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Donum is making its mark…
We are excited for the recent visit of Donum CEO Angelica de Vere-Mabray and VP Vineyard & Winemaking Dan Fishman. Together with owner Allan and Mei Warburg, they participated in the annual sustainability symposium in Guilin (called Integral Conversation) with Dan making a presentation on Donum’s practice of regenerative farming where agriculture, ecology and cultural creativity would intersect and how humanity and the land can co-exist naturally and thrive together. Donum wi
Nov 124 min read


The Passing of a Generation?
People come people go. That is eternal truth but some are having much stronger presence than others. Faced with the reality of people passing away, there is also a sense of a generation transitioning to another now that yours truly is at a maturing age of life. Yang Chen-Ning’s achievement in the science of physics is undoubted. On a completely different front, show business, Gene Hackman, Robert Redford and more recently Diane Keaton all passed away in 2025. They are iconic
Oct 206 min read


Art form: the view of an absolute amateur
Our apology to non-Chinese friends and readers as yours truly for the first time publish something in Chinese. Perhaps Google-translate...
Sep 74 min read


Rain, rain and more rain…
Blame it on global warming perhaps, so many places in the world have been hard hit by such heavy downpours that few have witnessed in...
Aug 54 min read


Odd as it may sound, but it makes sense…
The great philosopher Socrates once said, “I know I know nothing”. Oscar Wilde’s view was that “life is too simple to be taken...
Jul 65 min read


Impression of the Father
Mother’s Day in its modern form originated in 1908 in the US and was made a national holiday six years later by President Woodrow Wilson....
Jun 134 min read


What to look out for?
When we first develop a passion in wine, most of us in Hong Kong would have our attention directed to those produced in France, Italy,...
May 275 min read


The Art of Travelling
Travelling has become such a part of our lives, be it for business or for vacation. Unless you are on a cruise ship, you will have to...
May 66 min read


Donum 2022 Vintage Available Now!!
Vinopolis launched the latest 2022 vintage of Donum two weeks ago. Donum CEO Angelica de Vere-Mabray and winemaker Dan Fishman flew over...
Apr 44 min read


Collecting Wines?
The assumption is that readers of this column do drink wines. Are you buying wines only when you plan to uncork a bottle or two for an...
Mar 104 min read
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