Art Appreciation and Wine Tasting

27.08.2004 + Empire Hotel

Those who did not attend the art appreciation and wine tasting event held at the Empire Hotel on 27th August 2004 had certainly missed an inspiring and fun event, which attracted 38 participants. Thanks to our executive committee member Suzanne Fung for organising the activity, and our guest speakers, Mr. Marco Szeto and Miss Linda Tsui, for their wonderful presentations.

To begin with, Marco shared with us how to understand and appreciate the structure and meanings of ancient Chinese mansions and gardens. Marco’s acute observation and his interesting presentation aroused our interests and we all got a deeper understanding about Chinese art afterwards. Because of the time constraint, we needed to move on to the wine tasting session. However, we will definitely invite Marco to share more on this fascinating topic again in the near future.

After taking a brief time for snacks, our second speaker Linda Tsui guided us through a journey of wine tasting. How to taste wine? How to hold a wine glass? What does it mean by “dry”, “unwooded” and “full-bodied”? Questions and answers continued one after another. Everyone enjoyed the wines amid a warm and high atmosphere.

About Marco Szeto

Marco Szeto studied BEd in Art Education at the University of Warwick in the 1980s. During his study, he was the first Hong Kong student to hold a solo art exhibition in the university library. He obtained his Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Hong Kong in the 90s and is currently the curator of Xubaizhai of the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

About Linda Tsui

Linda Tsui graduated with a dual degree in Economics and International Relations in Brown University. After working for KPMG in New York City for two years, she joined the growing wine business three years ago. She is currently employed by Boutique Wines and is a part-time diploma student of Wine and Spirit Educational Trust.