Chateau Grillet, in the Northern Rhone, is a monopole and its own appellation created in 1936. It is located in the village of Verin CHU Jaeok is the first Korean to earn a Master’s degree in viticulture and oenology from the University of Beaune. She did so 10 years ago in 2012. …

Half-bottles are great when dining alone, even when there are two of you. A full 750 ml bottle, drinking eight glasses of the same wine is like eating eight bowls of rice for dinner. Who needs that? A half-bottle doubles our choices!! The other great thing about half-bottles is the …

Tourtour is about 15 minutes to drive from my house in Lorgues. The hilltop jewel is one of the “Most Beautiful Villages in France”. Perched 637 metres above sea level, Tourtour is dotted with intimate restaurants and stone houses. The fact Sotheby’s has an office here attests to Tourtour being a highly sought-after place …

  Brad Pitt: winegrower, business entrepreneur, and Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt, better known to us as an actor, is also a dedicated vigneron and highly successful business entrepreneur. After purchasing Chateau Miraval in 2008, he grew the estate in the commune of Correns in the Var Department from what was then 500- to …

Anthony Barton left us on 19 January, 300 years after Thomas Barton arrived in France in 1722. Legends are due their milestones. I was driving in the direction of Champagne – after visiting Domaine d’Eugenie and Clos de Tart in Vosne-Romanee and Morey-Saint-Denis respectively – when, at a petrol station, my …

       When I visited on 19 January 2022, it was the first day of their re-opening following the Christmas and New Year holidays. If the menu was limited that afternoon, the enthusiasm at Le Millesime was overwhelming. I had visited Domaine d’Eugenie in Vosne-Romanee the same morning and was due …

Sacha Lichine, born in Bordeaux and educated in America, has worked in every imaginable facet of wine, including pruning the vines; sales; wine tour guide; sommelier, buyer; broker; distributor; negociant; and, winery owner. To all that, we can add “visionary” Chateau d’Esclans is situated in the commune of La Motte. About …

Great news in the New Year of the Tiger from Fondation Louis Vuitton. The Morozov Collection • Icons of Modern Art – originally due to end February 22nd – is now extended to 3 April 2022. Book your ticket in advance at www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/fr/. The Paris exhibition brings together 200 masterpieces from the French and Russian modern art …

This Year of the Tiger, CLAN 7 has two versions of Yu Sheng for your enjoyment. Auspicious Yu Sheng with Smoked Salmon S$68++ Ampleness Yu Sheng with Abalone $$88++ Both Yu Sheng serve 5 persons. If you are ordering as a takeway, please do so three days in advance. If …