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On May 21, wine guru Jancis Robinson made it clear she has serious concerns about the quality of the wines that will be found in Hong Kong during Vinexpo on May 25-27.

"In lead-up to Vinexpo in HK I'm increasingly worried about the way fakes may be being offloaded in wine auctions in HK. Buyers, mega beware!" tweeted Robinson on May 21 at 17:58 CET.

All eyes will now be on Vinexpo, an international wine trade event and hub for wine education, trends and new products, to see if Asia buys big, keep current by following these tweets and blogs:

- Jancis Robinson, wine guru: @jancisrobinson

- Robert M. Parker, Jr., the voice of wine and author of several wine books: @RobertMParkerJr

- Wine Spectator's senior editor, James Suckling: @JamesSuckling

- Simon Staples, wine merchant for Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) @ BigSiTheWineGuy

- Jeannie Cho Lee, leading Asian authority on wine: @JeannieChoLee

- Charlie Matthews, who developed tailored Bordeaux tours: @Bordeauxuncorkd

- Steve Filipov, owner of Chateau Godeau: @chateaugodeau

- Stephen Tanzer, ‘Wino-in-Chief', Winophilia blog: http://www.winophilia.com

- Decanter's Bordeaux 2009 site: http://www.decanter.com/specials/296209.html

For more information on the professional wine trade event, go to: http://www.vinexpo.com/en/index

 

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