B has been busy 'upgrading' himself..haha... attending wine classes. So I bugged him to bring me along when I was up visiting him in HK.
It was really quite an eye-opener, a total of 13 pax attended this wine-tasting class held in the private room of Amber restaurant.
When we arrived, I think most people were eager to start dinner... me included.. but thank goodness B pre-warned me, so I stocked my tummy up with 'bad' food like chips and cocktail nuts. :0
The teacher, Jennie, brought us through a presentation of wine (namely Bourdeaux) and we got to taste wines after every 20 mins or so of explaination. It was quite interesting tasting the bourdeaux and trying to describe the taste and the smell. The bottles were all covered and we had to guess the year. Only 1 person managed to hit the nail everytime! Good for him! :)
This time I managed to pace myself for the wines and not get drunk instantly. (Good Job!) And I found myself enjoying the wines and the dinner alot more, especially when some of the wines 'opened' up.
Ooh, next up was the dinner!!! I loved the foie gras on the lollipop stick, I guess I need not say more when the flavour of the foie gras just bursts in your mouth on just one bite! The next amuse bouche was a chilled asparagus cream soup. Oh the starter was really quite interesting if I can remember. It was raw scallops, oysters and salmon roe served alongside a jellied white wine and topped with granny smith apples. Yumz.. Our mains was the mini lamb chops... I resisted for finishing the entire plate. ;p And to end the dinner, was a delightful plate of assorted cheese. This was also the first time I was served mustard with cheese, tasted abit strange... so I asked for the honey :)
My quest for knowledge on wine stops here for now.. B will continue his last lesson (I think). Well, am going to count on you for our trip in Oz-land then!
It was really quite an eye-opener, a total of 13 pax attended this wine-tasting class held in the private room of Amber restaurant.
When we arrived, I think most people were eager to start dinner... me included.. but thank goodness B pre-warned me, so I stocked my tummy up with 'bad' food like chips and cocktail nuts. :0
The teacher, Jennie, brought us through a presentation of wine (namely Bourdeaux) and we got to taste wines after every 20 mins or so of explaination. It was quite interesting tasting the bourdeaux and trying to describe the taste and the smell. The bottles were all covered and we had to guess the year. Only 1 person managed to hit the nail everytime! Good for him! :)
This time I managed to pace myself for the wines and not get drunk instantly. (Good Job!) And I found myself enjoying the wines and the dinner alot more, especially when some of the wines 'opened' up.
Ooh, next up was the dinner!!! I loved the foie gras on the lollipop stick, I guess I need not say more when the flavour of the foie gras just bursts in your mouth on just one bite! The next amuse bouche was a chilled asparagus cream soup. Oh the starter was really quite interesting if I can remember. It was raw scallops, oysters and salmon roe served alongside a jellied white wine and topped with granny smith apples. Yumz.. Our mains was the mini lamb chops... I resisted for finishing the entire plate. ;p And to end the dinner, was a delightful plate of assorted cheese. This was also the first time I was served mustard with cheese, tasted abit strange... so I asked for the honey :)
My quest for knowledge on wine stops here for now.. B will continue his last lesson (I think). Well, am going to count on you for our trip in Oz-land then!
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