http://passionapples.com your dreams, our passion Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:23:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dec, is definitely a month for parties, with lots of sharing w all our good fds.Please find the details of our X'mas party 2009 as follows:Date: 19 Dec 2009 (Sat)Time: 2000 - 2300Venue: The Pawn (灣仔莊士敦道62號2-3樓)http://thepawn.com.hk/Price: $500 + 10% including 3 hrs open bar and a selection of pawn signature ... http://passionapples.com/?p=646   We have for sure many bubbles lovers and that's why we have been asked to conduct more Champagne tasting and comparison events under the "Hip Life Club Hong Kong".  So, here is an event for bubble lovers.   We will be tasting and comparing 2 bruts and 4 branded Champagnes with the ... http://passionapples.com/?p=642 Let's have a taste of the Pares Balta, a Spanish vineyard, on 16 May at one of the most spectecular restaurants in Hong Kong, the Pearl on the Peak.  At Pares Balta, the “terroir” of their high-elevation vineyards at three locations, Penedes, Ribera del Duero, and Priorat come first, far before Spain ’s rigid ... http://passionapples.com/?p=641 "Happy New Year !"   Seems a bit earlier to say this celebrating sentence ?!  Not at all. It's only around a week's time, then comes the new year of 2009. Why not starting our another precious year by treating ourselves a very decent and wonderful gathering on the very first day of ... http://passionapples.com/?p=629 X'mas Eve Party - Buffet Dinner with Free Flow of Wines The joyous festive season, the X'mas, is just round the corner. This year, we are holding a X'mas Eve Party, with fine buffet food and free flow of wines, at one of the most precious venues in Central, the One Bar ... http://passionapples.com/?p=618 Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! On every 3rd Thursday of November, it comes the joyous French national event of "Beaujolais Nouveau", a day for the formal release of the new vintage of Beaujolais. Beaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) wine.  There are a variety of 12 appellations or approved labels ... http://passionapples.com/?p=610   When mentioning Provence, what would come up to your mind immediately?  The purple Lavander field?  The sunny sky and blue sea?  The delicious seafood?  The pretty castles?  In fact, Provence, locating at the southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Italy, is one of the important wine production areas in France. Provence has ... http://passionapples.com/?p=596 The savory of cheese, is always one of the best matches with various wines, ranging from white, red to Sauterne and also Port. However, there are too many names and brands to remember in cheese and we may find it quite difficult to order or buy cheeses in a restaurant or ... http://passionapples.com/?p=584 追月日的下午,我們放下月餅及芋頭,品嚐來自比利時的fruit wines並配以法國菜,度過一個充滿歐陸風情的 2008 中秋節. 我們今年三月已認識了來自 Belgium 的 Jean-Marie及Ludovic兩位釀酒父子兵,及他們的friut wines。Jean 和 Ludovic 都是型男, 性格郤大大不同, 作為父親的 Jean 風趣搞笑, 活潑生鬼, 作為兒子的 Ludovic 則是認真親切,風度翩翩. 這次, 那位風趣的爸爸沒有來港 (據說媽媽不批准爸爸來港, 因為香港的女孩子太漂亮了!),令到有年青有為的太子爺更成為全埸女士的焦點。 ( Ludovic 成了 James Bond ?!?!?! ) 我們早前已經介紹過Les Vins de Roisin的威水史。這裡不再重複。酒友們可以參閱Kelvin 的網誌。 http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/winetastingpractitioner/article?mid=586 這次品酒聚會在SoHo 史丹頓街的Bravo Latata舉行。這店子環境不錯, 我們當天還有一個很私人的角落,侍應們的態度及服務亦很專業, 我們都說可以再來。 ( Ludovic 正為我們介紹一系列的 fruit wines.) 在一眾 fruit wines 中, Vin de Rhubarb的味道較淡,被受冷落。尤其甜而不膩的Vin de Coing,珠玉在前。每一囗都充滿花旗參、荔枝、杏脯及蜜糖味。女士們都較喜歡Vin de Coing。 Vin ... http://passionapples.com/?p=582   In early this year, Ludovic Boucart and his father, Jean-Marie Boucart, the founder of the famous and award winning fruit winery of Belgium, Les Vin de Roisin, visited us and conducted a wine tasting session with us.  Ludovic and his father, Jean-Marie, tasting their wines. During the wine tasting event, all our participants were surprised by the ... http://passionapples.com/?p=569