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...

Nov 25, 2009

Edwin Soon, a wine consultant and author based in Singapore has released another book this year called ‘Pairing Wine with Asian food’. Ed Soon has been matching wine with the diverse food of Singapore, Japan and South East Asia, as well as a few Korean dishes for many years. He has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Wine & Dine magazine, and...

Mar 27, 2009

Les Gouttes de Dieu 神の雫 ,Kami no Shizuku Sipping a 2001 Bordeaux from Château Mont Perat, a bead of sweat trickling down his left cheek, Shizuku Kanzaki is suddenly overwhelmed with images of a turntable, guitars and Freddie Mercury. Since coming out of nowhere four years ago, this 20-something Japanese would-be sommelier has quickly become the...