The pre-conditions for a quality red wine vintage were there¡ªsummery temperatures in the spring triggering early flowering ...

I came across a question recently that food and drink writer Fiona Beckett posed that intrigued me: “Why are some red wines ...

Asian Palate looks forward to sending you daily coverage of the 2011 Bordeaux en primeur. We will be posting an exclusive se...

Day 3 of Bordeaux and the vintage characters are becoming clearer – today I tasted 2011 Haut Brion, Latour and Margaux. The three ...

“Eighty percent of pre 1980 Burgundies sold at auction are fake,” says Laurent Ponsot who was recently in Hong Kong. That fi...

Wine lovers in Hong Kong are so generous opening great bottles of wine that often I am guilty of writing mostly about the ra...

I was invited to a wonderful discussion led by Lidia Bastianich about the evolution of Italian food in America while I was i...

I was the guest speaker for two wine dinners in Tokyo during this past week and had the opportunity to speak to many serious...