Great Wines of Italy has arguably been Bangkok’s biggest and best annual wine event for the better part of six years. Hosted by renowned wine critic James Suckling and his eponymous brand (JamesSuckling.com), the event joins its usual landing spot at the Grand Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel on Dec 7. 

Each year, nearly all the serious wine heads in Bangkok join the event to sample over 180 Italian wines curated by Suckling, each receiving a score of 90 points or higher by the man himself—three of them scored a perfect 100. The selection, as always, is guaranteed to be superb, from Brunello and Barolos to Super Tuscans and Barbarescos, to Amarones and Chianti Classicos, from 100 top Italian producers bringing their best wines and latest releases. 

Tickets sell out for the event every year, and are usually gone around week before the event takes place (BK’s news story about this event last year wasn’t even published in time!). There are four ticket tiers—details below—based on early bird and regular prices. If you’re interested in upping your wine knowledge, or just tasting some damn good wine at very reasonable prices—just B1,200 for early bird tickets—this is a must-go event.

As one of the world’s most respected wine critics, having tasted more than 220,000 wines over four decades, Suckling’s website explores the very best of the world’s wine culture through ratings, blogs and videos—the website alone includes over 60,000 tasting notes. In addition to Thailand, Suckling hosts regular wine events in Hong Kong, Mainland China, US and Europe. He holds other film credits to his name as well, including Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba, Cannubi: A vineyard Kissed by God and The Miracle of Alto Adige.

Early bird and regular tickets fall under the following tiers and can be found at jamessuckling.com/event/great-wines-italy-asia-2018-bangkok

Tickets

[Early Bird] Grand Tasting - B1,200
Special early bird pricing (regular is B1,699). This ticket gets you in the door from 5 to 8pm, as well as full access to all the wine, food and entertainment. Ticket includes a complete guidebook to this year’s top wines from Italy. 

[2 for 1 Early Bird] Grand Tasting - B2,160
Special early bird pricing (regular is B3,398). This ticket gets two of you in the door from 5 to 8pm, as well as full access to all the wine, food and entertainment. Ticket includes a complete guidebook to this year’s top wines from Italy.  

28 And Under Promotion - B850
Only available to ages 28 and under at the date of the event, and ID is required during entry. This ticket gets two of you in the door from 5 to 8pm, as well as full access to all the wine, food and entertainment. Ticket includes a complete guidebook to this year’s top wines from Italy.

Grand Tasting - B1,699
This ticket gets you in the door from 5 to 8pm, as well as full access to all the wine, food and entertainment. Ticket includes a complete guidebook to this year’s top wines from Italy. 

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