Diplomatic Drinking

Oi speaks to Francois Carteau, sommelier and director at Wine Embassy, about his new boutique and wine training course What makes Wine Embassy unique? Francois Carteau: We have brought wine accessibility to a new level in Vietnam – more choices by the glass, monthly updates, group wine tastings and we are the only wine bar using a wine dispenser. … Read more

Sippin’ in Saigon

Wine tasting is not the same as drinking it Swirl, sip, spit. Is that all there is to tasting wine? Well, yes and no. I think there’s a lot of pretentiousness out there when it comes to tasting wine – fancy verbiage, oddly inflated egos, specialized glassware, and a myriad of fancy corkscrews and decanters – that can overwhelm a lot … Read more