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Biography

Jeannie Cho Lee MW was born in Korea but has lived in Hong Kong since early 1994. She is Contributing Editor for Decanter UK and weekly columnist for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post and mainland China's China Business News. Jeannie also writes monthly columns for Noblesse China, Noblesse Korea and Decanter Taiwan. She is also a Wine Consultant for Singapore Airlines as well as for Galaxy Macau.

Jeannie is the author of the award-winning book, Asian Palate, and founded www.AsianPalate.com, a website dedicated to Asian food and wine. In 2009, Jeannie won the Vinitaly Award for her contributions to the wine industry and in 2010, became the face person for a new product launched by Estee Lauder in Hong Kong and China.

Jeannie's love for wine was nurtured at Oxford University where she spent her junior year before returning to Smith College in Massachusetts where she graduated with a dual degree in Political Science and Sociology. Jeannie then went on to obtain a Master's degree from Harvard University. She is a Certified Educator from UK's Wine & Spirits Education Trust and a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) from the US Society of Wine Educators.

Jeannie was a successful business journalist, writing for publications such as Asia Inc, Far Eastern Economic Review, The Sun newspaper and The Asset where she currently remains as Contributing Editor. At the same time, Jeannie contributed to numerous international wine publications such as Wine Spectator, Revue du Vin, The World of Fine Wine and Wine Business International.

Jeannie loves all things related to food. She has a Certficat de Cuisine from Cordon Bleu and has written about food and reviewed restaurants since 1995. She firmly believes that the future of wine in Asia depends on the frequency of wine being a part of the every day dining table.