Wine for Asia 2011

An interesting three days two nights trip for us. Plenty of great and good wine for tasting. Some of the top wines we have tasted include:

Bordeaux Blanc
Smith Haut Lafit Blanc 2008 (My rating 90 points)
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2007 (My rating 93)

Bordeaux Red
Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2007 (My rating 91)
Chateau Figeac 2007 (My rating 91)
Leoville Barton 2007 (My rating 92)
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere 08 (My rating 90)
Smith Haut Lafit Rouge 2008 (My rating 90)
Chateau Beycheville 2008 (My rating 90)

Desert
Ch Surudaut 2008 (My rating 92)
Ch Climen 2008 (My rating 92)

Burgundy
Puligny Montrachet, Champ Gain, Bouchard Pere et Fils 08 (My rating: 88)
Aloxe Corton, Les Valozieres, Domaine Claude Chevalier et Fils 08 (My rating: 88)

The champion goes to

Domaine Rene Cacheux et Fils Vosne-Romanee "Les Suchots" Premier Cru 2008
(Cotes de Nuits, Burgundy, France) – (My rating 95 points)

Expert review:
93 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine (2007 vintage):
“Elegantly wrought, with strawberry, raspberry and floral aromas and flavors permeating the gossamer texture. This is pure and long, with a firm base of tannins, bright acidity and a lingering aftertaste of berry, spice and mineral. Best from 2012 through 2024. 175 cases made." –BS (2010)

Portrait Mode

Using the portrait mode in one of the camera’s function, we can smoothen one’s face to look like supermodel. The following two photos clearly indicate the before and after. Nonetheless, baby is super cute in either photo :)

Aperture and Focus

With the purchase of my new camera, I am gaining some basic knowledge in camera shooting. The following two photos are my rookie shots, same angle but different focal point using the function of aperture and focus. Interesting.

Draft versus bottle

During the years in the liquor industry, I frequently being asked if draft beers are better than bottle (and can beer) and why. Well, even my seven weeks baby knows that draft milk (breastfeeding) taste better than bottle milk. I am sure us adults can do better than the seven weeks old.

Doctor

This is the doctor who deliver baby Hong-Yi, therefore the first person Hong-Yi ever seen in his life (although I do see his hair before the doctor does).