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Leona De Pasquale's
Writing & Translation
Portfolio
Leona's Press Mentions
Published Articles
Articles about Taiwanese Wine and Spirits
The Drinks Business
Q&A: Taiwan’s first and only Master Sommelier
These indigenous Taiwanese communities are bringing back ancient winemaking
From ugly duckling to liquid gold: Taiwan’s wonky sweet potato spirits
Hybrid grapes show their potential in Taiwan
Friday read: The first Taiwanese wine debuts in London
GuildSomm (Online)
The Taiwanese Wine Renaissance
The Buyer (Online UK on trade magazine)
What make Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG unique
How Matt Deller MW is taking Wirra Wirra to new heights
How Lafon-Rochet intends to become the next Calon-Ségur
Burgundy 2022: Jadot MD Thibault Gagey on the new ‘godsend’ vintage
The best way of selling Nerello Mascalese from Etna DOC
Why now is the ripe time for Koshu wines in the UK
Why Cantina Terlano in Alto Adige is Pinot Bianco’s 'talent scout'
How Caballo Loco Blanco N°1 proves Chilean wine can go wild
Old roots, new faces: the rise of the Right Bank Rhône’s underdogs
67 Pall Mall delivers peerless Sir Winston Churchill 20 year vertical
Julie Cavil on the art of blending behind Krug’s Les Créations de 2011
Falstaff International (Online) in English (March 2022 to date) Read all here
Club Oenologique (Online) in English
Putting ‘Loire Volcanique’ wine on the map (14th June 2022)
The wisdom in aged Gavi (22.12.2023)
Wine & Spirits Digest (Monthly Print Magazine, Taiwan) in Traditional Chinese Read here
The News Lens (One of the biggest online news websites in Taiwan) in Traditional Chinese Read More
Vintage Magazine (Online lifestyle website, UK) Read More
Translation Work
(English to Tradition or Simplified Chinese)
Wine Books:
World Atlas of Wine 7th Edition By Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson
American Wine: The Ultimate Companion to the Wines and Wineries of the United States (Book by Jancis Robinson and Linda Murphy)
Natural Wine: An introduction to organic and biodynamic wines made naturally (V1 & V3) By lsabelle Legeron MW
Amber Revolution: How the World Learned to Love Orange Wine By Simon Woolf
The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia
Wine Textbook:
WSET Simplified and Traditional Chinese wine course materials (Level 1, 2, 3)
WSET L1 Sake (Both Traditional & Simplified Chinese)
WSET Level 3 in Wine (Simplified Chinese – updated edition)
WSET L2 in Spirits – Traditional & Simplified Chinese
WSET L2 in Wines – Traditional & Simplified Chinese
WSET L1 in Wines – Traditional & Simplified Chinese
Online Wine Course: Rioja Wine Academy Diploma Online Course (Simplified Chinese)
Others:
The World Atlas of Coffee: From beans to brewing - coffees explored, explained and enjoyed (V1 by James Hoffmann)