Back to BlogHomeFollow Us Beauty and the Yeast Had it not been for the yeast, we wouldn’t have any wine at all. Invisible to our naked eyes, yeast works quietly in turning the sugar in the grape juice into alcohol and energy.  The action is only noticeable by the carbon dioxide released in the form…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us Bright Fruits from the Heart of the Desert About one hour’s drive east out of Queenstown took us to the former mining town of  Bannockburn. Clear blue skies, fluffy clouds greeted us as we drove through the rugged mountains hugging Gibbston valley adjacent to the meandering Kawarau river. Sluicing by coal…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us Alsace: Fortune or misfortune? Participating in WSET Level 3 Educator Program gave me a new chance to have another closer look into Alsace: An underrated complicated Wine region. If we say Vosges Mountains is a natural gift, giving Alsace dry air and sunshine, to make fuller-bodied wine than what is supposed…

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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us An American Wine Convert Never quite developed a taste for American wines in the 20 years living in the United States, I estimate that 99% of my wines back then were from Europe.  Overwhelming, alcoholic, excessively oaky – all these vocabularies and stereotypes pop up when most drinkers think of American…

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