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Five myths about wine in Asia
Richard examines the truth about (non?) cork-asian habits. The Eastern World, with its dragons, elephant gods and ' Pompaddy-Conti Bordeaux Supérieur', seems a truly mythical place to Western eyes. But...
Richard Hemming MW
Wednesday 17 November 2021
• 3 min read
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Wine in China: what the dragon is drinking
Richard Hemming MW
Wednesday 13 October 2021
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Richard's personal pick of the best wine destinations in his adopted home.
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Richard crunches the numbers on wine in Asia.
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Richard considers who, if anyone, actually drinks fine wine – in Asia or anywhere.
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Richard searches for a common descriptor for wine from China.
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Richard examines whether wine-tasting vocabulary can break through language barriers.
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Richard looks behind the prices of Asia's ubiquitous champagne. (Interesting that Moët seem to have abandoned flutes in favour of...
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Richard considers what makes wine truly valuable.
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Richard confesses to 'everything I got wrong about wine in Asia'.
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After a month off, Richard’s column returns with a peek into the virtual reality of wine communication in China.
Asking...
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Will the fortunes of wine in newly reopened Singapore be repeated around the world?
After ten weeks of closure, Singapore’s...
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Richard turns his taste buds to a wine-themed range of blended teas.
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Tropical viticulture considered by our man in Singapore in his usual quizzical fashion.
Within a thousand-mile radius of Singapore there...
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Richard sends a measured account of how the Asian wine scene is weathering the coronavirus storm.
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