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  • Viewpoint: Asia's evolving tasting for wine
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 11 May 2012 in Food
  •  Asia is a continent of self-professed foodies. If you look at the eating habits of local Singaporeans, Koreans, Japanese, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Thai or Hong Kong Chinese, we have one thing in common: we eat all day. Xiao chi (snacks) found on nearly every street corner in the busy culinary capitals of Asia are our soul food. The steamed dumplings in the bamboo steamers, the white buns stuffed with sweet red beans or savoury pork or chicken, and the fish cakes on skewers which vary little whether they are enjoyed in Seoul, Tokyo or Hong Kong. read more
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  • Hearing Music in Wine
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 04 May 2012 in Wine
  •  When I first met Lu Siqing, the celebrated Chinese violinist, I was surprised by his affable, laid back persona. With a thick mane of dark, wavy hair and a warm smile, Lu is unassuming and attentive. It is when he starts to talk about the loves in his life – music and more recently wine – that you sense the fire and intensity within.  read more
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  • On Becoming a Brand
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 27 Apr 2012 in Wine
  •  Even with hundreds of wine labels available to us in a typical wine retail shop, some wine names and labels stand out. We find that we recognise the bottle itself, its packaging perhaps, the name of the region written on the bottle, the producer or possibility the grape variety. The packaging and all the information on the bottle are clues but what makes the information, logo, name and the wine memorable enough for it to become a brand? read more
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  • 2011 Bordeaux: Buyer Beware!
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 20 Apr 2012 in Wine
  •  This year, more than 6,000 wine brokers and several hundred wine writers arrived in Bordeaux end of March to taste the infant 2011 wines. While some wines were still not saying much, others showed their potential to be blended and polished. read more
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