Hong Kong, May 15th 2013 — Vinitaly International, the ambassador of Italian wine and Zachys Asia present the first edition of “Hong Kong’s Finest Italian Wine Auction” on May 25th at JW Marriott Hotel in an event that is exciting Asian collectors and industry professionals alike. As Hong Kong surpassed New York and London as the world’s largest wine market last month, and the prices for Bordeaux dropped, the time is right for Italian wines to be on offer at an auction market that was worth US$22.6 million or HK$175 million in the first quarter of 2013, with an the average price per lot of US$4,095 or HK$31,783 (Source: Wine Spectator).
Vinophiles will be able to snap up rare wine gems at the second day of the two day event that are often for the very first time on the market in Asia. The auction list features stellar wine collectables with great provenance and condition coming directly from the cellars of Marchesi Antinori, Tentuta San Guido – Sassicaia, the late Franco Biondi Santi, Marchesi di Frescobaldi, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, Marchesi Di Barolo, Cantina Argiano, European winery of 2013 Arnaldo Caprai, Poderi Luigi Einaudi, Masciarelli, Carpineto, Castello Di Ama, Tenuta Di Biserno, Tenuta Borgogno, Livio Felluga, Fèlsina, Allegrini Estates, Castello Banfi, Ferrari F.lli Lunelli, Poderi Einaudi, and Zenato.
INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND PLACE BIDS IN VARIOUS WAYS:
The complete set of forms and catalogue can be found here:
Bid Live in Person: You can pre-register and reserve a place by filling out and sending in the Pre-Registration Bidder form to auction@zachys.com, or simply come to the auction and register when you arrive.
Bid Live Online: Go to the Zachys website, click on “Bid Real Time”, and request to bid live.
Telephone Bid: Bid live over the phone by calling 914-448-3026 or emailing auction@zachys.com prior to the auction.
Absentee Bid: Absentee Bid forms can be found at Zachys. Fax completed form to 914-206-4544 or scan and email it to auction@zachys.com. (Absentee Bidding ends May 24th at 12:00 pm)
Online Absentee Bid: Please place your Absentee Bid at Zachys after registering for the auction.
Please consult Buying & Bidding Information as well as Conditions of Sale prior to bidding.