Help wanted from wine consumers in HK?

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    Considering supermarkets keep a close eye on sales per metre run and sell through, they sure as hell must be losing millions stocking complete isles of wine then. I would imagine they must sell loads of wine considering what they stock.

    As much space goes to wine as goes to noodles in my local PnS.


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    Quote Originally Posted by moille:
    Thanks for all your suggestions, please keep on adding comments.
    I forgot, are HKers rose wine drinkers?
    I see the wines on offer here are not many at all.
    It makes a lot of sense to drink Rose in HK, but I don't get the impression it is popular. Certainly the selections available are small.

    On the one hand, as pointed out, a lot of people in HK don't drink much wine and/or are not that familiar with wine. On the other hand, Rose has no bragging rights with the folks who like to name drop expensive, famously lauded wines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fm7:
    It makes a lot of sense to drink Rose in HK, but I don't get the impression it is popular. Certainly the selections available are small.

    On the one hand, as pointed out, a lot of people in HK don't drink much wine and/or are not that familiar with wine. On the other hand, Rose has no bragging rights with the folks who like to name drop expensive, famously lauded wines.
    I think rose is slowly making a come back though. Would disagree that it is about name-dropping, but rather about the quality and type of rose. Sweeter (and cheaper) roses are more reminiscent of the 80s but a nice crisp dry rose is very nice. Had a really nice Sancerre rose and also a french Syrah rose, though don't recall the name.

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    Marks and Spencer sell very well-priced decent wines. They have a good range for most tastes.
    I suggest having a look there.
    What I'd like most is a home-brewing shop. Perhaps I should start one.


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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexandraF:
    I think rose is slowly making a come back though. Would disagree that it is about name-dropping, but rather about the quality and type of rose. Sweeter (and cheaper) roses are more reminiscent of the 80s but a nice crisp dry rose is very nice. Had a really nice Sancerre rose and also a french Syrah rose, though don't recall the name.
    I've certainly met quite a few who will not drink Rose on principle. It's not unlike the bias in against non-Chardonannys a decade or more ago.

    Agree though that the marketing of Rose was part of the problem. There have always been good fresh Roses available, but the market was dominated by the nastier types for quite a while.

    Also, (and I may be wrong here), but my impression is that Rose is more popular with younger drinkers (under 40).

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    Fair comment about Rose.
    Growing up in the 60s and 70s the only Rose I was aware of was Mateus Rose - cheap plonk indeed. The wine of the masses was good old Blue Nun, otherwise known as Leaping Frogs Milk.

    How I enjoy our more enlightened times, but I still won't drink rose in the same way ( until I start to eat them ) I still think of noodles as Disgusting Flavour Pot Noodles.