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For as little as HK$10 a glass, visitors to a food and wine festival in November will be able to sample products from regions as diverse as Bordeaux and California.
It will be among attractions at the Hong Kong Food and Wine Year Spotlight Events to be held from October 30 to November 8.  
The 10-day series of events, organised by the Tourism Board, will start with the city's first large-scale outdoor wine-and-dine event at the West Kowloon Promenade. 
'Visitors will be able to enjoy the nice harbour view while enjoying fine wine and gourmet food' at the three-day event, the board's senior manager for events and promotion, Mason Hung Chung-hing, said. 'There will be music, dancing and multimedia shows every night.' 
Mr Hung said 80 per cent of 140 booths  had  been rented, with wine merchants from more than 10 countries - including France, Italy, the United States, Chile, South Africa and New Zealand.  Award-winning restaurants will also offer fare.  
Admission will be free. Wine enthusiasts will be able to buy a wine pass for HK$150, which includes a souvenir wine glass and up to 12 glasses of wine from any booth. Alternatively, they can  buy HK$10 coupons to redeem for a glass of wine. 
Another two food carnivals will be organised in Lan Kwai Fong and in SoHo  in Central from  November 6 to 8,  with about 110 booths.  
The catering industry is also lending a hand, with  wine appreciation  and cooking classes. Visitors  can also join a wine cellar tour and enjoy free corkage at designated restaurants. 
As it was the board's first such event, Mr Hung said it could not give an estimate of the number of tourists who would come, but Hong Kong's catering industry would get a  boost. 
'Overseas tourists may be wine experts, but they may not know which kind of food goes well with a particular type of wine, while Hongkongers may know local food well but don't know which type of wine to match it with,' he said. 'We hope to help [with this event].' 
He said the 10-day event would involve HK$170 million, with HK$130 million coming from sponsorships and income from tickets.
The main events
Oct 30-Nov 1: Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival
Oct, Nov: Wine buffets at hotels 
Oct 31, Nov 3, 5, 7: Wine cellars tour
Nov 3, 5: Wine appreciation classes 
Nov 4-6: Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair 2009
Nov 4: SoHo Wine Walk 
Nov 6-8: Lan Kwai Fong Carnival 2009 & SoHo Wine and Dine Carnival 
For more details of the events, see: www.discoverhongkong.com/hkfood andwineyear/celebrations/eng/ overview.jsp



Diverse treats on way at wine and food festival