A perfect pairing with german wine is when wine heightens our appreciation of most, perhaps not all, of the dishes and maintains the integrity of the foods flavours. German wines and asian flavours provides a fresh new asian perspective on pairing german. Favourite wine pairings with jeannie cholee youtube. The german wine institute and jeannie cho lee mw present their joint creative collaboration perfect pairings.
The art of connecting people by jessica leigh levin with a disclaimer, saying that the author is a personal friend of mine in fact, she gives me a shoutout on page 80. Jeannie cho lee mw featured in korean national tv documentary series. Jeannie cho lee born 1968 is a hong kongbased, koreanamerican wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and master of wine, the first ethnic asian to achieve this accreditation. Deutsches weininstitut perfect pairings book launch wine.
Tasting the unexpected at bordeauxs vinexpo 2015 local. Jeannie cho lee mw an event organized by the german wine institute in. A perfect pairing is when the flavours of the meal allow the wine to express itself in a flattering way. Her book asian palate explores asian food and wine pairings in 10 asian culinary capitals, and she also wrote mastering wine for the asian palate, which provides an asian perspective to appreciating wine by broadening the wine lexicon she uses asian descriptors like red dates. Her book won the gourmand award for best food and wine pairing book in the world in 2009, jeannie was awarded the vinitaly international award for her contributions to the wine industry. Jeannie cho lee is an awardwinning author, television host, editor, wine critic, judge and educator. The 100 burgundy, cabotte, naturally, would be honoured to host this event.
Feb 03, 2014 jeannie cho lee is very optimistic about the growth of spanish wines in hong kong and china. Jeannie cho lee the first asian master of wine has a book out called perfect pairings and recommends german wines with many asian. The german wine institute and jeannie cho lee mw return to asia to host the finale event of their global book launch tour for perfect pairings. Her book asian palate won the 2009 gourmand award for best food and wine pairing book in the world, against 6,000 other books from 6 countries. Wines to pair with asian fusion cuisine wine and asian. The ancient greek god dionysus is associated with wild frenzy, festivity and wine.
Ahead of the inaugural wine pinnacle awards, we speak with asias first master of wine, jeannie cho lee, on her title, assessing great wines, and wine pairing misconceptions. Wines to pair with asian fusion cuisine wine and asian foods. It also won the international association of culinary professionals award in wine, beer, or spirits and the organisation. Jeannies first book asian palate prompts one to have a balanced consideration of the following extracts taken from the introduction chapter of jeannie cho lee mws awardwinning first book asian palate. May 28, 2010 jeannie cho lee mw launched her new website at the end of vinexpo hong kongasia pacific last night. Mw jeannie cho lee explains why wines of germany are the. Wine expert jeannie cho lee maybe the foremost expert on pairing. Jeannie is currently a professor at the hong kong polytechnic university polyu where she helped to launch the master of science msc in international wine management program. Writer, television host, wine critic, judge and educator jeannie cho lee became the first asian master of wine in 2008. Jeannie cho lee was here in jan and hosted a dinner at the hyatt to launch her book. Jan 20, 20 author jeannie cho lee, a master of wine, explores cantonese, shanghainese, northern chinese, japanese, korean, thai, singaporean, and indian cuisines and makes wine recommendations for each. This week, inspired by perfect pairings, i prepared a moderately spicy, coconut milkbased thai green curry with jasmine rice. This past week, jeannie cho lee blew through town as part of a whirlwind tour to promote perfect pairings, a snappy new booklet shes penned on behalf of the german wine institute. Octoober 2, 2019 the 100 burgundy book tour four seasons hotel assouline boutique new york read story.
About me when i was a university student traveling through europe, a budding foodie in search of my next flavor discovery, i stumbled upon wine. My first book, asian palate, was all about pairing challenging asian ingredients with wine. Glamorous and brainy, jeannie cho lee became the first asian master of wine in 2008 with a winning dissertation on the future of hong kong as an international hub of fine wines. The book launch wine dinner will take place at peninsula shanghai featuring the pairing of german wines with signature shanghainese cuisine.
Jeanne lawrence, andrea mingfai chu, and jeannie cho lee, one of only 366 people in the world to have become a certified master of wine, and the first asian to. Oct 31, 2019 jeannie cho lee mw is a wine writer, consultant, judge and educator from south korea, now based permanently in hong kong. Wines of germany announces another five new riesling fellows. Pairing wine with asian cuisine, according to master of wine jeannie cho lee. The book by jeannie cho lee would be the perfect gift for the fan of both asian food and wine so they know exactly which wines to bring home in their wine bags to pare with. It has also won the international association of culinary professionals iacp award under the wine. Jeannie cho lee mw and ed soon both published books late last year on pairing asian food and wine and include sections on korean pairing. For more information about jeannie cho lees work and other publications. Asian palate won the gourmand awards best food and wine pairing book in the.
During breaks and holidays, she and a friend would spend their days traveling around france and spain, skimping on lodgings, but, at lees insistence, splurging on great meals and good wine. Reflections on sauternes and spices jeannie cho lee. All champagnes are versatile, invigorating and perfect partners to many asian dishes. Jeannie cho lee is the first asian master of wine mw, an awardwinning author, wine critic, judge, and educator. Released in late 2009, lees first book asian palate won various. Peter winter honorary president of the vdw, katsuyuki tanaka, hisashi yamano, jeannie cho lee, takahiro yamano, ian ford and monika reule, ceo of the german wine institute. Jeannie cho lee is the first asian master of wine mw and an awardwinning author, wine critic, judge and educator. Illuminating the greatest burgundy wines, the 100 burgundy invites readers to explore the regions seductive wines to create a dream cellar, from benchmark domaines to rising stars. Jeannie cho lee, master of wine, founder of asian palate. Jeannie cho lee again, the very first asian master of wine mw, to lead one more winning asian food and wine pairing class. Back when jeannie cho lee 90 was still a student at smith, she went to oxford to study for her junior year. Consider quality, refined, high quality food will be enhanced by fine wines. Jeannie cho lee born 1968is a hong kongbased, koreanamerican wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and master of wine, the first ethnic asian to achieve this accreditation. She is the author of two awardwinning books, asian palate 2009 and mastering wine for the asian palate 2011.
Jeannie cho lee, the very first asian master of wine mw, an awardwinning author, wine and. Jeannie cho lee mw an event organized by the german wine institute in cooperaton with the hong kong economic and trade office. Jeannie has combined her knowledge and passion for wine and cuisine into her prize winning book asian palate and is a great believer that the future of wine in asia depends on its harmony with everyday asian cooking. All the right notes smith college office of alumnae. In 2008, jeannie became the very first asianborn master of wine mw, and has since gone on to author several books, as well as helm both jeanniecholee. To buy my books in english, chinese or korean, click here. Master of wine interview with jeannie cho lee hd youtube. Jeannie cho lee mw jeannie cho lee mw, hong kongs leading wine commentator and author of the awardwinning book asian palate is to join decanter as contributing editor asia. Lee is also the creator and designer of the jeannie cho lee signature wine glass collection, which she launched in 2014 at the vinexpo. Korean by ethnicity, lee has called hong kong home for more than a decade while becoming the most. In her latest column for winesearcher, jeannie cho lee mw says a different mindset is needed when pairing wines with asian cuisine. Later that year, she cohosted the wine program in vino veritas, which aired on the hong kong broadcasting network channel tvb pearl from october to december.
Pairing wine with asian cuisine, according to master of wine. On that basis alone it would be easy to dislike her if she wasnt so nice. Perfect pairings will arrive in vancouver as jeannie cho lee mw and the german wine institute continue their global book launch. The book went on to take home the best food and wine pairing book in. The fourcourse lunch will feature innovative chinese cuisine at the baobei chinese brasserie paired with a selection of german wines chosen by jeannie, with further insights on asian food and wine pairing given by her throughout the meal. Jun 16, 2016 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. May 02, 2015 with four masters of wine now living and residing in asia, the first person to receive master of wine title was jeannie cho lee mw. Five new riesling fellows were announced in hong kong.
It will turn you instantly into a worldclass sommelier, confidently able to pair virtually any cuisine with a compatible choice. The first asian to be awarded master of wine, jeannie is a wine critic, judge, educator and awardwinning author of asian palate. To highlight the compatibility of italian wine as well as asian food, the award winning author and winecritic jeannie cho lee published in collaboration with the german wine institute a new 52page booklet on pairing german wines with nine different asian cuisines. Le pan is jeannie cho lees new art of fine wine living magazine. Jeannie cho lee mw is a wine writer, consultant, judge and educator from south korea, now.
Particularly those with some sweetness such as many shanghainese dishes and indian coconut curries are perfectly suited for riesling auslese. When it comes to pairing wine with asias intense flavors, lee s advice is to stop being anxious about which bottle is perfect for which dish. Born in korea and educated in america, she has lived in hong kong for more than 20 years. Her passion for food and wine inspired her to write her first book, asian palate, which won the gourmand award for best food and wine pairing book in the world. A master sommeliers practical advice for partnering wine with food at.
Mar 28, 2019 as i sat on the edge of my seat, avidly listening to masters of wine jeannie cho lee and tim atkin wax poetic on a particular bottle or appellation, my hubby was imagining the landscape as it had appeared to the romans or, later on, to the knights templar. Jeannie cho lee mw joins decanter as contributing editor. May 21, 2012 jeannie cho lee is the oenophile behind, a site that celebrates the confluence of asian food and wine. Asian palate won the gourmand awards best food and wine pairing book in. German wines are precise and of high quality, says mw. The best way to make perfect shrimp scampi at home. Asian palate and deutsches weininstitut will be hosting a book launch wine lunch for the media during the hong kong international wine and spirits fair to celebrate the launch of perfect pairings, a book on the pairing of german wines and asian cuisines authored by jeannie cho lee, perfect pairings. With these two books, lee introduced a new vocabulary for wine using asianbased ingredients to describe wine flavors while proving that, yes, wine does have a place at the asian table. I was humbled by the wine worlds complex language and an entire new realm opened up to me.
But jeannie cho lee mw, founder of and the first asian to be awarded the master of wine title says a new paradigm is. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Wines to pair with asian fusion cuisine wine and asian foods part. Now spanish wine has opened up a second front in the battle to win fans in. Jeannie cho lee is the first asian master of wine mw and an awardwinning author, television host, editor, wine critic, judge and educator. Be prepared for a special treat and explore the challenges of pairing german wines with asian cuisine in exclusive wine pairing lunches and dinners if you live in the following cities below. The first asian master of wine mw and an awardwinning writer, wine critic, judge and educator, cho lee is the author of asian palate, a book that explores asian food and wine pairings in 10 asian culinary capitals. Currently a professor at hong kong polytechnic university, where she helped launch the master of science program in international wine management, she is.
Nov 18, 20 discover your wine palate with a master of wine. Jeannie cho lee is the first asian master of wine mw an awardwinning author, wine critic, tv host, judge and educator. Jeannie uses her wealth of wine knowledge to make german wine recommendations to a global audience for asian ingredients, food and seasonings. Jun 19, 2015 tasting the unexpected at bordeauxs vinexpo 2015. Jeannie s pioneering book, asian palate, exploring asian food and wine pairings in ten asian culinary capitals, won the gourmand award for best food and wine pairing book in. She is an awardwinning author, television host, editor, wine critic, judge and educator based in hong kong. German wines and asian flavours, matches popular dishes and common asian flavor combinations with german wines like riesling whose acidity and vibrant flavors make them good accompaniments to asian cuisine, lee said. The german wine institute and jeannie cho lee mw will travel across united states from the east to the west, bringing perfect pairings. German wines and asian flavours provides a fresh new asian perspective on pairing german wines with cuisine from different major cities all over asia. Born in korea, jeannie has lived in hong kong since 1994. While a perfect pairing between an asian meal and wine is often. The renowned wine and food writer, and decanter contributor, told a packed assembly room that the site, is the distillation of 54 notebooks amassed over a period of 15 years. What to drink with what you eat is absolutely the most spectacular book ever written about pairing food with wine. Few wine experts explain the workings of pairing wine with asian flavors, and in such detail, as jeannie cho lee, asias first master of wine.
While a perfect pairing between an asian meal and wine is often possible, jeannie has identified among asian wine and food lovers four key consideration. Master of wine jeannie cho lee selects her 100 most memorable burgundy. Asian palate won the gourmand awards best food and wine pairing. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. When you eat sushi, chinese food, or pad thai, whats your drink of choice. Master of wine jeannie cho lee selects her 100 most memorable burgundy wines detailing the domaines and highlighting the vintages with tasting notes. Posted monday, 10jun20 it is hard to believe that only six years ago, when i was in the midst of writing my first book on asian cuisine and wine, there were hardly any producers bold enough to pair their wine.
Nov 10, 2009 recently one of the biggest wine experts in the world of asian cuisine published an excellent book that helps wine lovers get the right parings for their food and wine. On the 25 th i had the opportunity to attend a german wine tasting luncheon hosted by the german wine institute and master of wine jeannie cho lee at bao bei chinese brasserie. Jeannie cho lee mpp 00 is probably asias most respected authority on wine. Jun 26, 2014 hosted by chu with chinas largest online wine retailer the event celebrated the publication of the chineselanguage edition of jeannie cho lees book, asian palate.
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