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  • A Modern Classic
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 23 Jul 2012 in Wine

  •  Some call him a visionary and others consider him a businessman extraordinaire. Both designations ring equally true when you meet Bill harlan in person. This is a man with a strong sense of purpose – a man whose piercing look has an intensity that creates waves of energy around him. Harlan, a successful real estate developer in 1984, had the vision of crafting a ‘First Growth’ Napa Cabernet from 240 acres of hillside terrain in Oakville, California. read more

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  • Great Wall Enters New Phase
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
  • on 06 Jul 2012 in Wine

  •  In 2003, during one of my earlier trips to China’s wine regions, I managed to visit the top three major wineries in one trip: Dynasty, Changyu and COFCO (Great Wall). It wasn’t long into my trip when I would hear this phrase repeatedly: “We are the biggest in China and the best.” It was a mantra conveyed to me within the first ten minutes, then several times throughout my visit, and repeated at least twice emphatically at the conclusion of my visit. I heard this first at Great Wall in Hebei, then again at Dynasty in Tianjin, and finally at Changu in Yantai.

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