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  • Auction Fever
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee
  • on 27 Aug 2010 in Wine

  • John Kapon is a savvy businessman and auctioneer. He wasted no time when the wine duty was eliminated in February 2008 to hold a major wine auction in Hong Kong just three months later. As President of Acker Merrall & Condit and head of one of the largest, most successful auction companies, John understands a thing or two about marketing and making a statement. Acker’s first auction was billed as ‘the largest wine auction in the history of Asia’ and the hard cover bright red auction catalogue was a doorstopper - it must have cost a fortune to print and to post. read more

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  • Vertical Tastings
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee
  • on 23 Aug 2010 in Wine

  • It was by tasting a dozen vintages of Mouton over a decade ago that I understood the meaning of a wine’s ‘personality’. Despite vintages that ranged from fantastic (1982 and 1986) to weak (1991 and 1992), the basic DNA of Mouton was apparent in every bottle: The wine always had a certain flamboyance, a sweet core fruit profile supported by lush, velvety textured tannins. The vertical tasting also highlighted how Mouton’s flashy youthful flavours become tame with time in bottle. read more

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  • California Dreaming
  • By Jeannie Cho Lee
  • on 22 Aug 2010 in Wine

  • The beauty of the Mayacamas mountain ranges with manicured vineyards being cooled by the Pacific Ocean breeze took my breath away when I first visited Napa Valley in 1990. Part of wine industry’s allure for me has always been about much more than the seductive wines but also the lifestyle, the people and the beautiful wine growing regions.
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