John Kapon, Acker Merrall & Condit
酒 Jiuwine.com met up with Mr. John Kapon, a casual and unassuming fellow who is also the co-owner and President of Acker Merrall & Condit during his visit to Hong Kong for Asia’s largest ever auction of fine wines in Hong Kong this week, betting on Chinese consumers who over […]

Daniel Cathiard (Château Smith Haut Lafitte)

Above: (First image): Owner and winemaker Daniel Cathiard posing in front of our lenses. (Below): The poured wines of its Grand Vin, as screened by a lovely collateral postcard.
In the nice ambience of French centric Les Brasseries, 酒 Jiuwine.com spent time with the face behind of one of Pessac-Lèognan finest […]

Pierre Perrin (Chateau de Beaucastel)

To many French Rhone lovers, Château de Beaucastel enjoys an almost legendary reputation as one of the great estates in Châteauneuf du Pape. It is owned by the Perrin family.Our overall impression was Beaucastel wines are made definitely with good quality, they have personality and a sense of place, something […]

Robert Rees (Wine Exchange Asia)

Mr. Robert Rees of newly launched wine auction website, Wine Exchange Asia posing with Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz and a bottle of Rockburn Sauvignon Blanc.
New World Wines Tasting with Robert Rees, Wine Exchange Asia
@ Extra Space Storage Facility, 301 Boon Keng Road.
We were pleased to be invited and tasted the below […]

Barbara (Luciano Sandrone)

In Matt Kramer’s introduction of Barolo in “Making Sense of Italian Wine”; Sandrone is described as a persuasive proponent for lush, intense, softer style of Barolo production. While their wines are easy to appreciate in their youth, they still possess plenty of structure and power that makes them good candidates for long […]