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  • German Wine & Asian Cuisine
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 27 Jan 2012 in Wine

  • When the German Wine Institute approached me about a year ago to ask me if I was interested in writing a book pairing German wine with different Asian cuisines, I was hesitant at first. It is Riesling that first comes to mind when one thinks about German wines and although the styles of Riesling vary widely – from dry to very sweet – the options could potentially be narrow. But thinking through the potential pairings between Asian flavours and German wines, I began to get excited and agreed to write the book. 

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  • Bordeaux' Dragon Years
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 20 Jan 2012 in Wine

  • The only time I look at the Chinese zodiac forecasts is when I am waiting in my dentist’s office and there is nothing else new to read in the newspaper. This year, commentary about the upcoming Year of the Water Dragon seem to have crept closer to the front sections of the newspaper, even inviting international observations about the ferocious looking dragon stamps released in China in early January. It is a dramatic shift from the cute, red-eyed, gentle, bunny rabbit stamps issued to commemorate the Year of the Rabbit in 2011.

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  • Wine in Movies
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 13 Jan 2012 in Wine

  • Over the holiday break, I caught up on my reading and watched a lot of movies with my family. I love snuggling up in front of the television with a warm blanket, my family around me, a bowl of popcorn, a bottle of wine, watching one movie after another. I over-indulge in the things I don’t have time to do during the rest of the year like reading several books in one sitting or watching three or four movies back to back. While reading books is a solitary affair, watching movies are communal and in my house, we call it the ‘movie marathon’.
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  • Vintage Report: 2011
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 06 Jan 2012 in Wine

  • We have some idea of the 2011 vintage in the southern hemisphere which was harvested around April but it is still very early to make any final assessments for the northern hemisphere. However, reports from producers and local commentators continue to stream in and now we are starting get a better picture of the quality of the 2011 wines from around the world.
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