Hong Konger drink more wine per capita than any other Asian country

According to a report from Vinexpo, an international industry trade show, demand for wine in China is exploding, with consumption growing 392 percent between 2005 and 2009. Further growth is excepted to rise another 56 percent between 2010 and 2014.

Hong Kongers, however, drink more wine per capita than any other Asian country and the city has been described as "the most mature wine market" in Asia. Per capita wine consumption there was 4.5 liters in 2009, nearly double the wine consumption of the Japanese at 2.4 liters. In Singapore, per capita wine consumption was 2.1 liters.

Hong Kong has likewise experienced cork-popping growth in wine consumption over the last decade: in 2009, residents drank 35 million bottles, an increase of 106 percent compared to 2005.