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1990 Bordeaux for Starlight

Recently I spent a couple of hours opening up all the 1990 1st Growths, Ch Cheval Blanc and a very small handful of 2nd Growths for a Starlight wine dinner

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Savoie hits the headlines (well, almost)

Avid readers of this blog will already know of our enthusiasm for the wines of Andre Quenard in Savoie. Robin wrote up her first visit in 2009 and two years later we are still singing their praises.

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Ch Beaumont Haut Medoc 2005

It’s not always about DRC, Petrus and Lafite in HK. I have written about the enjoyment of wine from other regions in Hong Kong many times. Neverthless Bordeaux does do quality without

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Muscadet or Bust

At the end of last year, it was reported that 200 Muscadet producers had or were on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. In a region that has around 600 growers,

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Bring a special bottle dinner, Hong Kong

The invitation email from our host read as follows: each year I organise an evening to provide wine lovers with an opportunity to open those one (or two) notable bottle/s

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