A Taste of Ningxia: The Starting Point at Ming Pavilion

Description

Discover a different side of Chinese wine at Ming Pavilion with an evening pairing The Starting Point wines from Ningxia with seafood, slow-cooked beef and regional specialities.

From Riesling and amphora-aged orange wine to Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, explore four distinctive expressions alongside a menu designed to bring wine and food into conversation.

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🍷 Wine Line-up

The Starting Point Riesling 2025
The Starting Point Amphora Orange Wine 2021
The Starting Point Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
The Starting Point Cabernet Franc 2021

Welcome drink: Donggu Soda

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🍽️ Dinner Menu

Appetiser Selection
Deep-fried five-spice bean curd pork roll, Yongchun aged vinegar hairy crab terrine, and drunken razor clam with Qinghong rice wine

Fish Maw and King Crab Meat Thick Soup

Chrysanthemum-Shaped Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Slow-Cooked Beef Short Ribs with Caramelised Onion Sauce

Soybean Sprouts with Fresh Hairy Crab Roe

Quanzhou-Style Braised Rice with Dried Squid, Conpoy and Sakura Shrimp

Sweet Taro Paste with Japanese Pumpkin

Please inform the organiser of any dietary requirements or food allergies in advance.

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🍇 About The Starting Point

Founded in 2015 by winemaker Reisa Jiang, The Starting Point is a small-production winery in Ningxia’s Helan Mountain region, China, with some of the region’s oldest vines, imported from France and planted in 1997. Producing fewer than 10,000 bottles annually, it follows a low-carbon, minimal-intervention approach to vineyard management and winemaking, avoiding chemical additives, including sulphur dioxide.
Riesling is its calling card, alongside an orange wine aged in underground qvevri clay vessels and small-batch reds. Its Chinese name, “源點”, reflects its surroundings: the three water dots in “源” symbolise the Yellow River, while the four dots beneath “點” represent the Helan Mountains.

Details

• WhenTue 24 Nov, 7:00 pm
• WhereMing Pavilion, Island Shangri-La, Admiralty
  Admiralty, HK
• PriceHK$1,280 per seat + 10% service fee
• BookingOn WhatsApp, with a message about this event ready to send.
• CategoryWine Dinner
• CountryAdmiralty, HK · Hong Kong