Wine world: Taste of Nations event
Posted on | November 6, 2007 | 11 Comments
I would have given two thumbs up to Torres for last weekend’s Taste of the Nations, an event in Trader’s Hotel that featured some 150 of the distributor’s wines, but my hands were attached to a glass that brought unlimited refills. Instead, I’ll provide written praise.
I would guess well over 200 people attended and, at 188 kuai per person, received good value for their money. I sampled many of the Italian and Australian brands but, being more of a swallower than a spitter, decided not to try the full range. The crowd included some Torres competitors and regulars from Sequoia’s Friday night wine tasting group.
A few suggestions to those putting on major wine events:
- If a wine is done, why display the bottle? I wanted to try Grace Vineyard’s Chairman’s Reserve but it had run out when I arrived at 2:45 PM (the event ran until 6 PM). The same held for the Champagne. Why taunt me with the bottles when the bubbly is gone?
- Live bands are okay, but they tend to interrupt the conversations of wine lovers who are focused on the vino going in their mouths rather than the music going in their ears.
Anyway, enough whining about the wining. A good event this was and let’s hope the Taste of Nations becomes an annual one.
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November 11th, 2007 @ 9:13 pm
[...] of wines and a buffet for 230 kuai – what more could you ask for? Compare this to Torres’ Taste of the Nations event last weekend: it offered far fewer wines but attracted a lot of attendees, even though it [...]
November 12th, 2007 @ 3:19 pm
[...] of wines and a buffet for 230 kuai – what more could you ask for? Compare this to Torres’ Taste of the Nations event last weekend: it offered far fewer wines but attracted a lot of attendees, even though it was [...]
December 28th, 2007 @ 2:53 am
[...] tasting of more than 100 of its wines… for a mere RMB100 (USD13). Add last month’s Taste of the Nations with 150 wines from Torres China (RMB188 / USD25) and the recent Hilton Food & Wine Experience [...]
February 18th, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
[...] is the most recent portfolio tasting offered at a low price, following on those by Torres in November and Palette in December and earlier this [...]
February 20th, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
[...] is the most recent portfolio tasting offered at a low price, following on those by Torres in November and Palette in December and earlier this [...]
May 29th, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
[...] China’s Taste of Nations, with more than 150 wines (RMB188 / [...]
May 29th, 2008 @ 5:13 pm
[...] China’s Taste of Nations, with more than 150 wines [...]
June 4th, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
[...] good portion of a wine distributor’s portfolio at low cost (see these posts about tastings by Torres, Palette, Palette again, [...]
June 5th, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
[...] a good portion of a wine distributor’s portfolio at low cost (see these posts about tastings by Torres, Palette, Palette again, and [...]
August 27th, 2008 @ 1:30 am
[...] Torres China organized Taste of the Nations last November, Beijing consumers found other local wine distributors lining up a good portion of [...]
September 9th, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
[...] Torres China organized Taste of the Nations last November, Beijing consumers found other local wine distributors lining up a good portion of [...]