{"id":71962,"date":"2023-12-14T08:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T08:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crownwinecellars.com\/?p=71962"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:43:15","slug":"diplomat-turned-wine-veteran-greg-deeb-wins-asian-personality-award-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crownwinecellars.com\/news-events\/news\/diplomat-turned-wine-veteran-greg-deeb-wins-asian-personality-award-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplomat-turned-wine veteran Greg De\u2019Eb wins Asian Personality Award 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg De\u2019Eb, principal of Crown Wine Cellars Limited, has won the Asian Personality Award 2023, presented by the drinks business Asia<\/em>, for his enduring contribution to the Hong Kong wine trade.<\/strong><\/p>

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De\u2019Eb, this year\u2019s recipient, joins a growing league of industry heavyweights in Asia\u2019s wine market that have won the award, including Grace Vineyards\u2019 CEO Judy Chan, in 2012, Vincent Cheung, grand master of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Asia, in 2014, the creators of the hugely popular manga series The Drops of God, Yuko and Shin Kibayashi, in 2016 and Peter Kwok<\/a>, founder of Vignobles K Group, in 2018.<\/p>

Hailing from South Africa, De\u2019Eb attended school and university in Natal, where he graduated in 1988 with majors in Politics, Sociology and Psychology. He then served in the military until 1990 where he attained the rank of Lieutenant before re-joining the Foreign Service in the same year.<\/p>

De\u2019Eb served as a senior Career Diplomat until 2002 in a variety of locations including Taipei, Beijing and Hong Kong\/Macau where he ultimately held the position of Head of Mission. He then left the Foreign Service and relocated permanently to Hong Kong where he joined the Crown Worldwide Group as the project proponent and Company Principal of Crown Wine Cellars Limited.<\/p>

Crown Wine Cellars is Hong Kong\u2019s premium wine cellar facility, private wine club and home to some of the world\u2019s rarest wine. Located in a former military facility in Shouson Hill, this was the first public\/private heritage conservation project in Hong Kong and was subsequently recognised by UNESCO in 2007.<\/p>

Aside from wine and heritage architecture, De\u2019Eb is involved in numerous charities, as well as community and education endeavours. He serves on several public and private panels, is a professional member of the Hong Kong Institute of Conservation Architects, a founding member of the HKQAA wine certification board, and a member of the Vision 2047 Think Tank.<\/p>

On hearing he had been recognised by the drinks business Asia<\/em>, the Crown Wine Cellars principal said: \u201cI was just one of many passionate people who worked hard to turn HK into Asia\u2019s premier wine trading capital.\u201d<\/p>