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American wine auction house Acker Merrall &amp; Condit began 2018 in much the same way it ended 2017 – with a seriously impressive wine inventory and even more impressive sales figures.
<figure id="attachment_32023" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32023" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-32023 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend.jpg" alt="After successful first auction, Acker Merrall &amp; Condit Chairman John Kapon announces HK$208,888 wine weekend" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/After-successful-first-auction-Acker-Merrall-Condit-Chairman-John-Kapon-announces-HK208888-wine-weekend-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32023" class="wp-caption-text">Acker Merrall &amp; Condit Chairman John Kapon on the podium of last weekend&#8217;s Hong Kong auction</figcaption></figure>
The company concluded its first auction of the year in Hong Kong last weekend, drawing in US$5.75million in sales and setting 113 world records simultaneously. Top performers included a six-bottle lot of 1990 Henri Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux (sold for US$152,981) and a fifty-two bottle vertical collection of Mouton Rothschild (US$76,490).
Despite this fantastic performance, Acker Merrall &amp; Condit is not about to rest on its laurels. In fact, the wine merchant is looking to reinvent the wine tasting experience in Asia at the highest levels.
<figure id="attachment_32024" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32024" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-32024 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-2-double-magnums-1989-Chateau-Petrus-HKD208000-280000.jpg" alt="Auction Highlights: 2 double magnums 1989 Chateau Petrus (HKD$208,000-280,000)" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-2-double-magnums-1989-Chateau-Petrus-HKD208000-280000.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-2-double-magnums-1989-Chateau-Petrus-HKD208000-280000-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-2-double-magnums-1989-Chateau-Petrus-HKD208000-280000-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-2-double-magnums-1989-Chateau-Petrus-HKD208000-280000-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-2-double-magnums-1989-Chateau-Petrus-HKD208000-280000-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32024" class="wp-caption-text">Auction Highlights: 2 double magnums 1989 Chateau Petrus (sold for HKD$271,700)</figcaption></figure>
Following the massive success of its inaugural Greatest Wines Weekend in New York City last year, Acker Merrall &amp; Condit will be bringing this amazing experience to Hong Kong and Macau. Eyeing the most discerning (and most affluent) oenology enthusiasts and collectors, it is offering just 18 places for a special three-dinner event running 7-9 June.
Attendees will be wined and dined at three Michelin star Bo Innovation, then at the Peninsula Hotel before being helicoptered across to Macau on the third evening for a meal at The Eight.
<figure id="attachment_32021" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32021" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-32021 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-12-bottles-1990-DRC-La-Tache-HKD520000-680000.jpg" alt="Auction Highlights: 12 bottles 1990 DRC La Tache (HKD$520,000-680,000)" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-12-bottles-1990-DRC-La-Tache-HKD520000-680000.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-12-bottles-1990-DRC-La-Tache-HKD520000-680000-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-12-bottles-1990-DRC-La-Tache-HKD520000-680000-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-12-bottles-1990-DRC-La-Tache-HKD520000-680000-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Auction-Highlights-12-bottles-1990-DRC-La-Tache-HKD520000-680000-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32021" class="wp-caption-text">Auction Highlights: 12 bottles 1990 DRC La Tache (sold for HKD$592,800)</figcaption></figure>
While the food promises to be fantastic, the true stars of the show are the amazingly rare wines served alongside them. Standout vintages include an 1884, 1890 and 1900 d’Yquem, a 1911 LaTour, a 1928 Lafite Rothschild, a 1945 Mouton Rothschild and a1959 Krug champagne.
The experience won’t come cheap. Tickets are set at a staggering HK$208,888 per head, but for a true wine lover, how much is too much for this once-in-a-lifetime affair?
Visit <a href="https://ackerwines.co/Emails/wine_workshop/06-07-18_ww_Greatest_Wines/email.html">this site</a> to purchase your own seat for the Greatest Wines Weekend, Hong Kong &amp; Macau (7-9 June 2018).
Text: Tenzing Thondup 
Images: Acker Merrall &amp; Condit

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