Jeannie Cho Lee

Jeannie Cho Lee MW - Third Best Wine Critic of the World

Tb: What aspects you consider particularly crucial to succeed as a wine critic, and how have you succeeded in them personally?

"I am always humbled by great wines and hopefully that appreciation helps me to be a good wine critic, someone that tries to listen to what the wine has to say even when it is a whisper.
 
Tb: Which wine critics are you Jeannie following?

"I admire and...

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When I was a university student traveling through Europe, a budding foodie in search of my next flavor discovery, I stumbled upon wine. I was humbled by the wine world's complex language and an entire new realm opened up to me. I was mesmerized by wine – not just because of its complex flavors that are mercurial and fleeting but because intuitively, I sensed that wine was alive. It is connected to the earth, swaying to the rhythm of nature and...

Lee was born in Seoul, Korea and shortly thereafter moved to the United States where she later received her undergraduate degree from Smith College and a Masters in public policy from Harvard University. Since 1994, Lee has been based in Hong Kong initially pursuing a career in business journalism in Asia, writing for publications such as Asia Inc., Far Eastern Economic Review and The Asset, before contributing to international wine publicatio...

Lee is also the creator and designer of the Jeannie Cho Lee Signature Wine Glass Collection, which she launched in 2014 at the Vinexpo. Later that year, she co-hosted the wine program 'In Vino Veritas', which aired on the Hong Kong broadcasting network channel TVB Pearl from October to December.

Lee is a frequent judge at international wine competitions such as the International Wine Challenge, Decanter World Wine Awards, Royal Adelaide Win...

MY TOP 10 WINES 

1.Château Haut-Brion 1989

2. Le Pin 1998

3. Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1990

4. Château Lafleur  1982

5. Château Margaux 1990

6. Pétrus 1990

7. DRC La Tâche 1978

8. Maison Leroy Mazis-Chambertin 1962

9. Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle 1962

10. Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny 1978

(Wines are in no particular order)