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Back to BlogHomeFollow Us 1 + 1 > 3 It is rare to meet an alliance of superheroes, all at once. From the perspective of a visitor to wine fairs such as Vinexpo, I am quite open-minded to taste wine from unknown wineries but felt awesome when I spotted a big crowd surrounding a particular…

Back to BlogHomeFollow Us SOUR GRAPE: Replicate unique sensory experience? Photo by: Lynzey Donahue / US Marshals Talking about fake wine, Chateau Lafite in China market and “Dr Conti” Rudy Kurniawan should be two must-mention topics.  The thirst for rare and fine wine is unmeasurable, from new wine lover to high-profile wine collector. What is…

Back to BlogHomeFollow Us From German Football to German Wine As a die-hard German football fan, I am allowed to say that Die Mannschaft sucks big time at the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.  Such lack of preparation and organization is so un-German.  The early exit of the tournament put their defending World Champion title…

Back to BlogHomeFollow Us The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Wine Consumption For all of us who enjoy a glass or two of wine, there are conflicting messages  about whether this is beneficial or harmful to our health. The Good Increasing evidence  suggests that light to moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of…

Back to BlogHomeFollow Us When the Bordeaux gems met Portuguese signature dishes… Wine brings people friendship; and my friends always bring along good wines. At a dinner at Club Lusitano among some old friends acquainted since my school days, we had a rare and scarce chance to have a horizontal comparison of four Bordeaux gems of…

Back to BlogHomeFollow Us Bitter & Sweet – AMARONE: A beautiful destiny or a shortcut to success? Being one of the finest Italian wine, Amarone has all the characteristics that you may expect from a great wine: the intensity, the depth, the full dimension from familiar dusty part often found in Italian red wine, to…

Back to BlogHomeFollow Us NASCETTA: The comeback kid When it comes to wine, Nebbiolo is almost synonymous for Piemonte – just like many of us sometimes would use “Pinot Noir” and “Burgundy” interchangeably.  Next come Barbera and Dolcetto, the other two red grape varieties commonly planted in the region.  Most people associate Piemonte with its…

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…

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…

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…