Posted in Wine Dinners, Wine Tastings on September 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wondered what does “mineral” mean in wine tasting? It seems to be such a buzzword these days for many sommeliers, as Roy Moorfield suggested.
Roy flew in from Australia and brought along wines from the Southern Hemisphere for a private dinner, and the theme – “mineral”!
A veteran in the wine trade, Roy is in his sixties and proudly told us he has been in the wine business for more than 40 years. And so we followed him on the path of understanding wines full of minerality. (more…)
Posted in Bordeaux, French Red, Wine Dinners, tagged Bordeaux, French Red, Wine appreciation on April 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Home-made French Onion Soup
Something simple …… black pepper ham with French bread
Something light …….. home-made French onion soup
After having a heavy brunch, something simple and light for dinner sounds very tempting. As always a bottle of wine is a must to enjoy with the meal.
Posted in French White, Wine Dinners, Wine Tastings, tagged Loire Valley on April 23, 2011| 3 Comments »
What does it mean to be passionate about wine? Well for me it means to venture out and try new tastes beyond your preference.
My friend’s wine and food pairing event in the States trigger my memory on wines from Loire Valley of France. This is probably the less well-known wine region from France. But it is an interesting region because it produces many styles of wines – red, white, rosé and sparkling. (more…)
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 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 Wines, Sparkling Wines, Wine Dinners, tagged Moscato, Prosecco, Rose, Sparkling Wines on May 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Prosecco Bottega
Venetian Gold, sounds so glamorous, it’s not the precious metal, but an Italian sparkling wine in a glittering golden bottle from the Bottega winery of Italy.
When guests walked into the Hennessy Room of the Conrad Hotel, we were all greeted with a glass of the Venetian Gold in a beautiful champagne flute. (more…)
Posted in Bordeaux, French Red, Restaurants, Wine Dinners, tagged Bordeaux, Chateau d'Issan, French Red, red wine on March 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The lights were on; we looked around and realized we were the last table at the restaurant. We looked at the two glasses of Chateau d’Issan -1979 and 1995 and thought what a shame! The wines were still closed and it would be nice if they had served the wine at the beginning of the wine dinner.
The dinner was at the Bostonian restaurant organized by Watson’s Wine. It was a week’s events highlighting Chateau d’Issan and the owner Mr. Emmanuel Cruse was in town to host the dinners and tastings around town. (more…)
Posted in Restaurants, Uncategorized, Wine Dinners, tagged Barcelona, Hotel Omm, Restaurant Moo, Spanish wine dinner on March 16, 2010| 1 Comment »
The table setting by the Restaurant Moo inside the Hotel Omm in Barcelona was a little peculiar, the man thought. There was a large, decorative plate with the basic silver setting, but no napkin to be seen anywhere.
“Would you like something to drink to start,” a female wait staff, about 5’3’’ asked the two diners, who both looked at each other and replied: “Perhaps some water, no gas, please.”
“Some water, certainly,” the waitress said and went on her way. The couple looked at each other once more. The man remarked: “why don’t we get some cava to start.” “Sure,” the woman replied. “That sounds good.” (more…)
Posted in French Red, Wine Dinners, tagged Burgandy Red, Domaine Jean Grivot, French Red, red wine on November 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Burgundy is a difficult region to understand. The classification of Burgundy is sometimes quite confusing. If we compare the classification system of Bordeaux and Burgundy, there are about 60 names protected under the AC system in Bordeaux where as in Burgundy there are 10 times more. (more…)
Posted in Bordeaux, French Red, Wine Dinners, tagged Bordeaux, Chateau Lynch Bages, red wine, wine on November 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The story behind the label and the faces behind the vineyards are all fascinating to me. Having the opportunity to meet the owner of Chateau Lynch Bages is the main attraction for me. (more…)
Grape Wine Journey 