Three yum cha in the ‘burbs
Yum cha means ‘drink tea’ and, although the tea’s considered an important aid to digestion, it’s hardly the main attraction.
Food
Three chardonnay makers
Chatting to a couple of chardonnay makers recently, I discovered that one likes sulphides in his wine and the other hates sulphides.
Three Champagne keepers
Why would you want to keep an opened bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine? As ridiculous as it may sound, a lot of people do.
Three wine adulterations
This is about the illegal addition of a substance to wine and has nothing to do with extra-marital affairs.
Three wine show trophies
Here are three wine trophies, and a brief story of the person behind each one.
Three American sandwiches
When Americans make a sandwich, they make it big. There’s none of the British delicacy of a few slices of cucumber between buttered white bread.
Three favourite items of wine paraphernalia
These are my three favourite items of wine paraphernalia.
Three gorgeous grappas
Grappa is a word that spikes fear into the hearts of many drinkers. Why does grappa have such a bad reputation? At its best, it is one of the world’s great spirits.
Three closure tales
I had a chance to compare the effectiveness of three different wine closures after a container of German riesling was affected by heat in transit to New Zealand.
Three sous-voile wines
“Sous voile” means “under a veil”, in this case, the veil is the flor yeast that forms a film over the surface of the wine in the barrel.