The Kowloon Shangri-La is having a showdown between Italy and Australia at a wine dinner tomorrow at Angelini. The four-course event will have three Italian and three Australian wines. The menu includes homemade torcetti pasta with Australian scampi and parsley puree matched with the Planeta Chardonnay 2007 and Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2006, and oven-roasted Australian baby lamb with the Masseto Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri 2005 and Irvin Grand Merlot Eden Valley 1998. The dinner is HK$1,888 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2733 8750 Aspasia at the Luxe Manor in Tsim Sha Tsui will feature the super-Tuscan wines of Mazzei at a dinner on April 28. The five-course meal has dishes of pork chin on red wine risotto with black olives and citrus served with the Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli DOCG 2005, and a main course of Colorado lamb rack with gorgonzola cheese fondue and baby lamb ragout served with the Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi IGT 1999 and 2001. The dinner is HK$928 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 3763 8800 La Brasserie at the Gateway Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui will have a Vins de France wine dinner on April 29. The four-course meal includes duck foie gras terrine with corn bread, paired with the Pineau des Charentes Ruby, and a choice for main course of roasted duck breast with figs and honey sauce or salmon and scallops in sea urchin sauce, served with the Bird Pinot Noir. The dinner is HKK$688 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2113 7925 Also on April 29 is a Tuscan wine dinner at Pepino Cucina Italiana at the Novotel Century Hong Kong in Wan Chai. There's a choice for the main course of Florentine-style beef tripe, pan-fried fillet of sea bass or ricotta cheese and spinach dumplings, paired with the Ferragamo Estate Pian di Nova IGT 2005/2006. The dinner is HK$598 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2598 4599 Riva at the Park Lane hotel in Causeway Bay is serving white asparagus until May 3. The five-course menu includes a choice for main course of slow-roasted Dutch veal steak with potato gnocchi and white asparagus (left) or pan-fried Norwegian salmon with grilled white asparagus. The dinner is HK$658 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2839 3327 Castello del Vino is offering a free tasting of the Carpeno Malvoti Prosecco di Conegliano Cuvee Brut, Ros? Cuvee Brut and Grappa di Prosecco on April 30 at Tivo in Central. Reservations are required. Bookings: 2555 7431