Watson's Wine Explained

Watson's Wine
屈臣氏酒窖
Type:Privately owned company
Foundation:1998
Location:Hong Kong
Key People:Mr. Li Ka-shing
Mr. Canning Fok
Area Served:Hong Kong
Industry:Wine retailing
Products:Fine wine
Parent:AS Watson

Watson's Wine is a wine retailer in Hong Kong and a member of the A.S. Watson Group (ASW), a wholly owned subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison). They offer a comprehensive selection of fine wine, spirits, accessories and cigars. With vintages sourced directly from over 20 countries, Watson's Wine lists over 2,000 different wines, more than 400 of which are "exclusive" and cannot be found elsewhere.

A distinctive feature of each retail store is the Fine Wine Room containing over 300 different vintages ranging from the top Chateaux from Bordeaux to emerging New World Classics from around the world.

It opened its first store in International Finance Centre, Central, Hong Kong in 1998. It is now the largest specialist wine store in Hong Kong, which has 20 retail stores in Hong Kong, 2 retail stores in Macau and an online shopping site .

All staff in the stores are required to pass the "Wine & Spirit Education Trust" courses.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.watsonswine.com/WebShop/AboutUs.do Watson's Wine
  2. http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/eng/retail/retail_asia/watsonwine.htm Watson's Wine