Wine events - September

Celebrate wine in all its guises this month

•On Wednesday 9, ASC Fine Wines creates a memorable dinner at Aria where you’ll be guided through a selection of the best wines of Bordeaux.

China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang district (6505 2266 ext 36). 朝阳区建 国门外大街1号中国大饭店2层.

7pm cocktail hour; 7.30pm dinner. Price tba. Dress code: business casual.

•Make your way to The Orchard on Sunday 20 for a spectacular buffet dinner and Top Cellar wine tasting, all in aid of the OCDF’s Coal for Kids project.

The evening includes a lucky draw and a silent auction.

Hegezhuang, Shunbai Lu, Shunyi district (6433 6270). 顺义区顺白路 何各庄 (建议给餐馆打电话询问 地址).

6-8.30pm. 350RMB (adults); 150RMB (children aged 3-10).

•Come celebrate Mr Wolfgang Blass’s 75th birthday with Wolf Blass and ASC Fine Wines at a red carpet charity gala dinner at the Ritz-Carlton on Wednesday 23.

When you spend 2,488RMB or more on specifi ed wines you’ll be offered two free tickets to the Wolf Blass 75th Birthday Gala Dinner. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to Compassion for Migrant Children, a non-profi t organisation helping China’s migrant children.

Ritz- Carlton Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfan Dongjie, Jingrong Jie, Xicheng district (6601 6666). 丽思卡尔顿酒店, 西城 区金城坊东街1号.

6.30pm cocktails; 7pm dinner. Tickets 1,200RMB. Dress code: business casual.