Originally Posted by QRC3288

to each their own. I'd argue Caprice has a better cultivated wine list than any of those, and definitely has the best cheese selection in HK. It feels like half the Michelin restaurants in town hire the same wine consultant, and based on the budget given by the restaurant voila that's your list....not much thought beyond the same cookie cutter consultants. Caprice and Petrus have always been a cut above the rest, IMO. It's tough paying for bottles I already own, or super bling bottles; I enjoy a place like Caprice where they've actually put some thought into good-but-not-crazy-price (...relatively speaking here) bottles that I wouldn't otherwise find. Otto, MO etc. are guilty of a lot of bottles I either own or can find virtually anywhere. Of course, this is nit-picking because high-end HK restaurants overall have superb wine lists. We are really lucky here.

And regardless, all this seems probably moot...because my gut says, after reading all the posts above and digesting, that this "benefit" is probably total fluff.