Amari Hua Hin

‘Jazz is like wine,’ said avant-garde saxophonist Steve Lacy. ‘When it's new it's only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it…’   Long associated with sophistication, wine and jazz are inextricably linked, especially in Hua Hin, where the good grape is harvested on the edge of Siam’s jazz town. To this end, Hua Hin resident John Murphy is organising the Hua Hin Wine Expo over two days, January 15 and 16, with the support of Monsoon Valley and Siam Winery.    ‘This is the fourth wine expo I’ve organised; I started just as we came out of the pandemic when there was nothing going on. I thought, why don’t we get all the best importers and wine makers, sommeliers and aficionados, into one room,’ explains Murphy of the expo’s conception. ‘The Wine Expo has since gone from strength to strength. Wine has become increasingly accepted in the culture, and, of course, we’re blessed with the Monsoon Valley vineyard in Hua Hin’s backyard.’   January 15-16. B1,200 - B1,500 via here. Amari Hua Hin. Check the timings via here.