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“An extraordinary curation” – DFS unveils Masters of Wines and Spirits 2024 in Macau
DFS Group presented an extraordinary range of rare, luxury and often exclusive wines and spirits at Masters of Wines and Spirits 2024.
The Moodie Davitt Report was on hand in late May to join DFS executives, VIPs, business partners, media and KOLs to witness the latest incarnation of the travel retailer’s acclaimed exhibition, now in its 12th year.
Themed ‘Ignite Your Senses’, Masters of Wines and Spirits 2024 represents what DFS called an expression of its unwavering commitment to curating extensive yet best-in-class luxury experiences for customers across the globe.
The Gala Evening was hosted by DFS Chairman & CEO Benjamin Vuchot and DFS Group President of Hong Kong and Macau Johan Pretorius (third and fourth from left, respectively)
The Macau celebrations on 24-25 May featured a series of expert-led VIP masterclasses featuring some outstanding wines and spirits and culminated in a gala event.
Masters of Wines and Spirits offers travellers a chance to view some of what the retailer called its “extraordinary curation” at T Galleria by DFS, Macau, City of Dreams, running until the end of June.
For the first time, DFS this year also took Masters of Wines and Spirits to multiple locations, including a premiere showing outside Asia (Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York JFK airports).
The dual pop-up at T Galleria by DFS, Macau, City of Dreams features an array of wines & spirits, considered the best in the event’s 12-year history
This year’s edition showcases the most extensive collection in the event’s history, curated from over 100 renowned houses, DFS Group Senior Director Global Merchandising Spirits, Wine, Tobacco, Food, Partnerships Daniel Licari told The Moodie Davitt Report.
DFS works closely with its long-time negociants and top Bordeaux estates, for example, to ensure the provenance and quality of its wines, Wotzke emphasised, highlighting the example of a certified 1939 vintage Château Cheval Blanc.
This year’s assortment has been complemented for the first time by an emphasis on white Bordeaux as well as some great Burgundy wines, he added. This year, DFS has also championed single cask Scotch whisky single malts, including seven on offer in Macau, all exclusive to the retailer.
(Above and below) A series of masterclasses featured rare and/or exclusive expressions of some outstanding single malt Scotch whiskies
Moët Hennessy hosted a masterclass for Ao Yun, its exceptional ultra-premium Chinese red wine produced in north Yunnan province on the banks of the Mekong River
A curated selection like no other
Glenmorangie Pommard Cask Finish 25 Year Old; The Macallan – The Golden Age of Travel: The Motor Car; and Tomatin Highland Scotch Single Malt Aged 50 Years form part of an eclectic and rare collectible whiskies line-up
Something for the connoisseur
DFS introduced a range of fine and rare collectible whiskies to this year’s Masters of Wines and Spirits, including Glenmorangie Pommard Cask Finish 25 Year Old; The Macallan – The Golden Age of Travel: The Motor Car; Tomatin Highland Scotch Single Malt Aged 50 Year; and Royal Salute The Age Collection II.
The retailer also unveiled an enhancement to its Single Cask selection, a curated assortment of single cask whiskies from Scotland, Japan, Australia and American distilleries representing what the travel retailer dubbed “the pinnacle of whisky collectability.
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