Friday 5

6:30pm-7:30pm Cocktail Party: Dinner: 7:30pm-10:30pm. Aussino World Wines presents: Santa Margherita Wine Dinner. Santa Margherita Group is one of the three largest wineries in Italy. Venue: Hutong, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing,No.8 Wangfujing East Street, Beijing. Dress Code: Please Attend in Formal Attire. Inquiry & Reservation: Ms.Yao 64612072-123

Saturday 6

7pm. The Wine Republic presents a Hewiston Winery Dinner @ UCCA, with Dean Hewitson. Hewitson was founded in 1998 by one of South Australia’s most awarded winemakers, Dean Hewitson.  The winery produces world-class wines from old, dry-grown vineyards in South Australia’s premium regions: Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale. 

Address: 798 Art District, No.4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, P.O. Box 8503, Chaoyang District, Beijing, P.R.China, 100015. Cost: 888rmb

Contact: tel: 010-5869 7050,  email: events@thewinerepublic.com

Friday 26

7-10pm. 250RMB per person. Wine n’ Dine with Hand-Pulled Noodle (Lamian) Demonstration  Join us for a Wine n’ Dine dinner that includes a pulled-noodle demonstration with a delicious broth.  Meal includes an eight-course dinner with two free-flow, imported wines. For reservations and inquiries, call 1369.147.4408 or email blacksesamekitchen@gmail.com   www.blacksesamekitchen.com

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Our recent column in The Beijinger looks at the differences between wine tasting v. wine drinking. There’s pleasure to be had from both, but we take a peek at how tasting enhances appreciation (and pleasure!).

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August 26th
8 pm-11pm at Enoteca premises (The Place) 5 sherry wines has been selected from MPC portfolio to be paired with excellent tapas prepared by the Enoteca team. The event will include the following wines:
-Manzanilla La Sanluqueña 2002 (San Lucar de Barrameda)
-Fino Paquiro 2002 (Jerez)
-Caletero Oloroso 1995 (Jerez)
-Cream Laureado 2004 (Jerez)
-Almocaden PX 1973 (Jerez)
TICKETS: RMB 150 (includes 5 sherries and tapas)
TO RESERVE contact v.muedra@mpc2008.com or contact directly Enoteca at enoteca.tomaz@gmail.com

August 26th

7pm-10pm: Wine N’ Dine With Special Guest Speaker, Sandra Huang of the website Savour Asia joins Black Sesame Kitchen to discuss Asian food websites. To accompany the talk, we’re serving a 10 course meal and 2 free flow, imported wines.

RMB 250 per person. For reservations and inquiries, call 1369.147.4408 or email blacksesamekitchen@gmail.com www.blacksesamekitchen.com

August 29th

Aussino World Wines Festival at J.W. Marriott Hotel （No.83 Jianguo Road）in Beijing: Wine Lectures; World Wine Tasting; Taste more than 1000 wines from 200 wineries of 12 countries; and Gala Dinner
Tickets：from 200RMB up. Inquiry & Reservation Tel. 010-64612072 Ex. 123 Contact: Mr. Han

August 29th

Time: 7.30pm

Alsace wine dinner

Venue: Aria restaurant, China World Hotel, No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing

Price: 498 RMB net

Reservations: email to fbreservations.cwh@shangri-la.com or call 6505 3318

In this month, we discuss the do’s and don’ts of how to travel with wine: the best ways of bringing back those precious bottles and suggested strategies. To read a PDF copy, please click here

This month we look at hedonism and wine - pleasure and the fruit of the vine. We sugest several wines that offer sensual enjoyment: those that are easily accessible and others which offer more esoteric pleasures. If you wish to read it, please click here

In this month’s issue, we discuss visiting vineyards: how to get the most out of your visit, how to plan it and some recommended areas. A PDF of the article is available by clicking here.

This month we explore Beijing Restaurant wine lists: outling the best, the latest trends and how to find a bargain. For a PDF of this article please click here.

In harmony with The Beijinger’s green focus this month, our March column ‘Green Matters’ explores the world of organic and biodynamic wines. For a copy of this article, please click here.