Remembering Gerard Basset
Ch’ng Poh Tiong remembers the inimitable Gerard Basset, and his towering examples set as a wine judge and a human being.
Tag: Sommelier
The Court of Master Predators?
The sexual harassment allegations made by 21 women in the US against leading Master Sommeliers are a larger scandal far beyond the Court of Master Sommeliers, but the whole wine industry.
F&B unemployment in Hong Kong rises to highest level since 2003
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate has risen to the highest level in 16 years, with the city’s tourist dependent food and beverage industry bearing the brunt of the economic pains from the pandemic.
Winner of 2020 China’s Best Sommelier Competition of French Wine announced
Sommelier Windy Zhang saw off tough competition to win the accolade.
Taku Iguro named Japan’s Best Sommelier 2020
Taku Iguro, sommelier of three Michelin-starred restaurant L’OSIER in Ginza Tokyo, saw off tough competition and was named the Best Sommelier of Japan in 2020.
ASI to host its next General Assembly in China
The Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) has announced that it will host the next General Assembly in China, which is expected to give a boost to China’s wine making profile among the world’s best sommeliers.
By the glass: Reeze Choi
Reeze Choi, an accomplished Hong Kong sommelier, reveals the most tedious part about being a sommelier, why he refuses to buy a wine fridge for environmental reasons. Most importantly, the quick-witted sommelier might have found a more economical and perhaps more sodden solution to build President Trump’s Wall.
Italian Sommelier Wins the 2019 Ruinart Sommelier Challenge in HK & Macau
Mirco Tarducci of the Galaxy Macau’s 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA has been crowned the winner of the 2019 Ruinart Sommelier Challenge, after competing with over 30 sommeliers in Hong Kong and Macau in champagne blind-tasting challenges.
Winners of first ‘Belt and Road’ sommelier competition announced
The winners of the inaugural Belt and Road Sommelier Challenge (Asia) have been announced with Hong Kong sommelier Reeze Choi taking home the championship.