11.13.07
Grape Wall of China 2.0: John Isacs
Grape Wall of China will soon begin including contributions from ten people involved in the Greater China wine scene as academics, winemakers, distributors, educators or consumers. To kick things off, I will post a profile each day. (For more China wine info, join the Grape Wall of China group on Facebook and/or sign up for my free e-newsletter by emailing beijingboyce@yahoo.com with “sign me up” in the subject line.)
Today’s profile: John Isacs
Main focus: Taiwan, wine education
“John Isacs is principal author of the bilingual (Chinese & English) wine and restaurant books “ISACS Guides”. He has authored over a dozen books, founded EnjoyGourmet lifestyle magazine and been published in publications that include GQ (Chinese version), Apple Daily, China Times and China Post. John founded the Enjoy International digital network, regularly appears on radio and TV in Taiwan, China and the United States, and is an educator and consultant for numerous corporations, trade and tourism offices, and beverage firms. In 2005, he was one of 30 international judges selected for the International Wine Competition in Verona and is the only certified Sherry-Jerez-Xeres trainer in Asia.”