Fongyee Walker MW / 葡萄酒大师赵凤仪

Having started her study of fine wine whilst reading a PhD in Classical Chinese at Cambridge, Fongyee Walker went on to co-found Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting, a fully independent wine consulting and education service, in 2007. She is a specialist wine educator (in English and Mandarin), wine consultant, and WSET Certified Wine Educator and is largely responsible for Dragon Phoenix having becoming one of mainland China’s most successful WSET providers. She became a Master of Wine in September 2016.

She has judged at numerous wine competitions including the Hong Kong International Wines and Spirits Competition, the Royal Melbourne Wine Show and the Qantas Western Australia Wine Show, also acting as a blind-tasting panelist for RVF China and Wine in China amongst other Chinese wine magazines.

Fongyee Walker MW / 葡萄酒大师赵凤仪's articles

How to improve your tasting skills: Understanding alcohol, acid and sugar in wine

Compared to specialist words like body and tannin, alcohol, acid and sugar seem much less confusing to many people. So lets have a look at these terms, so that we may understand how to evaluate them.

How to improve your tasting skills: What is ‘body’?

How to understand the concept of body through the tasting of fruit juice? What red and white wines can be used to practice your skills in sensing the 'body' in wine?

How to improve your tasting: Oak and lees

More and more drinkers are not just looking to taste wine but want to become experts. But is wine tasting a technical skill or art or both? And how does one improve at it?

Tips for thinking about WSET Level 4

Fongyee gives a few suggestions and ideas for students in China willing to take up the challenge of WSET Level 4.

How to distinguish Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah/Shiraz in blind tasting

Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah/Shiraz are popular and renowned around the globe. So how do you go about separating them when blind tasting?

How to distinguish Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Riesling in blind tasting

Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Riesling are three grape varieties that in some way or other resemble each other. Try examine them in three aspects.

The Story in a glass of wine

Since wine cannot talk, how does it tell us its story, how does it convey its individual character and personality?

Most frequently asked questions on ‘readiness for drinking’

Tasting wines using the WSET systematic tasting method, we all talk about appearance, nose and palate. In higher levels, we add conclusions, which talk about the quality and readiness for drinking – but it is here that we get a lot of questions hitting us!

A private lesson with educators in China – Fongyee Walker

"Wine is not a luxury product", said Fongyee to Chinese wine lovers. Learn about what is it like to be teaching wine in China from the veteran educator.