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Hong Kong Restaurant Service Raises the Bar
From afar, it may seem that the Hong Kong wine market is still all about the most expensive Bordeaux. Auction results will always catch headlines and there’s no doubt that most wine investments are...
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Hong Kong’s Changing Tastes, Evolving Market, and Wide-Open Fields
The times they are a-changing in Hong Kong, especially if you read into recent happenings in our world of fine wine. For a long while, whiskey and Bordeaux have been the twin standard bearers of the...
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A Chat with Judy Leissner, Improbable Winemaker
This week I had the pleasure to chat with Judy Leissner, proprietor of Grace Vineyard in China’s Shanxi province. Grace Vineyard has established itself as China’s premier producer of quality wine, and...
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Drinks on The Deck: Junk Season in Full Bloom
With the recent celebration of Hong Kong’s Dragon Boat Festival, Tuen Ng, it seems you’re more likely to find Hong Kong people on the water than on land during these super-hot days. To avoid getting...
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Winemaker Sebastiano Rosa, International Man of Awesome
At The Principal with Kavita Faiella and Sebastiano Rosa The whole wine world is aware that Hong Kong is rocking, but our fair city is still very misunderstood. On a day-to-day level, Hong Kong people...
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The Hunt for Licorice: Or Sabermetrics, Antonio Galloni and Hong Kong Palates
Image courtesy of the FDA On his Fermentation blog, Tom Wark’s recent post “Examining Antonio Galloni’s Palate, Examining Antonio Galloni’s Palate” uses an approach similar to famed method of...
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The Coming of Autumn and Brunello in Hong Kong
The vines at Valdicava under a blue Tuscan sky With 2007 Brunello season well upon us and the right weather on its way for Brunello enjoyment, it’s good to see where Italian wines stand among Hong...
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Discovering the Why of Bodega Chacra in Hong Kong
The kitchen at Hong Kong’s Cafe Grey Last week, IWM HK was thrilled to welcome back Piero Incisa della Rocchetta of Bodega Chacra and Tenuta San Guido back to Hong Kong. Bringing Piero from the other...
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Four Seasons, Many Wines in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s winter festival The weather in Hong Kong is perfect right now. Between early October and mid-December, we get a break from the heat and humidity and prepare for a few chilly months in...
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Italian Artisans Take Hong Kong
Riccardo Illy, left, and Dario Cecchini, right If you’re going to speed over to Admiralty district at 8:30AM, it’s always helpful to meet up with one of the world’s premier coffee personalities to...
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