Back to EventHomeFollow Us Credit Agricole Holiday Party (December 2021) A fun evening to kickstart the holiday season for this amazing corporate team. Three rounds of blind tasting between the French and the Italian. Blanc vs. Bianco. Rosé vs. Rosato. Rouge vs. Rosso. Some think they like French wines, but it’s actually Italian they’re drinking!…

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Back to EventHomeFollow Us Deditus Barolo Tasting (November 2021) What a privilege to taste the newly-released 2017 Barolo by 8 iconic family wineries in Piemonte! A stellar wine list from Prunotto, Pio Cesare, Gagliardo, Sandrone, Cordero di Montezemolo, Azelia, Chiarlo, and Einaudi. Need we say more? At the zoom tasting, each producer shared their story and passion in winemaking, and…

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Back to EventHomeFollow Us Mastering the Indigenous Grapes of Italy A members-only event for The American Club Hong Kong, our Italian Wine Ambassador Alice Wong will be leading an in-depth study to compare 6 classic wines from 4 Northern Italian wine regions and discuss their terroir and investment value. © 2025 Vinetude – All Right…

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Back to EventHomeFollow Us Mastering the Indigenous Grapes of Italy On October 24 2019, our VIA Certified Italian Wine Ambassador Alice Wong took a deep dive with wine enthusiasts to explore Italian Indigenous Grapes at The American Club Hong Kong.   At the sold-out event, we studied the fundamentals of native grapes and tasted 8 fantastic examples…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us THE OTHER GERMAN GRAPES A long overdue report on Riesling Weeks Hong Kong 2019, but better to be late than never. Being a zealous German Riesling fan, I have to confess that I had always turned my head away from the other German grapes.  Five years ago, I visited a winery…

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Back to EventHomeFollow Us Alto Adige – Alpine wines with mediterranean charm. Explore the diversity & Quality of italian Wines at their Peak. © 2025 Vinetude – All Right Reserved

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us THE NERELLO DUO When three of my fellow WSET Diploma classmates coincidently all brought Etna Rossos to a recent dinner, it was no surprise to me.  Etna Rosso has been the “it-wine” of Italy for quite a few years now.  Etna, unlike many other wine regions with volcanic soils, is still…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us An Inspiring Lecture by My Most Beloved MW, Jancis Robinson I attended an inspiring lecture by MW, Jancis Robinson at Tai Kwun on the 4th of Nov. This was organized by the  Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Another Hong Kong based MW, Jeannie Cho Lee was invited as a Mediator. Indeed,…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé. A friend in France shared with me a twitter about Beaujolais Nouveau, which basically said it was only a successful joke, and Lyonnais would not drink this. Which reminded me… yes! it is Beaujolais Nouveau time now! Love it or hate it, but no one can…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us TEMPRANILLO VS. TEMPRANILLO (Part II: Ribera del Duero y Toro) Traveling approximately 200 km southwest from Rioja would take you to Valladolid, the main city for the Duero Valley.  As a reference point, Ribera del Duero DO is about 40 km east of Valladolid, while Toro DO is approximately 90 km…

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