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California vintner Jim Barrett dies aged 86

20 Mar 2013

Barrett's 1973 Chateau Montelana Chardonnay won the prestigious "Judgment of Paris", a one-time blind tasting by nine French experts organised by British wine merchant Steven Spurrier, sending...

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Asian grapevine

1 Dec 2011

This week, wine has just moved up another notch as an object of desire among the Chinese. Yao Ming, national basketball hero and homegrown celebrity, just launched 'Yao Family Wines'.

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Basketball star brings American wine to China

24 Nov 2011

Retired basketball superstar Yao Ming is to auction off the first bottle from his new Napa Valley wine company at a charity event in Shanghai on Sunday, with a starting price of 60,000 yuan (HK$73...

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Dished up

4 Oct 2007

John Hancock, owner and chief winemaker of Trinity Hill Wines in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, will host a dinner featuring his wines today at Madison's Restaurant & Bar in Central.

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uncorked

30 Sep 2007

Families in Hong Kong employ about 300,000 domestic helpers to keep dust at bay. Conversely, in the heart of the Napa Valley there is a group of winemakers who treasure their dust so much they...

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Dished Up

8 Mar 2007

There are several exciting guest chef promotions coming up in the next couple of weeks, and you should book before they sell out. Max Duley, from Peju Province Winery in the Napa Valley, is...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Perfect Match

There are many versions of braised eight treasures duck. The bare essentials are a boneless young duck stuffed with lotus seeds, dried black mushrooms and air-dried meats. The long, slow braising...

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A good nose for diversity

VISITORS TO California's Napa Valley may be surprised to see a traditional Chinese-style gate at the entrance to one of the picturesque terraced vineyards that dot the region.

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Food & wine

Sopexa will hold another of its wine events tomorrow at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Burgundy Wine Fair at the Happy Valley Stand of the Happy Valley Racecourse takes place from 2pm-7pm.

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No dust at Napa sale

I once thought a wine auction meant standing in the confines of a dimly-lit room bidding for a bunch of dust-covered, cobweb-encrusted bottles with yellowing labels.

Nothing could be...

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Wild Horse Chardonnay 1990

THIS year's Sunday Morning Post Award for the Wine of the Fair at the Wines of the Pacific Rim Festival went to an outsider with a pedigree little known in Hongkong.

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