Millésima 2016 Wine Blog Awards
Last Tuesday I received notification that I’d been selected as a finalist in Millésima’s prestigious Wine Blog Awards—a huge honor, since this is the first time I’ve entered my writing into any sort of competition. I’m also incredibly flattered to have been chosen, because the other finalists are writers I’ve long admired, including Pamela Heiligenthal’s […]
Monopole Champagne & Wine Bar
Apparently, the food scene, like the wine scene, has materialized at a breakneck pace, with phenomenal restaurants springing up across the island like daisies. Some rigidly traditional—like the Japanese restaurant, Seryna in the heart of Makati’s Little Tokyo where I sampled the best Unagi I’ve ever tasted—and others a little more avant-garde. The streets surrounding Makati, and […]
2014 in Review
2014 was, for me, a monumental year. I have been very fortunate to have attended some fantastic industry tastings throughout much of the year. I’m also presently working my way through the WSET courses, studying wine and regions as much as my schedule allows. These wines were the highlights of my year, a tough list […]