酒鬼成員/Your Team of Winos

酒鬼一號/Co-Wino – Venus Chen


Venus是一個活潑、愛玩、又帶有怪異幽默感的性感牡羊座。在不用出差的時候，喜歡跟酒鬼二號Darren膩在一起。Venus曾經也有過醉倒在酒吧桌下的瘋狂日子。但從那之後，Venus開始在她的飲酒生命中注入高尚精緻的元素。現在，Venus對生命的熱情已漸漸地跟上對葡萄熱情的腳步了。雖然是個品酒新鮮人，Venus接觸葡萄酒的經驗可是很廣泛的，其中還包含了不少世界知名的酒廠 (當然，這也是因為這位小姐還真喝了不少酒)。我相信各位能夠享受她迷人的品酒誌。

Venus is a fun-loving, outgoing and sexy Aries with a wicked sense of humor, who when not jetting around the world on trade missions can be found snuggled in the arms of Darren, your Dedicated Wino #2. At one time Venus could be found under the table of almost any bar in Taipei – but, since those days, she has begun to introduce refinement and style into her drinking habits. Now, her passion for life is almost equaled by her love of the grape. Though relatively new to formal wine tasting, Venus does have a wide-ranging experience with wine and some of the world’s best producers. (This lady has gone through a lot of wine in her life). I'm sure you will enjoy her always charming tasting notes.

酒鬼二號/Co-Wino – Darren Haughn


帝王般獅子座的Darren，有著194公分的高度，是個名符其實的大酒桶。來自加拿大，曾是一個報社編輯與文案編寫，由於亞洲辣妹與中華美食的誘惑，13年前漂洋過海來到台灣，在短暫的學習道教與乩童文化之後，決定留在台灣定居。幾年來快樂卻還無結果獵豔之後，終於讓他遇到了他心屬的台灣辣妹。除了強灌英文到台灣大學生的腦子裡之外，他喜歡靜靜地跟Venus享用一杯葡萄酒，討論這杯酒的特色結構。雖然也是品酒的新鮮人，Darren已經有15年以上品味的雪茄經驗並且留下來不少的品菸手札，另外，也寫了不少單一純麥威士忌手札。因此，他對於品酩的字彙並不陌生，也因為這樣，他的品酒誌通常比較正式。

Darren is a regal Leo, who standing 194cm. is a truly huge wine container. He's originally from Canada, where he last worked as a newspaper editor and copy writer, but the lure of Asian babes and Chinese food was too much for him. And, 13 years ago Darren made the decision to move permanently to Taiwan, after a brief stint here studying Taoism and dong-gi. After all these years of fruitless (if enjoyable searching) he has finally found THE Asian Babe. When not trying to beat English into the heads of recalcitrant Taiwanese university students, Darren enjoys spending quiet times over a glass of wine with Venus discussing its particular merits. Though relatively new to formal wine tasting, Darren has collected cigar tasting notes for 15+ years and single malt whisky notes for a shorter time, thus his tasting notes do tend to be a bit more formal, as he is familiar with “tasting” vocabulary.

酒鬼誌合夥人/Associate Wino – Miki Tarui


Miki是浪漫的雙魚座，也是一位專業的品酒師。不滿足於專業侍酒師的執照，今年她將取得資深侍酒師的資格。她是兩位酒鬼的好朋友，也幫助他們找了不少難以了解的葡萄酒型錄與酒單。沒在天上飛的時候，她待在地面上，一旦待在地面上，她就在喝酒。不但擁有驚人的美食品味，曾任藝術品鑑定家的她，也是一位美學專家。她愛玩、愛自由，如同怪異的牡羊座酒鬼Venus；但也相當體貼、敏感，如同雙魚座一般的矛盾性格。

Miki is a romantic Pisces and a professional wine taster. She holds the title of Sommelier. Yet, not satisfied, she is currently pursuing the title of Senior Sommelier. She is a good friend to us Dedicated Winos and has often helped us navigate some particularly obtuse wine catalogues and menus. When she's not working as a flight attendant, she’s on the ground: When she's on the ground, she's drinking. Not only does she have great gastronomic taste, but her sense of art and beauty is likewise impeccable. She is fun-loving and spontaneous -- like the wicked Aries wino Venus. Yet she is caring, sensitive, while maintaining her contrarian nature -- like a Pisces.

Darren Haughn & Venus Chen (c) 2008-04-05