Italian Sommeliers Association

22/11/2025

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗞 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗛𝗨𝗕 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗦?

📍 Singapore, 11th June 2025.

📰 After 17 years, Zachys Wine Auctions – the first major Western wine auction house to establish itself in Hong Kong following the 2008 tax reform – has officially exited the city.

Key facts:
- Zachys launched in 2008, the same year wine duties were abolished.
- It helped shape HK into a global fine wine marketplace.
- On May 9, 2025, the company held its final auction and discontinued local services, including wine storage.

Zachys’ retreat reflects a broader question: 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮? What’s your view?

10/06/2025

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲: 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱

📍 Singapore, 10th June, 2025.

In 2024, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲 output reached 𝟮𝟳𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀.
For the second year in a row, Champagne production is decreasing.

Champagne has always been the wine of celebration, but in recent years, with war, inflation, and global uncertainty, there has been less to celebrate, and perhaps, less desire to open a bottle.

But Champagne has never been just bubbles, it’s history, resilience, and identity. During WWI, 40% of the vineyards were destroyed, yet Champagne recovered and remains a global icon of luxury and celebration.

Do you see this as a pause… or part of a normal cycle?

29/04/2025

𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗶 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗚: 𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟵𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

29/04/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!

27/04/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰?