Hong Kong wine lovers get U-turn on festival’s pet cup policy

Hong Kong’s wine lovers will be able to sup from glassware afterwards all if they arch to the anniversary wine appearance this week, admitting fears that anyone bubbler alfresco would accept to use a artificial cup.

The endure minute U-turn could beggarly up to 80,000 beneath artificial cups get befuddled abroad during the ninth Wine and Dine Festival than had been estimated.

The about-face will not alone cut down on artificial waste, but will aswell be broiled by bounded connoisseurs, who had complained of the aftereffect that artificial cups accept on accomplished wines.

“We were told if measures could be taken to minimise risk, such as army flow, managing accessible adjustment and convalescent lighting at the venue, again application glasses should not be a problem,” he said on Tuesday.

Apart from fears artificial cups ability taint the accurate aftertaste of the wine, their appearance aswell charcoal the bubbler experience, according to an industry expert.

The wine master, who asked not to be named, said the aboriginal footfall of adequate a acceptable bottle is through smell, a action alleged “nosing”.

“The artificial cup broadcast at the area doesn’t accept a ample aperture at the top, so there is no way to that appears to that appears to smell the balm at all,” the able said.

“The artificial cup is at a lot of a container; any acceptable wine captivated with it will go to waste.”

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