Wine, Design & Inner Peace
Designing Time Machines
Phnom Penh’s magnificent new airport and the highly acclaimed Le Dôme winery in Saint Emilion share more than just the same design firm of Foster...
The King of Sweetness
The International Wine Challenge (IWC) in London has crowned Hans Tschida 'Sweet Winemaker of the Year' for the 11th time.
Burgenland winemaker Hans Tschida turns almost every appearance at the International Wine...
The Uva From La Mancha
Octavo Arte Verdejo, La Mancha, Spain
I stumbled upon this wine at a dinner in Ha Noi this past week and found it absolutely delightful. Matched as it was with...
Tasting with Thibault
A fascinating tasting of Troplong Mondot wines with my old friend and great man of wine, Thibault Odent. Thibault is genuinely funny, irreverent, and cheekily mischievous; tasting wine with him is...
ODE to Joy
The Moors arrived on the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa in 711 AD, establishing a civilization known as al-Andalus, which was ruled by a series of caliphates for over 400 years.
On...
Champagne de Saint Gall
Union Champagne is a winemaking co-operative based in the village of Avize. Champagne de Saint Gall is the name of the Champagnes produced by Union Champagne.
Founded in 1966, it comprises...
CRAB FEST -ACT FIVE: Guillotine Gastronomy
“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”
― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Let them Eat Crab!
When he...
CRAB FEST -ACT FOUR: The Claw Who Came to Dinner
“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.”
― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The Claw at the Table
Born into a wealthy family,...
