@matigo Most. Or some. But not all. Which is not quite good enough when a bottle can cost up to 500€.
It annoys me to no end that typing your passcode too fast on iOS makes the thing skip characters. A 6-digit passcode that should take 1s to type ends up taking half a damn minute.
Well, that was quite a dinner.
Had an interesting discussion about the different kinds of corks and screw caps as well as wax and foil. Conclusion was that, though they use natural cork at the moment, it is incredibly hard to maintain consistency, and so they're experimenting with composite and synthetic corks. They have decided that glass corks are unsuitable because the silicone fatigues over time and loses elasticity.
It'll be really interesting to see how the Old World wine industry changes in the next 10 years or so. I suspect natural cork will become increasingly rare on expensive bottles, though clearly it depends a great deal on consumer perception.
Listening to this winemaker (Fabrice Leflaive, I believe he introduced himself as) talk about his 4 years in HK and Shanghai is interesting. Sounds like he relied on a basic knowledge of English all the way through. Always fascinating to just listen. Haven't said a word yet, so none of them know that I grew up in HK.
Nice, unbiased conversation between 3 French people that I'm listening in to. Hehe.
Ha. At this wine dinner, I'm sitting opposite the winemaker.
Was wondering why he was so well-dressed. Silk shirt and all.
@matigo You mean you're incapable of using punch cards? We didn't hire you to have to spend even more money! Here, have a nice pen, it's the perfect size to poke holes in the cards.
Had a @height8 problem this morning. Slept at 2 and set the alarm for 9:30, but the sunlight woke me up at 7 so gently that I thought I'd overslept. Heh.
@indigo Likewise. Very common in HK. And delicious.
That's all they're good for anyway.
// @matigo