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Brane-Cantenac was ranked a Second Growth in the 1855 Classification of the Médoc The vineyard on the Plateau de Brane has some of the best gravels in the entire Margaux appellation. The 12-metre deep gravelly outcrop is also rich in clay. The combined effect of the poor soil encourages, indeed …

DON’T MISS THIS! FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER 2023 THE TOWER CLUB WINE AWARDS The Tower Club Wine Awards is one of Singapore’s oldest wine competitions. The creator of this annual event is NG Chee Theam, today, the Senior Vice-President, Hospitality Assets Management, City Developments (owner, including, of The Tower Club, St …

BEST IN SHOW RIESLING & BIG PEAT EXLUSIVE!! Gustave Lorentz is one of the most respected names in Alsace. The family is a household name in the Grand Cru village of Bergheim where it was founded almost 200 years ago in 1836. The esteemed producer and winegrower owns 33 hectares …

  SU Haijin (left), originally from Fujian Province, China, is today Cypriot by nationality. In August 2021, Su bought a pair of adjacent bungalows in Sentosa Cove for S$36.37 million (€25 million or US$27 million). His older brother SU Baolin is photographed in front of the Eiffel Tower. He is, today, …

Singapore Petroleum Company or SPC has started running an advertisement promoting baijiu in their petrol stations. This is a contravention of Singapore’s laws which prohibit the advertising of alcohol to minors under 18 years old. A petrol station is not a controlled place of entry as minors and adults can gain admission even …

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 …