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HK’S CATHAY PACIFIC EXPANDS CHINESE WINE SELECTION IN FIRST & BUSINESS CLASS
By Tony Zhu
8-9-2025
Source: Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific air lines is expanding its selection of Chinese wines poured in First Class and Business Class as it looks to support the Chinese wine industry.
Included in the revamp are the Domaines Barons de Rothschild-owned Long Dai Qiu Shan Valley 2021, produced in Shandong in north-eastern China, which will be poured in First Class, and Jia Bei Lan Estate Red 2019 from Helan Qingxue winery in Ningxia, which will be served in Business Class.
The move follows the successful but temporary China Series offered by Cathay Pacific last year, with wines selected by Master of Wine Debra Meiburg, along with Cathay wine consultant Roy Moorfield and Ronald Khoo, Cathay’s wine, spirits and beverages manager.
To make their picks, the trio tried more than 40 wines from different Chinese wineries, finally settling on Long Dai for First Class and Grace Vineyards, Silver Heights and Xige Estate for Business Class.
Cathay Pacific has been rolling out its Discovery Wine Series in First Class and Business Class cabins since April, but has just announced it will be adding premium Chinese wines to the previously all-European range.
The new additions to the airline’s Discovery Wine Series underline Cathay Pacific’s commitment to championing the Chinese wine industry.
“China is rapidly becoming a significant player in the global wine industry, and it is growing in a responsible way,” said Khoo.
“We found that many vineyards are already strategising about how to scale up while also keeping sustainability at the forefront.”
Khoo describes Long Dai’s 2021 vintage as showing “notes of peony, cocoa and raspberry” and recommends pairing it with “rich meat dishes, such as grilled lamb chops with rosemary.”
Meanwhile, Jia Bei Lan Estate Red, Ningxia, China 2019 has “spicy notes of plum, currants, red capsicum and dark olives, with finely grained tannins and a balanced finish,” said Khoo.
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