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On my last trip to Bali, I couldn’t wait to get my Jimbaran hit. It’s a seaside village famous for its barbeque fish.

The smells are intoxicating and the early evening setting on the beach is a kick-back party as far as we can see in either direction. Our waitress invites us to select our dinner from lobster, sea prawn, river prawn, baronang, red snapper, white snapper, barakuda, clam, garupa, squid or crab.
With local beers in hand and a tropical beach sunset unfolding before us, we banter with our waitress while we anticipate dinner.
The fish was as amazing as advertised. Was it the slow grill over cocunut husks (there’s that coconut fetish again!) rather than charcoal? Or maybe that astonishing tropical sunset melting us into “Bali time”?

Barbeque fish on the beach at Jimbaran is an absolute thumbs up. While it’s on the menu all over the island, the mystic and the ambiance of Jimbaran, where it originated, is the perfect combination of freshness, skilled preparation and a jaw dropping setting. For the rest of our time in Bali, the locals would initiate conversations by asking “have you tried the jimbaran?”

The fishing village of Jimbaran is located in the southern part of Bali, halfway between the airport and Nusa Dua.

We suggest going late afternoon when the tropical sun begins to dip into the horizon, then staying after dinner for a stroll along the beach. By that time, you may be ready for round two of Bali’s famous barbequed fish!

However, be forewarned. If you make a stop at Jimbaran on your way to the airport, you may just book another week to experience Bali’s charms.

What goes well with Thai food? If you’re mind drifts to Napa, French or Aussie varieties, you’re in for a surprise. Thai food paired with local, as in truly local, wines are surprisingly compatible.

These New Latitude wines thrive astonishingly in both the coastal and upland regions of Thailand.

Disbelievers will be utterly amazed to stand in a vineyard, surrounded by palm trees and view the thriving vineyard from the back of an elephant, or see grapes being tended by long tail boat in the one of a kind “floating vineyards” south of Bangkok.

It’s a delectable dalliance to stroll down one of Bangkok’s sois, find a restaurant spilling over with locals and ask a charming wait person for their Thai wine recommendations based on your choice of dishes. Some of the high end, hip wine bars like Bangkok’s V9 are also featuring the local grape.

Join us for our Thai-Lao culinary adventure and experience New Latitude wines for yourself!