Holders of the WSET Diploma often have trouble explaining what title qualification they have obtained after spending two (or more) years of wine studies. For your pains, you get a little red badge… Continue reading
This week, being a bit of a Napa noob, I was thrilled to have been extended an invitation to attend an Opus One mini vertical at the Dynasty Club organised by Joseph Luk… Continue reading
The La Rioja Alta “904” 2004 proved to be one of the crowd favourites at a recent Spanish wine dinner I hosted. This is one of the best examples of an utterly delicious… Continue reading
When it comes to buying German Riesling, German wine labelling terms are a constant source of bafflement for the casual wine consumer. Unless the producer/bottler had the prescience to include a brief description… Continue reading
Jan. 15 (Straits Times) — CAR buyers can look forward to lower prices in the coming months, on the back of a substantial increase in the certificate of entitlement (COE) quota. According to… Continue reading
The winter hotpot season is upon us again. I’ve managed to cobble a few notes together on what has and hasn’t worked so far in terms of wine pairing. This is what I wrote… Continue reading
Serge Hochar of Chateau Musar, the iconic Lebanese winery, had a fatal accident over the New Year. Serge had been the chief wine-maker at Chateau Musar since 1959, taking over from his father,… Continue reading
We have a snap election in Japan this weekend where incumbent Prime Minister Abe hopes to cement his political mandate and gain approval to rule another 4 years after just 2 years in… Continue reading
This week’s random Tuesday tipple is the Chateau Ausone 2001. Ausone is without doubt a big name, one of the traditional heavyweights of the Bordeaux right bank and certainly up there with the… Continue reading
It was over a bottle of a delightful 2002 vintage grower champagne with M. and D. at Peel Street’s Nocturne, when the idea of hosting a vintage champagne horizontal came to me. What… Continue reading
