Italophile MW Sarah Heller was born and raised in Hong Kong, where she covers wine for Asia Tatler, disseminating her sometimes idiosyncratic wine recommendations across the continent.
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Sarah Heller MW on Chardonnay and consistent greatness
The current thinking is that to belong to the upper echelons of grape royalty, a variety must be site- and vintage-expressive but unmistakably itself. So what about Chardonnay, asks Sarah Heller MW
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‘Syrah has struggled to attain the lustre of its French peers in fine wine circles’
While it doesn't command the prices of wines from Burgundy or Bordeaux, cool-climate Syrah and the grape's use in unexpected international blends could soon change all that, says Sarah Heller MW
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‘It’s time we judged Italian wine on its own terms’
Sarah Heller MW argues that Italian wine is done a disservice when its appreciation is based on Bordeaux or Burgundian reference points
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Defining Wine Culture – Sarah Heller on why young Chinese consumers are in charge
In the UK, the average bottle of wine sells for just over £5; in China, consumers turn their nose up at anything less than £20. Why?
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How I paid my debt to Italian wine through art
Sarah Heller MW depicts her impressions of wine through art. Her latest project took on a deeper, personal significance
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Sarah Heller MW on post-lockdown life in Hong Kong
As restaurant restrictions are lifted – but new rules imposed – is this what dining out will look like across the world?
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Sarah Heller MW on the psychology of wine collecting
Are you a Broad or a Deep? Our woman in Hong Kong on the key distinction between obsessive collectors
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