Some of the best palates across Asia have started judging thousands of wines in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2016 in Hong Kong.
More than 2,850 wines will be tasted blind and rated against their peers by Decanter’s assembled experts in Hong Kong this week.
The Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2016 (DAWA 2016) is now in its fourth year and entries have risen strongly since the competition was launched.
DAWA 2016 has seen increased interest from China, with 205 Chinese wine entries. That includes 120 entries from Ningxia.
More than 40 judges started blind tasting wines according to region and style on Tuesday 6 September.
The vasts majority of judges are local to the Asia region.
DAWA 2016 chairs include professor Li Demei, a world authority on Chinese wine and DecanterChina columnist.
He is joined by Japan’s Shinya Tasaki, previously named the world’s best sommelier and now president of the international sommeliers’ association.
‘Decanter is delighted to have assembled Asia’s most talented and influential wine experts to judge this year’s Decanter Asia Wine Awards,’ said Decanter MD Sarah Kemp on Tuesday morning.
‘The best tasters from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, India, Malaysia, among others, will taste and discuss the wines with Decanter’s illustrious chairs.’
Also chairing is Decanter consultant editor Steven Spurrier, CH’NG Poh Tiong，Decanter.com columnist Andrew Jefford, Michael Hill-Smith MW and Gerard Basset MW MS.
Kemp added, ‘In its fourth year we have seen double digit growth in entries, a testament to the international wine trade’s trust and value they place on their wines receiving an award from Asia’s top critics at DAWA.’
‘Asian consumers will have the chance to try the wines at numerous promotions this Autumn.’
Other judges who are based in Mainland China are: Dorian Tang, Denis Lin, Ian Dai, David Shoemaker, Julien Boulard, Marcus Ford, Maxime Lu and Simon Hong.
Stay tuned for more information promotions, and for the latest details from DAWA 2016 judging week.
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Translated by Sylvia Wu / 吴嘉溦
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