Barossa Valley Blind Tasting
Are you an Aussie wine fan? How about a Barossa Valley fan? The Barossa is renowned for its full bodied reds – Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache – and characteristic whites – Riesling, Semillon and Chardonnay. And if you are a fan, you must love the Barossa Valley Blind Tasting night organized by WineLuxe Magazine. The night … Read more
Jazz It Up, Paris
Dragging my rimowa hand carry (I tried hard to go light) from Gare du Nord , I checked into a wrong hotel in Saint Michel on the wrong date, forgotten to print my map out while the french hotel receptionist are so “carefree” that they didn’t even bother to help… A look at my watch, … Read more
Bubble Blind Tasting
Have to say most of my blind tasting are monotonous, red or white. Boring? … not really, but it’s fun to discover more about different taste and nature of Sparkling too. Me and friends recently went to a Champagne blind tasting event organized by Wine.Lux X Yahoo held at quite a special venue – the … Read more
Let’s Chateauneuf du Pape!
End of the year of 2011 for me is just one word – “busy”! Bridal shower, Weddings, X’mas, parties and New Year. It’s all fun and festive. Besides popping my Cedric Bouchard’s Champagne (well, I will call it a White instead given the way it was being made and the delicacy), for red, I’ve … Read more
Gifts For The Billionaires
MSNFood recently featured “Most expensive food and drink gift ideas” Below are few wine related and I think is quite a fun yet crazy suggestion. To me though, I guess this is just for a rare few (especially for this year!) that needs to get someone who has everything, a billionaire to buy for – and … Read more
Bubbles Too Fine – Cédric Bouchard
Before going to one of my best friend’s bridal shower the past weekend, I was thinking, maybe it’s a cute little touch if I select few bottles of wine for the dinner. No parties should always start without a great bottle of Champagne! That day, I picked up one of my favorite Champ maker: Cédric Bouchard, and … Read more
“Large Format”
So now am telling ya, so no copycat ok? One of the options naming my starting lifestyle brand is “LARGE FORMAT” The reason beside it’s a size bigger than normal 750ml wine bottle, it means “Bigger Than Life” to me. I guess which including me, sometimes get confused by so many large format bottles with … Read more
Listen to Your Palmer
If you have a bottle of Palmer09, pour a glass, close your eyes and listen….. Jacky Terrasson plays Château Palmer en Primeur 2009….
JAMES HENKEL With His Light Fairies
THERE & HERE talks about Jame‘s current work on his books. while I also think his 1992-1996 works on light are just fab. Don’t you think he has light fairies living with him? I do. Here are some of work I love most.
The “Multitalented” Yao
I would love to try this especially with such daredevil price tag. Anyone? The wine released from the retired NBA star, the 2009 Yao Ming Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, will retail for $289 per bottle, remember, this is in USDollor$$ (he certainly price it ambitiously enough that it takes on an importance of its own I must … Read more
