100 points? what's behind a Perfect Wine Score at Chateau Pontet-Canet

 What does 100 points mean to you - perfection, excellence or just a number of another prejudiced system?  In the world of wines, full-marks could translate to “extraordinary” in many people’s opinion, or pure “subjectivity” of one’s preferential wine styles.  However extreme that

Drinking Wine with a Swiss Doctor – an Enchanting Encounter

Swiss Wines of canton Vaud Tasting Event

During a not-so-common wine tasting event, I met an unusual wine drinker, Dr. Sandra Lädermann-Fouquet.  First, there were wines of Swiss - a wine country that Hongkong drinkers know less.  Then Dr. Sandra, a Swiss physician who studied and practices traditional Chinese medicine, and is a member of WFCMS (World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies).

What made the event enchanting were not only the Swiss wines, in which my wine-friends would be very interested (see notes below), but also the conversations with Dr. Sandra that I am keen to share with my better friends - many of them are non-drinkers.  They are less enthusiastic of my wine journey, while they adore my passion in wines.  I was told of the reasons why they don’t drink; among all, health is a concern.  I am no medical expert but was only inspired when I bumped into Dr. Sandra, who is a gynaecologist as well.  “Should we drink wine?” was my question.