On The Bench
I dined in esteemed company last evening, in the private room at the rear of purveyor of fine wine and bon vivant Mr. Vibol Thach’s new wine salon. Vibol is a gentleman...
From Perold’s Garden to Papua New Guinea
An Afrikaner in Papua New Guinea
I was delighted to find myself in Papua New Guinea on the weekend, one of the most disparate places on...
Where is Charm in the Afternoon? (with the Monday Angel)
High above an ancient river, its source far from here, up in the world’s tallest mountains, I am swept away on a cloud of euphoric,...
DUCKHORN
The Duckhorn Winery is tucked between the Napa River and the Silverado Trail, north of Saint Helena. Dan Duckhorn and his wife Margaret first planted vines here in 1976 and spent almost fifty years...
Wineck-Schlossberg, Alsace’s ‘ Wine Corner’
Domaine Paul Blanck, Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru, Pinot Gris, 2017
Wineck-Schlossberg GRAND CRU
The Wineck Schlossberg Grand Cru appellation is located in the communes of Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr, in the Haut-Rhin department of...
For Canard
I absolutely adore ducks; I’ve nibbled on their webs and sucked on their tongues in Chinese palaces. I’ve eaten their livers “with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” in Italian cucinas....
Wynns of Change
The 95
I have a great fondness for the Coonawarra region, heavily influenced by the fact that I worked many vintages there at Leconfield winery in the '90s. I would work...
အင်းလေးမှာရွာတဲ့မိုး- Inle Mar Ywar Dae Moe, (the rain in Inle)
The Morning Road
I have been coming to Inle Lake every month since 2019, with an interval during COVID 19, I cannot begin to describe how...
