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	The Must-Have Wine of the Year Two Paddocks Pinot Noir 2006 Central Otago, New Zealand - Two Paddocks General Manager contemplating gold digging might be easier in this terrain... read more

International Pinot Noir Celebration
The Wandering Palate highly recommends Pinot Noir enthusiasts participate in the IPNC weekend, three days of wine tastings, educational seminars, vineyard tours, and truly unforgettable meals prepared by over 50 of the Northwests top chefs... read more

Notwithstanding I reside in Asia, the nucleus of my ideologies revolve around a back to nature approach with wine, food and the environment - sustainable, organic and biodynamic principles that have evolved through Pagan farming to Chinese gardeners over the eons yet pivotal today. So not only do I care about the planet, I have gone lunar! read more

Ultimate Parker in Asia Event
The Most Anticipated Consumer Event in South-East Asia Featuring Robert Parker! Thanks to the determination of Hermitages Wines, Robert Parker has accepted to travel to Singapore and to engage the Asian wine...

Champagne Collection
This incredible Champagne collection spans more than three decades and includes well over a hundred of the best bubblies produced between 1979 and 2002...

Phnom Penh by the Glass
I tend to navigate my way around Phnom Penh by my favourite glasses of wine -not a simple matter of where I can get a decent glass at a reasonable price mind you - but...

Wine News

Artisan Wine
Many colleagues today bemoan that we are losing our true winemaking artisans to a kind of oenological 'industrial revolution', where wines are made in...

Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2007 - Margaret River, Western Australia

Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2007 - Western Australia

The ‘Wandering Palate’ examines the evolution of white wine consumption in Asia with an inclination towards chardonnay. Whilst the propensity towards richer, full-bodied reds remains, white wines are gaining popularity, particularly in...

A Michelin Star in Mongkok
The gamy Hong Kong district of Mongkok hosts the cheapest starred restaurant in the famed culinary kingdom of the Michelin Guide...

Jurtschitsch GV Veltliner Kaferberg 2007 - Austria

The ‘Wandering Palate’ declares Austria’s indigenous white grape variety, Grüner Veltliner, the most well-suited, versatile wine style for Asian cuisine. Yes, I know it looks terribly difficult to pronounce and easily misinterpreted as a tropical disease...

Really Simple Barbecue Ideas
Gearing up for the New Zealand summer, the BBQ becomes the cooking appliance of choice and there is no one more skilled and innovative with the BBQ than Ruth Pretty...

Misha’s Vineyard Gewürztraminer 2008 - New Zealand

Gewürztraminer has unquestionably been the most maligned and misunderstood white grape amongst wine consumers over the last decade, even amongst wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs, it has been and arguably still is...

Wine Speak - Its Only Words!
What is the point of all this concocted jargon and these outpourings of adjectives? Does it have any real meaning or purpose? Is it helpful, or merely designed to baffle us?