Posted in Italian White, Italian Wines, Wine Dinners, Wine Tastings, tagged White Wine, Wine appreciation on July 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
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. (more…)
Posted in Italian Red, Italian White, Restaurants, Sweet Wine, tagged Amarone, Hong Kong Restaurants, Soave, Super Tuscan on February 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Domani Ristorante, with its green house façade situated between the two office towers of Pacific Place, brought the award winning Chef and menu to the gourmet scene of Hong Kong. Fine dining takes on a different tone these days, the Chef is as important as the cuisine, it’s all part of the dining experience. (more…)
Posted in Italian White, Wine Tastings, tagged Italian Red, Italian White, Pinot Grigio, wine on December 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Gin Gallery - A Room With A View
It was a tasting of Italian wines in a commercial building in TST. The office was decorated as a wine cellar with a view of Central at a distance. We tasted 9 wines throughout the evening, pairing with cheese and bread.
I was reading my tasting notes over the weekend, trying to remember which ones made an impression …. (more…)
Posted in Italian Red, Italian White, Wine Tastings, tagged Amarone, Pinot Grigio, red wine, White Wine, wine on November 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
From left : Mr. Federico Cerretto of Cerretto (Piemonte), Mr. Nicolas Belfrage (Master of Wine)
My palate is more acquainted with Old World wine, Italian wine being one of my favorites, especially Barolo. When I received the email from Watson’s Wine for the many tastings and dinners they were hosting this week, my first choice was the Italian Wine tastings.
The tastings was led by Nicolas Belfrage, Master of Wine along with three vineyard owners. (more…)
Grape Wine Journey 