The heat & humidity could be quite unbearable at times here, how would you choose to chill out on the weekends? How about sipping a glass of Prosecco on a bus heading to Shek O, then an 8-course Thai lunch paired with 8 Italian wines? Well, that’s how I spent my Saturday afternoon!
The classic Thai appetizer fish cake was excellent with the light refreshing sparkling Prosecco. Then the 7 wines to follow were all from a same vineyard – Movia.
The food and wine pairing that I still remembered is the curry crab with the Movia 2004 Veliko Belo.
Movia is a vineyard at the border of Italy & Slovenia. The average age of the vines is 65 years old, which is quite unusual. In Bordeaux the average age of the vines are around 35 to 40 years. Old vines would have roots grown deep into the soil; that explains why I found most of the wines have a strong aroma of herbs and minerals; especially when the wines were not chilled at the right temperature yet.
The white wine was quite complex as it was a blend of 4 grapes and aged in oak for three years. The curry crab was strong in flavor, so would need full bodied complex wine to pair.
It was a 4 hour lunch and by the time I got home, I felt the heat & humidity could be enjoyable at times also!
Grape Wine Journey 
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