candid new wine video series launched by master of wine debra meiburg

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

hong kong wine lovers private wine tasting

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our Facebook group has grown since my last post on this project.  now that we are almost 1400, we are formally launching with a private wine tasting on 27 april.

come and join the rest of the group from 19h30 to 21h00 at zest on wyndham street for a tasting that will include 6 different wines and canapés so that we can meet and talk wine….

that night, we will also launch a series of weekly wine events to be held at zest every monday, come find out more...


hong kong wine lovers private wine tasting

date: monday, 27 April 2009 from 19h30 to 21h00
where: zest, 57 wyndham st., central, hong kong
price: hkd 125 – includes 6 x wines, canapés, & 1 x tasting glass


this event is sponsored by asc fine wines, zest, and grandepassione.com


Published by jc on April 15, 2009

our wine travel bag in gambero rosso & winestate

we are super happy that our wine travel bag featured in gambero rosso, the super influencial italian monthly on food and wine as well as winestate, australia's premier wine buying guide.  you can see a pdf of their feature right here.

this project started in venice on new years eve 2007 when i had a long talk with a wine shop owner and i asked him what he was doing to help clients like myself to bring back wine bottles in their suitcase.  basically, the poor guy had nothing to offer and he bitterly complained that this crazy liquid restriction was indeed killing his "tourist" business.

and so, it got me thinking.  i wanted to design something at an affordable price - read cheap - that was 100% hermetic, and totally shock proof.  so, i thought, it must be inflatable, it must be zippable, and it must be compact to carry and easy to use.

a few months later, i met a factory in china and i came up with our travel bag.

100% hermetic, inflatable, re-usable, compact, and user friendly.

since, i have used it extensively, even bringing back 8 bottles inside a suitaces all the way from italy via chicago and los angeles - yes, i have a lot of miles on my record.

the bag is now available by internet at a "sister" website that we have designed to make it easy to buy. check it out at: www.grandepassionecollection.com

perfect for your next trip to wine country!

 

 

Published by jc on November 10, 2008

corner kitchen - oozing with passion

searching google for something else the other day, i came across a great little place called the 'corner kitchen', a boutique cooking school ran by vivian herijanto not far from hong kong's soho.

the website oozes with passion and it promises us to teach us the "hows and the whys behind culinary techniques".  the classes are offered by appointment only for up to 8 people.  3 hours in length, we can choose between 4 types of classes: for entertainment, for technique, by region, or based on a theme.  given in a cute little kitchen and dinning room by vivian herself, formally trained in culinary arts at new york's institute of culinary education, she also has guest instructors on her team to bring diversity to the experience.

to me, this sounds like a fantastic idea to get together with friends on a friday evening or saturday after-noon for some good fun while learning something we love and you can bet that i will arrange something like that real soon.

corner kitchen - g/f, no. 20 po hing fong, sheung wan, tel. +852 2803 2822

Published by jc on August 7, 2008

an excellent on-line wine dictionary

preparing for my presentation on germany (next diploma class), i just came across an excellent on-line wine dictionary when you come across some terms you would like to know more about. 

hosted by epicurious, a webiste for food lovers, it includes from their own account about 3,500 terms all realted to wines including information about top tier vineyards.  you can click here on this link: wine dictionary to access it directly.

Published by jc on March 25, 2008

relaunching site very soon

we are planning to relauch our site very soon as well as to introduce our brand new logo created by the good people of zemma & ruis moreno a super design firm based in buenos aires.  they have done a great job for us as they are doing for many different wine labels overthere in south america.

Published by jc on January 31, 2008