Ex-HK politician’s rare wine sells for $ 6 mn!
18 March 2013 7:38 AM IST
A former Hong Kong politician sold off part of his rare wine collection for over USD 6 million, auction house Christie’s said on Sunday, after a scandal over a wine cellar at his home was partly blamed for his loss in last year’s leadership race.
The city’s former number two Henry Tang was set to become the chief executive in 2012 until a series of gaffes and the discovery of an illegal basement containing the cellar at his luxury home made him deeply unpopular.
The two-day auction, which fetched USD 6.22 million, included a wide selection of Burgundys with vintages ranging from 1949 to 2010. Dozens of wine aficionados attended with others bidding online.
The city’s former number two Henry Tang was set to become the chief executive in 2012 until a series of gaffes and the discovery of an illegal basement containing the cellar at his luxury home made him deeply unpopular.
The two-day auction, which fetched USD 6.22 million, included a wide selection of Burgundys with vintages ranging from 1949 to 2010. Dozens of wine aficionados attended with others bidding online.
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