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NTUC FINEST THOMSON PLAZA DON’T MISS THIS SALE • SATURDAY 29 JULY 2023 They say “Timing is Everything”. Delivering a punchline in a joke; manoeuvring a kick-turn in skateboarding; playing the stockmarket; making a proposal; even, opening a bottle of wine. Getting it right can sometimes be pure luck. For …

When Decanter asked last April what tasting I would like to conduct for them at FoodHotelAsia ProWein Singapore 2023, I had no hesitation to say “MARSELAN”. We can attend tastings of most varieties, regions, and countries quite regularly. It is, however, very rare to taste Marselan. That was last April. …

Marselan was created in 1961 by Paul Truel (1924 – 2014 ) by crossing Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. The French ampelographer named it Marselan, after the seaside town Marseillan (50 km south of Montpellier) near where he worked at Domaine de Vassal. The original hope was for the new crossing to …

Arriving to France Sunday 5 March 2023, I took the train from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Angouleme, 30 km east of Jarnac where the next morning, I had an appointment with Cognac Hine. Although I first visited Jarnac and Cognac 30 years ago, it was only my second visit …

Next week Sunday 19 March 2023, I will be at the stand of UCW UP-Chinese Wine at ProWein Dusssldorf including tutoring a tasting. If you happen to be in Düsseldorf and are interested, come along to H14D38 👋 I share with you my answers to two questions from UCW 🤗 Question: As …

SIBLING RIVALRYPAVILLON ROUGE & BIG SISTER MARGAUX A great terroir needs the weather at its most cooperative to produce exceptional wine. Light and sun at the right time; wind when needed; and rain when precipitation is called for. Put in another way, timing is all-important. At a tasting last week …

Chateau Yquem One of my most memorable assignments took place over the course of a week in May 2014. I was asked by YQUEM to organise and pair five dinners with top influencers and media in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing and Shanghai. The vintages served at the five dinners …

BREAKING NEWS!WELCOME TO SINGAPORE!! If you travel to Singapore on a Chinese, Hong Kong, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, American or British passport, you no longer need to queue up at immigration to be physically processed by an officer. Instead, you can head to the AUTOMATED IMMIGRATION LANES. Here’s the complete list …

Bordeaux Merignac Airport BORDEAUX is one of the most desirable cities to live in France. And to visit on the weekend. Each day, there are about 25 train services between Paris Gare Montparnasse and Bordeaux Gare Saint-Jean. The fastest service is just 2 hours. Bordeaux being so happening, it has also become very connected. …

South Africa produces some of the world’s most commanding brandy. The country’s most demanding quality conscious brandy belong to the organisation CAPE BRANDY, exhibitor at TOK KONG TASTING 2023. Table Mountain • Cape Town