some news from hong kong's very own master of wine debra meiburg.
she has just launched an online video series called "meet the winemaker", offering a charming "all-access" look at the wine industry and revealing the personal side of it's movers & shakers.
via an interview format, the series offers an intimate look into the lives of the world's most interesting and influential wine personalities, including ernst loosen (dr loosen), emmanuel cruse (chateau d’issan), actor sam neil (two paddocks ) and cecile bonnefond (veuve clicquot), among others.
relaxed and easy-going, the interviews cover their struggles and triumphs, candid tasting notes, frank opinions on industry issues, and an all-important personal glimpse into what makes them tick.
filmed in various locations throughout hong kong, episodes are produced on an ongoing basis and will be released weekly online.
to view "meet the winemaker", visit debra's website at www.debramasterofwine.com
Published by jc on February 5, 2010
Come and join us for a guided tasting designed to increase the pleasure we get from Argentinean wines!We will explore its regions, taste excellent examples and learn about the characteristics that makes each wines so different and so special. Saturday, 23 January 2010 @ 14h00We will taste:White: 08 Callia Alta Chardonnay
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Published by jc on January 20, 2010
Come and join us for a series of guided tastings designed to increase the pleasure we get from italian wines.In each, we will explore a different region, taste its best examples and learn about its geography, climate, key grape varieties and the characteristics that makes each wines so different and
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Published by jc on January 13, 2010
Come and join us for a guided tasting designed to increase the pleasure we get from Rhône Valley wines!We will explore its regions, taste excellent examples and learn about the characteristics that makes each wines so different and so special.Saturday, 09 January 2010 @ 14h00We Will taste:White: - 2006 Cave
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Published by jc on January 7, 2010
how many times have we checked-in wine bottles inside luggages and prayed all the way to our final destination wishing to all gods they would not break and ruin our clothes and other valuables?this is the thought i had when i spoke with an enoteca owner in venice a few months after the
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Published by jc on December 16, 2009
there are some restaurants i return to, over and over again, simply to eat the same dish. in fact, the dish is the reason i go back and when i make the reservation, it is exactly with the dish in mind that i make it. i should not admit it,
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Published by jc on December 1, 2009
at every single tasting i have attended, someone has invariably asked "how long will this wine age?". considering that 90 percent of all wines will be drunk within 1 year of bottling, why even asked? it is an important question mind you but the answer is not all that simple. first,
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Published by jc on November 24, 2009
"vous connaissez notre formule?" asked the person at the other end of the line, rather brusquely, "we only have one menu and it's 'prix-fixe'", he added before quickly hanging up. and so, the tone was set for was to be, surprisingly, a fantastic dinning experience at le chateaubriand...in fact, this "neo-bistro" is
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Published by jc on November 22, 2009
Come and join us for a series of classes designed to increase the pleasure we get from wine.In each, we will explore a different wine region, taste various of its best examples and learn about its geography, climate, key grape varieties and the various characteristics that makes each wines so
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Published by jc on November 20, 2009
with the risk of being accused of simplism by wine snobs and the like, i have concluded, after much reading, tastings and late night reflections on the matter, that wine quality is derived from 3 simple concepts: fruit, terroir, and passion. fruit: as i have written here before, let's not forget that wine
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Published by jc on November 15, 2009
dining at broeding on my first night to munich was so good that i ended up returning on the last evening before flying back to hong kong - a big break to our rule of never dining twice at the same restaurant during the same trip. each time i am about
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Published by jc on November 12, 2009
i think that apart from beer, whisky, cognac, port, perhaps some other spirits and tea in this part of the world, i have rarely come across another drink than wine that generates as much passion in people. certainly, i have never heard people waxing lyrical about orange juice or coca
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Published by jc on November 9, 2009
last month in las vegas, i met a dear friend, an athlete like most of us can only dream of dreaming to become and when the topic of wine came up, he told me that it gives him a headache and surely, he said, it must be from all those sulfites...on
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Published by jc on October 31, 2009
when i told the good people of the sampler that i was in london for my final wset diploma exam, they looked at each other, became silent, and in unison, solemnly said, "aahh, the big one..." they were not kidding, i tell you... definitely not a walk in the park... in
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Published by jc on October 26, 2009
last night at a presentation i was giving to friends, i was talking about how much the sauvignon blanc we just had was considered to be in the "light, crisp, and fresh" category.since we just had about 1 glass each and since, to me, the wine was unmistakably "light, crisp, and
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Published by jc on May 19, 2009
