirits

Wine and Spirits
News and trends in luxury wine and spirits
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Auspicious symbolism is thoughtfully woven throughout The Eight dining room.

Cantonese cuisine gets a contemporary makeover at The Eight in the Grand Lisboa Macau

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Ninetta’s orange carpaccio combines fruit with fish, vinegar with citrus and chilli with dill. Photo: Nicholas Wong

Oranges and anchovies? Ninetta’s unlikely pairing tells the story of Sicily

Fortune Chai at Orchard reimagines the tradition of drinking tea with dim sum in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

How nostalgia inspired Orchard’s Fortune Chai cocktail

Whey imagines the Singaporean classic bah kut teh with its Iberico pork three-ways. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Dish in Focus: Iberico pork three-ways at Whey

Touk provides a slice of Cambodia in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Photo: @toukyvr/Instagram

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat in Vancouver

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Fortune Chai at Orchard reimagines the tradition of drinking tea with dim sum in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Drink in Focus

How nostalgia inspired Orchard’s Fortune Chai cocktail

The city’s yum cha tradition, a bartender’s chai memories and a fortune cookie garnish come together in this silky, spice-tinged Armagnac cocktail.

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South Korea can make good wine - and this producer has the bottles to prove it

China trade

European wine producers seek new markets as China sales dream sours

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French sommelier’s Hong Kong food and drink picks for value and quality

Titouan Jounier, head sommelier at one-Michelin-star Louise, shares his favourite restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and beyond.

Vitello tonnato with slow-cooked veal, tuna sauce and capers at Ninetta, a new Italian restaurant in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood that sommelier Titouan Jounier praises for its quality. Photo: May Tse
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, August 14-16

A vintage market and car parade, a speakeasy offering tea cocktails, and a panda-themed dance musical are among picks this weekend.

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Drink in Focus: Gyokuro Melon Punch at Fello

Shelley Tai’s new bar features a refreshing cocktail that’s anchored by tea and melon, and is designed for clarity, depth and instant appeal.

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How Asia’s 50 Best Bars expanded to 25 cities, from Kathmandu to Hangzhou

Singapore’s early dominance has given way to Bangkok’s lead on the 2026 list, as new hubs shake up the competition thanks to ‘cocktail tourism’.

Barc’s Orangecello merges rum with vanilla, alongside Barc’s housemade orangecello and a creamy foam made from Aylā, a Newari distilled liquor made from rice, grain or millet. Photo: Handout
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Why are drinkers suddenly going crazy for a 300-year-old spirit in Paris?

Chartreuse, an ancient French herbal liqueur made by monks using 130 herbs and aromatics, has become one of Paris’ most fashionable spirits.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, August 7-9

Enjoy a floating gong bath, teach your kids about upcycling, learn to write your name in Egyptian hieroglyphics and more this weekend.

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Top bartender Uno Jang’s ‘Gen Z forward’ Korean drinks offer new experiences

At Singapore’s BOP, Jang is elevating somaek and other classic drinks as he targets adventurous younger drinkers seeking bold new flavours.

Uno Jang, creative director of Singapore’s Jigger & Pony Group and winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award at the World’s 50 Best Bars awards in 2025, is pictured at Mius in Central, Hong Kong. At BOP in Singapore, he is elevating traditional South Korean drinks with “Gen Z forward” creations. Photo: Karma Lo
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‘We were just 2 kids’: how Hong Kong Gen Z pair started Chinese wine business

Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong.

Purple Rain Wine founders Anson Sik (left) and Edson Bichon make a toast. The Gen Z entrepreneurs founded their company to bring Chinese natural wines to drinkers in Hong Kong, and to tell the stories behind the bottles. Photo: Jonathan Wong
US-China trade war

Grape expectations: California winemakers optimistic for China export resurgence

Despite trade tensions and tariffs, California wineries are hopeful that US wine exports to China will recover as trade relations stabilise.

Food and Drinks

Hope & Sesame leads mainland China’s rise on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list

The Guangzhou bar and other venues in Shenzhen, Changsha, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing are driving the country’s booming mixology scene.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, July 31-August 2

Check out an all-night rave with Reggaeton beats, pet puppies on The Peak, catch the latest Spider-Man film and more this weekend.

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DJs Ink and Ballshing play to a crowded dance floor at Boomerang. The club will host a Latin rave on August 1. Photo: Beat Friday
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Drink in Focus: Trinidad Sour at Bar Tincture

Bitters make an unconventional cocktail base – and at Bar Tincture, founder Bone Cheng explains how he makes this balance of flavours work.

Bar Tincture in Hong Kong shines the spotlight on bitters, making them in-house and expressing them through cocktails like the Trinidad Sour. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 30-August 1

From guest shifts by Nico De Soto and Nature Kan to Bar Leone’s fresh summer menu, here’s where to find the best tipples this weekend.

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Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026: Hope & Sesame in China’s Guangzhou takes top spot

The victory marks the first time a mainland Chinese bar has placed at No 1, ending the two-year reign of Hong Kong’s Bar Leone.

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The best guest shifts in Hong Kong and Macau amid Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026

As the top 50 list is unveiled in Macau next Tuesday, rare guest shifts bring the region’s finest mixologists to the Four Seasons’ Argo, Green Room at Upper House and more.

Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 is set to unveil the top 50 list on July 28. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong’s listening bars beat the noise with vinyl vibes

Amid the global vinyl revival, 3 Hong Kong venues are betting that good sound is worth the investment – but what’s the financial reality?

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How Hong Kong’s Ginza-style bars have evolved in the past 20 years

The likes of Bar De Luxe, Bar Anima and Mizunara: The Library are blending diverse traditions with omotenashi and ichigo ichie experiences.

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Drink in Focus: Five Flower Tea at Clan & Company

The bar’s co-founder Dennis Mak hopes the floral, fizzy herbal tea-based cocktail can ‘heal’ drinkers with peace and nostalgia.

Clan & Company’s Five Flower Tea. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 17-19

DarkSide’s new menu honours local craft, The Opposites blends cinema with mixology, and Montana celebrates World Daiquiri Day with playful riffs.

Just 3 Minutes from DarkSide’s new menu, Echoes. Photo: Handout
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Is house wine good? Experts uncork the truth and reveal what to look for

A sommelier and a wine educator share why house wine can be the best-value, freshest choice at restaurants and some drawbacks to be aware of.

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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 9-11

67 on Hollywood offers a taste of members-only wines, Orchard’s latest libations let fruit spirits shine, and Coffeelin in Fortress Hill unveils a new cocktail menu.

Jewellery

Q&A | Pacharee founder Sophie Schuemers-Rogers’ ultimate guide to Bangkok

The jewellery designer – who also has a second label, Khong – reveals her must-visit spots in Thailand’s vibrant capital.

Jewellery designer Sophie Schuemers-Rogers of Pacharee offers her take on the best places to stay, eat, drink and shop in Bangkok. Photo: Handout
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Drink in Focus: Broth & Soul at Argo

Argo’s bartender Wesley Lui and Big JJ founder Peter Pang collaborated on a cocktail that captures the essence of hotpot, inspired by comforting tomato and potato soup.

Broth & Soul cocktail at Argo in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 3-5

Three bars celebrate Two Moons’ new Ginger Gin, a new venue brings live jazz to the heart of Central, plus summer cocktails at Avoca.

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How traditional Chinese medicine found its way onto fine-dining and bar menus

At Man Ho Chinese Restaurant, Table by Sandy Keung and Clan & Co, chefs and bartenders are leaning into ancient wisdom and giving TCM a tasty makeover.

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