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- Alfred Gratien Champagne Dinner - An Exercise In style...
- My Picture Gallery...
- "Taste Like A Pro...Sensory" - Back By Popular Demand 25 September
- Quintarelli Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico 1995... A Beauty...
- Should I Pursue An MW? What Do You Think Of The WSET SAT?
- Taste Like A Pro....Sweet Wines - Wine Workshop 10 May
- "Taste Like A Pro"... Fortified Wines - Workshop 03 May
- New Gathering HK Wine Century Club - 14 April
- On "Minerality" In Wine, A Confusion In Term?
- Why Talk About Wine In Absolute? Why Not Consider The Occasion?
- "Taste Like A Pro..." New Wine Workshops Series Starting 23 February....
- There Is A Gooseberry In My Wine...
- Mont D'Or & Viña Tondonia White Reserva - A food Match Made in Heaven...
- Wine Quality...Just Like Going On A "Hot" Date...
- "Taste Like A Pro...Burgundy Côte De Beaune" - Our Next Wine Workshop 05 January
- "Taste Like A Pro...Bordeaux Left-Bank" - Our Next Wine Workshop 24 Nov
- Is Aging Ability, Thanks To Tannins, The Only Interest Of Red Wine?
- On The Relevance Of So-Called "Wine Experts"...
- HK Wine Century Club - 19 November - Wines of Asia
- Pinot Grigio vs Pinot Gris - a delightful WSET Diploma practice tasting...
- An Updated Site For More Interactions...
- Reverse Engineering My Tasting Notes - Piedmont
- "Taste Like A Pro Riesling" - A Wine Workshop on 13 October
- New Wine Workshop Series @ Il Bel Paese - Classic Wine Regions of Italy - 27 October, Piedmont
- Reverse Engineering My Tasting Notes... Sauvignon Blanc
- Neat Wine Appreciation Tools - Delong's Wine Discovery
- "Taste Like A Pro...Syrah/Shiraz" - Our Next Wine Workshop 06 October
- Reverse Engineering My Tasting Notes To Identify Origin - Part 2...
- Reverse Engineer My Tasting Notes & Win A Free Delong's Grape Varietal Table (Deluxe) - Part 1...
- Wine as Comfort Food? A quick review or Gagliardo's Serre Barolo 2005
- Updated Aromatic Profile Tables For Major Grape Varieties....
- Soil Minerals vs Wine Quality...
- "How To Taste Like A Pro" - A New Series Starting 18 August
- HK Wine Century Club - 20 August @ Tastings Wine Bar
- Fortified Wines Profile Table
- Why Wine pH Matters...
- WSET Exam Questions....
- Winescribe, a serious Ipad app to effortlessly record tasting notes...Now available!
- "judgment" style tasting, are they not pointless??
- beautiful eiffel tower...
- Taste Like a Pro...Pinot Noir - Our Next Wine Workshop 16 June
- Margaret River...
- Beautiful Mendoza...
- Taste Like a Pro...Sauvignon Blanc - Our Next Wine Workshop on 09 June
- the orgasmic pleasures of a fantastic bottle of wine....or two...
- HK Wine Century Club - 21 May @ Tastings Wine Bar
- Taste Like a Pro...Sparkling Wines - Our Next Wine Workshop on 26 May
- On length...you want it to last...forever...
- Winescribe, a serious Ipad app to effortlessly record tasting notes... launching soon!
- a question of balance....
- wine balance = english vs french... "moelleux" lost in translation...
- Ben Ryé 2008, A Wonderful Treasure From Pantelleria...
- How to Taste Like a Pro...Chardonnay - Our Next Wine Workshop on 28 April
- Bertani 1964, firmly putting Amarone among Italy's finest...
- How to Taste Like a Pro...Cabernet Sauvignon" - 21 April
- China, The Next Big Thing In The Wine World??
- 1958, the year proving that barolos are "wines of kings"...
- Wine Century Club - 05 March @ Tastings Wine Bar
- WSET Level 3 - Extended Courses - Spring 2011
- "How To Taste Like A Pro, A Discovery" @ The Fine Wine Center - 24 feb
- a lovely dinner at bar agricole in san francisco...
- "How To Taste Like A Pro" - A New Series of Wine Classes @ The Fine Wine Center
- Super 1995 Horizontal Tasting - 1855 Classification @ the Fine Wine Reserve
- Learn About the RED Wines of Italy! - 06 December
- Learn To Pair Food With Italian Wines @ Il Bel Paese - 29 November
- Learn About Italian White Wines @ Il Bel Paese - 22 November
- HK Wine Century Club Gathering - 27 Nov @ Tastings Wine Bar
- Discover Burgundy At The Fine Wine Center - 3-Class Series
- Italian Red Wine Class @ Il Bel Paese - 25 October
- Italian White Wines Class @ Il Bel Paese - 18 October
- Delong's Wine Grape Varietal Table Now In Hong Kong!!
- Discover Italian Wines @ Il Bel Paese - 20 September
- hk wine century club - 18 september @ tastings
- Supertasting - The Bordeaux 1855 Classification - 18 September
- good books for the wset diploma (level 4)
- fall 2010 - all wine classes already scheduled...
- brunello 2004 horizontal with the hong kong wine society
- How to Taste Like a Pro
- Italian White Wines Class @ Il Bel Paese - 19 july 2010
- wine century club gathering - 24 july 2010 at tastings wine bar
- Explore The Unique Wine Styles Of Italy - 12 July 2010!
- worldwide synchronized tasting with sud de france
- Discover Italian Wines At Il Bel Paese - 21 June 2010
- our wine travel bag now distributed in scandinavia!
- L’Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux - 3-Class Series
- Discover Burgundy At The Fine Wine Center - 3-Masterclass Series
- WSET Level 1 - Foundation Certificate Class
- italian masterclass at il bel paese - unique wine styles
- the wine century club launching in hong kong!
- bu sur le web - a delightful trip down memory lane...
- Discover Italian Wines At Il Bel Paese!
- fleurs place an absolute must for any foodie travelling to new zealand!
- donating my "wines of chile" class fee to the chilean earthquake appeal
- candid new wine video series launched by master of wine debra meiburg
- Argentina For Wine Lovers!
- A Passion For Italy At The Fine Wine Center!
- Rhône For Wine Lovers!
- our wine travel bag protects wine bottles inside checked luggages
- the pressroom - the best french fries in the world!
- how long will it age?
- le chateaubriand, paris - a cool culinary experience
- increase your wine pleasure!
- the holy trinity of wine: fruit, terroir, and passion
- a fantastic dinner at broeding munich
- the passion for wine can bring one in all directions...
- this wine contains sulfites...
- on my final wset diploma exam (unit 3)
- back by popular demand! bordeaux for hong kong wine lovers
- on the meaning of the word "crisp"...
- bordeaux for hong kong wine lovers
- wine pairing dinner for hong kong wine lovers
- wine dating for hong hong wine lovers
- hong kong wine lovers private wine tasting
- this week tasting - 3 wines from piedmont vs 3 syrah/shiraz from france and australia
- our yearly pilgrimage at vinitaly
- tasting merlot
- let's not forget that wine is a product of nature...
- some shiraz tasting this week...
- new world, old world - same difference?
- congratulations franco on passing AIS level 2!
- 1er cru beaujolais tasting with the hong kong wine society
- dinner with "le club des 5"
- this week's tasting - riesling
- tasting notes - the 1st series
- hong kong's watson's launches its 1st "wine bar"
- coup de foudre in the mornington peninsula
- melbourne's southbank - a model for hong kong
- another fantastic wine tasting with the hong kong wine society
- wild in africa!
- neuras - making wine in the middle of the namib desert
- my very own grape varieties taste-profile table
- the 1st step toward château grande passione
- paris gourmand - so many options, so little time!
- see, sniff, slurp, and spit - the fine art of wine tasting
- “wine tasting as the rationalization of the epicurean activity” – peynaud
- michelin launches in hong kong with controversy - but...of course!
- the glamour bar - shanghai
- hong kong's very first winery - the 8th estate winery
- another wine event of a lifetime - acker merrall pre-auction wine tasting...
- our wine travel bag in gambero rosso & winestate
- disappointing italian wine selection in hong kong
- surprising dinner at cococabana
- the sense of smell in wine tasting
- is dining-in the new dining-out?
- a peacock's tail at pierre gagnaire's in hong kong
- a research trip to new york city - zagat's top 10 wine shops
- mustilli vs mastroberardino
- a question of perspective...
- dinner at the french laundry
- enoteca san marco - las vegas
- new york - amazing food and wines!
- benvenuti a roma...
- iki beer in amsterdam airport
- the thrill of travel
- when things are not moving fast enough, use the phone
- blogging away and "conflict of interest"
- pertinace 2005 – barbera d’alba
- tastings wine bar revisited
- lacrima di morro d'alba - selection rubbjano 2005
- corner kitchen - oozing with passion
- nice & shapely wine tasting at iwc
- la festa dell'uva once again this year in hong kong
- 2nd thoughts on less than positive reviews...
- hong kong wine lovers on facebook
- a neat little wine book by debra meiburg
- wineroom & tastings wine bar - about to revolutionise the hong kong wine bar scene
- swimming with the wales - a fantastic stay on lizard island
- ever the eagle eye - my two-cents worth in the south china morning post last week
- wine travel bag - bring back wine safely inside checked luggages
- wyndham st wine walk - a good beginning
- once in a lifetime - acker merral condit wine dinner at the china club
- lunch with pierre gagnaire - sort of
- shintori shanghai - my most popular flickr photo
- breaking my pattern - dinner at zest
- what are you? a sommelier? on being a wset student of wine
- barbi brunello di montalcino riserva 1999
- corte sant' alda - valpolicella wine region, italy
- atelier du vin, a passion for wine accessories
- wyndham street wine walk
- shanghai
- launching our travel bag at vinitaly
- our incredible travel bag to carry wine bottles in your suitcase!!
- Book Reviews
- an excellent on-line wine dictionary
- writing wset diploma assignments
- an excellent tasting with pierre legrandois
- patrón santiago gran reserva cabernet sauvignon 2000 - tasting notes
- argentina - terrazas de los andes - tasting notes
- cobos crocodilo cabernet sauvignon 2005
- weinert malbec 1977
- buenos aires, a love affair...
- hong kong import tax on wine abolished - controls are still in place
- hong kong abolishes import duty on wine & beer!
- argentina - mendoza - winery tours
- argentina - mendoza - cavas winelodge
- chile - colchagua valley - casa silva
- launching our new logo this week
- viña montes - chile - tasting notes
- casa silva - chile - tasting notes
- chile - nice little sparkling & merlot - tasting notes
- santiago - mercado central & la vega
- friendship between countries - reciprocity entry fee
- wine 365 - santiago
- a long long way...
- relaunching site very soon
- hotel montalembert - paris
- auberge pyrenees cevennes - paris
- école du vin de bordeaux
- les sources de caudalie - bordeaux
- "al murett" - cermenate (como)
- l'entracte - la rochelle, france
- on the road to no-where
- delightful dinner at l'atelier de joël robuchon in paris
- véda - a great restaurant in delhi
- indian wine purchases in delhi
- delhi - day 1 - mind boggling
- prosecco in hong kong & china
- china's wine market
- green t house
- commanderie de bordeaux
- 2 very different wine buying experiences
- a passion for travels - ''view outside my window'' photo set on flickr
- poggio antico altero 1997 - tasting notes
- esporão garrafeira 2003 alentejo doc - tastings notes
- domaines astruc - blanquette de limoux - tasting notes
- view from my window - macau 06 dec 07 - 08h30
- a great wine by glass at isola in hong kong
- view from my window - hong kong 03 dec 07 - 09h30
- vinitaly china - shanghai december 2007
- would zonin be a champion of tom peters??
- solaia 2002 (annata diversa) - antinori - tasting notes
- view outside my window - shenzhen 02 dec 07 - 08h00
- coolest wine cellar in the world - vue restaurant shanghai
- view outside my window - shanghai 01 dec 07 - 09h30
- knights of alba in hong kong
- dinner at spasso hong kong
- san felice wine dinner at cipriani - 19 november 2007
- a great wine at isola: vermentino
- wine tasting with pierre legrandois
- wollersheim domaine reserve 2005 - tasting notes
- les domaines paul mas wine dinner at the fcc - 14 november 07
- watson's grand tasting - hong kong 07 november 2007
- Lodola Nuova 2004 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Ruffino - Tasting Notes
- Inniskillin 2004 icewine - riesling - Tasting Notes
- authentic german sausage in guangzhou
- guangzhou wine bar
- mcdonald at the canton fair
- endrizzi masetto nero 2004 - tasting notes
- wine alchemy - chinese style
- brunch at isola - the best in hong kong
- woodstock the stocks shiraz 2004 - tasting notes
- not only a wine bar but the start of a revolution!!
- paris - école du vin
- villa bucci riserva 2003 verdicchio dei castelli di jesi - tasting notes
- paris - la crèmerie
- does ratatouille exist??
- ahhh...paris....
- taking a flight at jfk airport
- las vegas - bouchon vs b&b
- fabulous las vegas
- la face cachée de la pomme - neige 2004 - tasting notes
- santa maria la palma - le bombarde cannonau di sardegna 2005 - tasting notes
- wine blogger
- aldegheri - amarone della valpolicella classico 1997 - tasting notes
- 1961 & other 1960s bordeaux great growths - tasting notes
- piedmont - wine II
- piedmont - wines I
- piedmont - botti gamba
- piedmont - food
- piemont - cascina barac
- piedmont - schedule
- piedmont
- www.nataliemaclean.com
- www.wines-france.com
- vigna senza nome 2005 moscato d'asit docg - tasting notes
- monte real rioja - reserva 1994 - tasting notes
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- favourite italian wines
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