Tasting Port Wine and Douro Wine in Hong Kong
I will start this post asking you where in the earth have you seen a video like this. Do you remember? Thank you regular reader of this blog. You are right, it was a couple of months ago and at that time we made a Summer Quevedo Port Wine tasting in Denmark.
This one was made in Hong Kong during a tasting/dinner of Quevedo wines, in the restaurant La Cucina Italiana. As last week took place in Hong Kong the International Wine & Spirit Fair, we decided to set up a tasting for the natives. Nice people. Really lovers of wine as much as Port.
Although HK is quite small, with only 7 million habitants, the wine market is growing very fast, at around 20% yearly for the last 6 or 7 years. France is the main supplier of wines, followed closely by Australia, both representing over 50% of the market. The offer of Portuguese wines is weak, though people seem interested when they taste it. With regards to Port Wine, it is very often to find a bottle in a good restaurant, a bar or a hotel. Taylor is probably the brand I saw more often.
If you did not see the video yet, take a look and enjoy listening to the Hong Kong people pronuncing Quevedo. BTW, it is not easy for them to say the “Que” but they did a very good job!
Oscar
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Comments
Caro Óscar Quevedo,
Parabéns…
Pela dedicação e paixão que tem sempre demonstrado por esta causa do Douro.
Se houvessem mais homens como você, o Douro seria ainda muito “maior”. Continue assim sempre…
António Vicente
Não sabia muito bem como havia de responder aos vossos comentários, André e António. Acho que vou agradecer e convidar-vos a visitarem a nossa adega em S. João da Pesqueira. Ate breve!
Quevedo was founded in 1991 as a family owned business in the heart of the Douro valley, responding to the needs of the generations that preceded the associate founders. These ancestors were passionately dedicated to their vineyards and to the culture that surrounded the production of wine. Consequently, the company was created as a seamless marriage between the initial phase of production and the promotion and selling of their wines. Currently, the estate is comprised of 100 hectares located in the regions of Cima-Corgo and Douro Superior, producing both red and port wines from only the five traditional port grapes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão and Tinta Barroca. 
Oscar, you are a truly showman. Abraço, André