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This was one of China's entries to the 1915 World Exposition at Panama, along with a leg of Yunnan ham. The Xuanwei ham got all the culinary accolades, and the world was introduced to a gold-medal winning Chinese baijiu, to mixed reviews.
Canadian-born Norma Ratcliffe did not know much about winemaking before she and her husband purchased the Warwick wine estate when they moved to Capetown, South Africa, in 1964.
The rich hues of shaoxing wine make it easily recognizable, from the very light gold to a deep chocolate brown.
First, let's get the nomenclature clear. Wine as we know it is defined as putao jiu in Chinese, or "liquor distilled from grapes". The single character "jiu" covers not just wine but a host of spirits produced from fruit, grain, tuber or root.
The newly released 2009 Felton Road Block 5 pinot noir is only available through a mailing list.
Today's column is inspired by an e-mail a colleague sent to me a couple of days ago. It had a table of all the "cures" wine is supposed to have and a picture of a basement wine cellar that is a Bacchanalian dream. The title of the e-mail was: The medicine cabinet in my kitchen.
Coffee and art movies are the order of the day for some of Shanghai's hip youngsters, as Li Xinzhu finds out.
It burst upon the Asian scene in the late '90s after making its world debut in the mid-'80s, and its luscious flavors became an instant hit halfway around the world from home.
There are only two ways to relieve the pressures of work. One is to do nothing other than completely relax oneself, while the other, perhaps more enjoyable, is to do something exciting that awakens a tired heart.
With a great selection of drinks to compliment an ever-expanding menu, one bar in the west of Beijing is graduating with a degree in customer happiness, Jude Alefounder learns how
Although he prefers not to discuss most of them publicly, Hai Yan is a man of many talents.
As the California wine grape harvest draws to a close, three to four weeks later than normal, one thing is perfectly clear: Vintage 2010 has been the most unusual in memory, more Bordeaux than Napa.
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