Posted in Italian Wines, Sparkling Wines, Sweet Wine, Wine Dinners, tagged Prosecco on July 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Kitchen for the cooking class
Chef Beppe
There was a cooking class with an Italian Chef, Chef Beppe Sardi, during the Piemonte wine trip. Chef Beppe was late for 2 hours; somehow he was attending a conference in the morning, and on his way back he made a wrong turn on the motor way. Before he knew it, he was at Milan. We laughed and asked how fast he was driving to make it back to Piemonte. (more…)
Posted in Italian Red, Sweet Wine, tagged Recioto on April 18, 2010| 1 Comment »
What is the one thing in common for the following wines – Ice Wine, Late Harvest Riesling and Sauternes? They are all sweet wines made from white grapes.
For my debut in teaching wine tasting later this month, I was trying to find a sweet red wine for one of the classes. Then I realized the ones I know and tasted are all made from white grapes. So is there such a wine? (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 Bordeaux, Sweet Wine, tagged D'yquem, Sauternes, wine on October 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This is the most expensive Sauternes – the renowned sweet wine region in France – and I had the honor to taste a bottle with my friends some time ago. A half bottle costs over HK$1,000. So is it worth it?
When I was taking the Wine Assessment program in Open University three years ago, the Advanced Course was quite tough and I took a day off from work to prepare for the final exam. I was very frustrated as I kept forgetting what I had studied already. There is only one cure for me to ease off my pressure – I went to Pacific Place and shopped. (more…)
Grape Wine Journey 