On Thursday, October 25, the 1-Michelin star Rech by Alain Ducasse at InterContinental Hong Kong will host a Wine Dinner with Maison Joseph Drouhin, one of the major négociants of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and a leading white wine producer of Chablis and Côte de Beaune. The dinner will showcase a 5-course menu by Executive Chef Stéphane Gortina paired with six Drouhin Wines. (HK$1,788 + 10% service per person)

Burgundy born, Christophe Thomas, who has been Drouhin's Export Director since 2007, will personally introduce the wine selections which include:

• 2014 Chablis 1er Cru- Vaillons
• 2014 Chablis Grand Cru- Les Preuses
• 2015 Chassagne – Montrachet 1er Cru- Les Embazées
• 2011 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru – Lavaux Saint-Jacques
• 2001 Beaune 1er Cru – Cuvée Maurice Drouhin – Hospices de Beaune
• Marc de Bourgogne

The 5-course menu features:

• Gilt-head bream ceviche, leche de tigre
• Grilled sea-scallops, raw and cooked ceps
• Venison fillet, pumpkin-cranberry, peppery sauce
• Mont d'Or cheese
• Savarin with Marc de Bourgogne, lightly whipped cream

Click here for the Maison Joseph Drouhin Wine Dinner Menu.

About Maison Joseph Drouhin

Founded in 1880, Maison Joseph Drouhin is a leading French wine producer based in Bourgogne (Burgundy)  with vineyards in Chablis, the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise, as well as in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.

One of the Burgundy's major négociants, Maison Joseph Drouhin produces wines made from grapes which are purchased and grown in different parts of Burgundy. Today both Maison Joseph Drouhin and Domaine Drouhin Oregon are owned and operated by the great grandchildren of the founder Joseph Drouhin.

Joseph Drouhin was an enterprising young man who came from the Chablis region.  In 1880, at the age of 22, he settled in Beaune and founded his own wine company with the aim of offering wines of great quality that would bear his name. 

His son Maurice succeeded him and began to establish a vineyard domaine for the House, purchasing land in some outstanding appellations such as Clos des Mouches and Clos de Vougeot.

Robert Drouhin, who succeeded Maurice in 1957, gave the domaine its present dimension, acquiring many vineyards, especially in Chablis where he was able to recognise the true potential.  He was one of the first in Burgundy to introduce "culture raisonnée" (doing away with pesticides and other chemicals) and to build a laboratory of enology run by Laurence Jobard, the very first woman enologist in Burgundy.

Robert and Françoise Drouhin's four children - Philippe, Véronique, Laurent and Frédéric - uphold the values of the House and its constant quest for quality, for the pleasure of all those who have a deep appreciation for the natural elegance of Burgundy.

The Drouhin family is a member of the Primum Familiae Vini - "First Families of Wine", an association of family-owned wineries limited to only twelve families. The association was established 1993 by Miguel Torres and Robert Drouhin to organise and facilitate exchange between some of the best wine-producing families of the world.  Requirements for membership are ownership of a winery belonging to the top echelon of its region, with a high international reputation. Primum Familiae Vini members include Château Mouton Rothschild, Antinori, Egon Müller Scharzhof, and Vega Sicilia.

About Rech by Alain Ducasse
The 1-Michelin star Rech by Alain Ducasse offers an authentically French seafood experience, showcasing the best seasonal fish, shellfish and oysters with the Chef's personal interpretation and contemporary French cuisine and stunning harbour views. If you love seafood, you'll adore Rech.

OPEN DAILY FOR DINNER: 6:00pm - 11:00pm 

WEEKEND LUNCH: Saturday & Sunday12:00 noon - 2:30pm
(5-course menu @ HK$588 + 10% service per person)

InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
T: (852) 2313 2323 E: rechbyalainduccase.hk@ihg.com
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For further press information, please contact:
Carole L Klein, Executive Director of PR & Communications
InterContinental Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2313-2335  / E-mail: carole.klein@ihg.com