Toast this trend: Hong Kong's teaching wine shops

by Payal Uttam

The average Hong Konger is drinking more wine than anyone else in Asia. We consume 4.7 liters a year, according to a survey by International Wine & Spirit Research for Vinexpo. That's more than the Japanese?s 2.4 liter average and Singapore?s 2.1 liters. 

With the growing number of vino aficionados, a new breed of wine shop has cropped up across the city. Breaking away from the mainstream, they are run by true wine geeks on a mission to educate.

Whether it?s through formal classes or touch screen technology, these newcomers are changing the game.

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