November 4, 2011

Schloss Schönborn Dinner – Hong Kong

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(English Translation Below) 有650多年歷史的Schloss Schönborn是由一個家族私人擁有的德國葡萄酒莊園。現在雖有多間傳統酒莊都是由各大百貨經營,但Schloss Schönborn經過18代守業至今,實在難得。 我們於10月17日在一星Michelin餐廳 - 桃花源舉辦Schloss Schönborn酒宴,並邀請了Herr Marcel Von den Benken到香港參與是次晚宴。餐廳雖沒華麗的裝飾,但客人可於舒適的環境享受佳餚美酒。 Rheingau Riesling QbA, Schloss Schönborn 2009作為第一隻佳釀展開了晚宴的序幕。 清新、有活力、非常充足的白色的果性。 以Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling Kabinett, Schloss Schönborn 2003 和 Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spatlese,Schloss Schönborn 2007配上三小碟的手拍青瓜、醬油滷豆腐和脆皮燒腩仔。前者幹身、清爽、很多礦物氣息及少許辛辣香料。後者是單一果園Marcobrunn,果性非常,而有足夠的酸來平衡酒質,甜美悠揚。 主菜方面,以玻璃明蝦球、椒鹽炸原隻鮮蟹鉗及西芹炒海青斑球等海鮮為主,遂以4種Riesling配襯。Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling Spatlese, Schloss Schönborn 2008 – medium intensity、不太重身、少甜、還有點dry-finish;Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling Spatlese Lothar Franz Schloss Schonborn 2001 – 非常complex、黃梅、濃,還有汽油礦物的味道,以致由基本至陳年複雜變化的味道;Rudesheimer...
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October 21, 2011

An Evening of Lafon Rochet

Lafon Rochet Dinner at Gauthier-Soho

Karel Röell What’s with the yellow’ was the first thing coming to my mind thinking of Lafon Rochet’s bright yellow and red labels when I met the Château’s proprietor Basile Tesseron, who answered with the usual emphatic French shrug and a cheeky smile: ‘Just bad taste...!’ Given the intellectual flexibility of...
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October 18, 2011

Corney & Barrow In the Press

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Corney & Barrow In The Press Achaval Ferrer Quimera 2008 'Ambitious blends of Mendoza Malbec fruit with several Bordeaux varieties.  The former smoky, spicy and unmistakably Argentinian on the nose, quite seriously structured with firm, fine tannins, unashamedly weighty, but balanced and age worthy.' Peter McCombie MW, Harpers Magazine (September 23rd) Shiraz Eagle Vale 2005 'Bouquet...
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October 14, 2011

Pearson Launch

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  If Corney & Barrow was a bike shop, then Pearson would probably be it. Founded in 1860, Pearson is to this day run by the same family, with the 5th generation now at the helm under the guidance of brothers Guy and Will. The Guinness Book of Records has recently...
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October 14, 2011

Hong Kong Annual Tasting – The Low Down

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A week or so ago saw C&B's 3rd Annual Hong Kong tasting at the Shangri-La hotel in Admiralty.  Tickets had sold out well before the event itself and we had many more wines to show than ever before so hopes were high for a cracking evening.  A grand room was...
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October 6, 2011

Corney & Barrow In the Press

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   Corney & Barrow In The Press  Gathering Sauvignon Semillon The Lane 2007 "If you find sauvignon a bit sharp, try it blended with semillon for a change.  The most impressive one I've tasted recently, thanks to a steer from Matthew Jukes's 100 Best Australian Wines, is Gathering Sauvignon Semillon The Lane 2009, a...
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September 29, 2011

Port, Starboard and Port Again – A P&O Cruise to Oporto

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Dan Senior sails with P&O Cruises to Oporto I’ve certainly done a few interesting gigs in my time with C&B, but this one probably takes the biscuit… P&O Cruises is a very important customer of ours and we proudly supply their cruise ships with a number of our wines.  With small armies...
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September 22, 2011

A Great Tasting for a ‘Bunch’ of Independents

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‘The Bunch’ is a concept which deserves more air time; made up of 6 leading Independent Wine Merchants – Adnams, Berry Bros & Rudd, Corney & Barrow, Lea & Sandeman, Tanners and Yapp – the group was formed nearly 20 years ago with the aim of providing a Code of...
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September 9, 2011

An Enthused Tasting by Achaval-Ferrer’s Marcelo Victoria

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Achaval-Ferrer’s Marcelo Victoria believes that a wine needs a back story. But it also needs someone to tell it and Marcelo Victoria can tell a story. He quickly transported us from our London offices to a plot of land at the end of a ‘two horses wide’ track in the...
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September 6, 2011

Dinner with New Zealand Producer Michiel Eradus

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Some wine evenings seem to fit the wines like a glove. To me the wines of Marlborough family producer Eradus are about relentless quality but practiced in an effortless, unpretentious way, with charm and a lightness of touch. Certainly the dozen Corney & Barrow customers and staff who sat down...
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