Like a football team, a wine region’s success in the future lies in its ability to strengthen its players and formulate innovative...

People asked about my first experience with Godello. On the first sniff, I asked myself, "is it Chardonnay? Hey. Hang on". With bright...

Nebbiolo, one of Italy's most noble grapes, makes Barolo, which is known as the "Wine of the Kings". Sangiovese is Italy's most...

What did you have yesterday? Yes. The International Chardonnay Day, celebrated annually on the Thursday before the US Memorial Day thanks...

Cinsault is originally from Southern France, and more specifically from the region between Avignon, Aix and Marseille. It is one of the...

Margaret River has been my missing piece of the puzzle since my Australia wine trip last year, which has covered Adelaide Hills, Barossa,...

Just as Prosecco is not Champagne, Champagne is not Prosecco! Why? First, Prosecco is made primarily of the Glera grape while Champagne...

Along with Priorat, Penedès is one of the most important Denominacines de Origen (DOs) within Catalonia, Spain. If wine drinkers think...

Unlike such more well-known Italian wine regions as Piemonte or Chianti, which are notably considered more conservative and traditional,...

White wine 'aliens'? In recent years, I have got obsessed with skin-contact white wines, by which I mean those which the winemakers...

Food and drinks are the basic necessity for maintaining human lives. However, in this era of digitalization where most people are...

Thank Michele for inviting me to a dinner at CIAK with each course nicely paired with a wine from Maso Cantanghel - a small but...

3 December 2017 Nothing is better than enjoying a cozy afternoon with the family on some nice food and wine! Florence and Katherine, my...

1 December 2017 Before yesterday night, I was not fussy at all about choosing glassware for enjoying wine. That may be because in most of...

14 September 2017 Any idea what to drink at dinner tomorrow? It is International Grenache Day tomorrow, occurring annually on the third...

28 July 2017 Not until today have I successfully made pork belly or pork knuckle with really crispy crackling. Thanks to Kirbie who...

18 May 2017 Cabernet Franc is a character actor in Bordeaux or in regions producing Bordeaux blends, where it plays a supporting role by...

6 May 2017 Last week, I organized a wrestling game with three pinot noir players, respectively from Burgundy, New Zealand and Germany....

17 April 2017 Today 164 years ago, with the support of Mendoza’s Governor Pedro Pascual Segura, a bill for the foundation of a Quinta...

23 March 2017 When choosing Champagne, can you tell the style you want? Last week, I enjoyed WineSPIT’s “Mastering Champagne” workshop...