Jul 9, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a Lapostolle wine dinner at the Ninth Gate, Chosun Hotel. They were showcasing the wines from Chilean producer Lapostolle. While some of Lapostolle wines are certainly commercial driven, they do make wines of consistently good quality and stay way from the fruit bomb and oak driven style that all too many Chilean wines...

May 17, 2012

In late April James Suckling visited Korea for the first time. He came here to host a dinner for Casanova di Neri, a producer of Brunello di Montalcino, which was part of a larger series of events by Quintessentially Korea and Gallery 21. I asked James a few questions about his approach to wine, scoring and wine writer ethics. We started by talking about why...

May 3, 2012

By Joshua Hall Last month I had the pleasure of talking to Tom Gerrie about his family’s vineyard, Cristom. We talked about Willamette Valley soils and the implications of the Amercia-Korea FTA (KORUS) for wine producers. Here are a few quotes from the interview: “I’m here in Korea, happy to be here because it’s a great market, a very...

Oct 11, 2011

Printed in the Korea Herald, Oct 10th 2011   (Reprinted by kind permission of YonhapNews.)   By Joshua Hall, contributing writer SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) — With wine consumption falling in Europe, producers are looking toward Asia as the driver of growth for the wine industry and consumers in the region have been receptive. But while there is plenty of...

Jun 16, 2010

Rosé is a wine designed for summer. Slightly chilled, the structured fruit and taut acidicity of rosé is refreshing and a perfect accompaniment to Korean cuisine. In May 2010 Ms Valerie Rousselle-Riboud from Chateau Roubine visited Korea, sharing her passion for rosé wine, asian food and the landscape of Côtes de Provence. Chateau Roubine is located in...

Apr 18, 2010

Carol Duval-Leroy is a passionate women who has transformed Duval-Leroy into a top champagne house in the last ten years. Here’s the interview for all you champagne lovers. 1. Can you describe a little about your champagne house and its history? Duval-Leroy has been a family run business since 1859. It started as a meeting between two vineyard owners ,...