李志延對葡萄酒的喜愛始於牛津。李志延對葡萄酒的喜愛始於牛津,她在那裏進修了一年,作為整個學位的一部分。她記得上菜的時候由“兩三款幹紅,或許是一款白葡萄酒作為開始”。這挑起了她的興趣,她開始探索法國葡萄酒和義大利葡萄酒,然後,當她回到紐約,就參加了當時佔據世貿中心頂樓兩層的“全球葡萄酒之窗學院”(Windows on the World Wine School)。自隨丈夫移居香港後——他們在葡萄酒學院結識,她繼續潛心鑽研,目前她在總部設在英國的葡萄酒與烈酒教育信託基金會(Wine &Spirits Education Trust)從事研究。當時,香港的葡萄酒稅非常高,當地也沒有太多的葡萄酒文化(2008年2月相關稅率被削減至零,香港由此變身為亞洲的葡萄酒之都)。作為一位美食與品酒作家,李志廷不遺餘力地為她遇到的每一款葡萄酒進行詳盡的品鑒記錄。到2005年,她認為自己做好了參加令人望而生畏的葡萄酒大師(Master of Wine)考試的準備。這是一場為期4天的測試,包括四張理論試卷和一場苛刻的盲品突擊考試,在雪梨、倫敦和納帕山谷每年舉行一次。“我想,這只是一場葡萄酒考試,能有多難?”她回憶道。像大多數新手一樣,她輸了。第二個回合是在2008年,她勝出了。
獲此殊榮後,她開始了在10座城市探尋葡萄酒與亞洲食物匹配問題的旅程。不過她打定主意絕不將一種文化強加於另一種文化之上。有些食物,她歸納説,最好不要與葡萄酒同時享用。“如果你想吃新加坡的辣味蟹,無論是辣椒蟹還是黑胡椒蟹,也許來點解渴的飲料感覺更好,如啤酒、冰水或檸檬水。”她很理解為何一些日本廚師堅持用大米釀製的清酒,而拒絕用葡萄酒搭配他們的食物,儘管葡萄酒在日本的流行比起它在香港和大陸落腳早了一代人時間。“葡萄酒有著獨特的香味,它能夠破壞或帶走食物的平衡感,”她説。
她的方法是推薦與現有風味保持一致的葡萄酒。“我絕不會在中國北方推薦甜味葡萄酒,儘管理論上説,它和食物相處融洽,因為從文化角度説,甜味不在當地飲食品味之列”她説。但在泰國,典型的菜式可能包括椰子、新鮮水果或甜茶,她會放心地推薦中甜度葡萄酒。對於泰國菜來説,她的秘笈是微甜的雷司令(Riesling),一款氣味芬芳的阿爾薩斯格烏茲塔明那(Alsace Gew徂rztraminer)和奧地利的綠維特利納。 同理,對於通常在熱火朝天的辣椒油中翻騰的辛辣的四川食物,她所受的訓練告訴她,紅葡萄酒中的單寧會和辛香産生衝突,並鋪張開來。“你會考慮用白葡萄酒來緩和一下。但很多亞洲人希望長久回味這一口感。所以希望保持辛辣口味的人會很自然地選擇紅葡萄酒。”無論白葡萄酒還是紅葡萄酒,她對川菜配酒的建議是某些極富個性色彩但不太昂貴的品種,因為葡萄在與辣椒的對壘中總是敗下陣來。
It is no easy task to become a Master of Wine. It takes years of training, and to pass the required exams, especially when coming from a very male dominated society, in what could also be regarded as a very male dominated domain, is truly quite an accomplishment.
But that is exactly what Ms. Jeannie Cho Lee, an ambitious, successful, and truly outstanding lady, managed to do.
Born in South Korea and currently living in vibrant Hong Kong, Ms. Cho Lee, who spent Junior Year at Oxford University before getting a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College, and then a Master's Degree from Harvard, became the very first Asian Master of Wine in 2008.
But, Ms. Cho Lee is much more than a Master of Wine. She is an award-winning author, just about to finish her third book, with ideas for the fourth already firmly in place.
Her first book, Asian Palate, won the Gourmand Award for Best Food and Wine Pairing Book in the World. It was also short-listed as one of just four books in the world considered for the UK's prestigious Andre Simon Award.
She is a Consultant for Singapore Airlines, frequently voted as the Best Airline in the World, and it is Ms. Cho Lee, along with the few other Consultants the airline very careful selects, that choose which wines SIA will carry on board all its flights.
Ms. Cho Lee is also a Member of Commanderie de Bordeaux, Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin and L'Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.
She is a highly sought after wine judge, an educator, a journalist and of course a speaker.
In this HD video interview, which took place at the World Gourmet Festival 2012 at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, we ask Ms. Cho Lee about becoming a Wine Master, how wine goes with the often delicate flavours of Asian cuisine, what "New Latitude" wines are all about and what wines, such as those made in Thailand, need to do to compete with not only established wines from France and Italy etc., but also "New World" wines from the Americas, Australia etc.
We ask how one should go about choosing a wine, how important is Appellation Controlee, and is it important whether a wine is from Negociants, or sold directly by the Chateau.
You will also discover which three Champagne Ms. Cho Lee loves the most if money were of no concern, and much, much more. 這是不容易的任務,成為葡萄酒大師。這需要多年的訓練,並通過必要的考試,特別是來自一個男性主導的社會,也可以被看作是一個男性佔主導地位的域,確實是一項了不起的成就。
但是,這是,正是珍妮趙李小姐,一個雄心勃勃的,成功的,真正優秀的女士,成功地做到。
出生在韓國,目前生活在充滿活力的香港,曹女士李,他在牛津大學度過了大學三年級,之前史密斯學院文學學士學位,然後從哈佛大學的碩士學位,成為了第一個亞洲葡萄酒大師於2008年。
但是,曹女士李遠遠超過一個葡萄酒大師。她是一個屢獲殊榮的作家,只是完成她的第三本書,已經牢牢掌握在第四的想法。
她的第一本書,亞洲的口感,贏得了美食家獎,在世界最好的食物和葡萄酒搭配的書。這也是入圍的四本書英國著名的安德烈·西蒙獎的世界。
她是新加坡航空公司的顧問,經常獲選為世界最佳航空公司,它是李,連同其他幾個顧問曹女士航空公司非常謹慎的選擇,選擇的葡萄酒,新航將隨船攜帶其所有航班。
曹女士李某也Commanderie波爾多,Confrerie DES俠士都Tastevin的勳章Coteaux de Champagne酒店的會員。
她是一個備受追捧的葡萄酒評判,教育家,記者,當然還有揚聲器。
我們在這個高清視頻採訪中,發生在2012年的世界美食節在曼谷四季酒店,問曹女士李往往微妙的口味的亞洲美食,葡萄酒成為葡萄酒大師,什麼是“新緯度“葡萄酒是所有關於什麼的葡萄酒,如在泰國,需要做的不僅建立了葡萄酒來自法國,意大利等競爭,但”新世界“的葡萄酒來自美洲,澳洲等
我們問一個人應該如何去選擇葡萄酒,是多麼的重要產區Controlee,是很重要的葡萄酒是酒商,或直接出售城堡。
你還會發現3香檳曹女士李愛最不關心的錢,和很多很多。