When you hit the restaurants these days the last thing you want to do is pour over a 50 page wine list! Some of the grander Hong Kong restaurants require match fitness just to lift their wine tomes! Things, thankfully, … Continue reading
It seems that trophy buying of fine wine is on the wane in China, thankfully! Not that I personally buy these stratospherically priced first growths (cur bourgeois for me) but it signals the start of a rebalancing and sustainable direction … Continue reading
I had the pleasure of visiting the relatively new wine bar and shop, Amo Eno in Hong Kong’s IFC in Central. An interesting concept where you can choose to taste wines by style (colour, body, sweetness, etc) via the touch … Continue reading
There are basically six factors that contribute to a wine’s unique status amongst its peers; The grape variety and growing environment Climate Hot climate= more alcohol, softer tannins, fuller body and less tannins Cool climate= less alcohol, more tannins, lighter … Continue reading
Fantastic terroir, interesting blends, small growers and the rediscovery of indigineous varieties all make for fabulous renaissance for wines in the region. Add to the mix that many of the vines are old and low yielding combines with the soils … Continue reading
There are many electronic media products (including our Wine Taster app) that allow you to take a picture of the wine you are drinking, or scan the bottle. The old fashioned way of keeping a record of your wine experiences … Continue reading
Decanter magazine reported that China has overtaken the UK to join the list of the top 5 wine consuming nations in the world. Figures from the annual study by the International Wine and Spirit Research (IWSR) show that between 2009 … Continue reading
Henschke’s Hill of Grace vinyard in South Australia’s Eden Valley produces Australia’s most famous Shiraz. It has been a single vinyard bottling since 1958 and is one of just 11 wines rated as ‘Exceptional’ in the Langton’s classification of Australian … Continue reading
Well I hope everyone had a good Christmas break and a fun start to 2012!! We spent the year end in Hong Kong and Macau. The weather was so good on Christmas Day that we were able to throw open … Continue reading
Since introducing our wine education apps this summer we have developed a true global wine community of users! The most popular so far is the Great Wine Regions app but we also see growingbdemand for the French and Grape numbers. … Continue reading