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A Toast to Togetherness

This holiday season, to share in the delight of togetherness, Moët & Chandon will host a festive pop-up event in partnership with W Singapore – Sentosa Cove, starting 24 December to 31 December 2021. Pamper the palate with a chef’s table dining experience – a five-course dinner crafted by Executive …

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Wine of the Week • 22 December 2021

Chateau Haut-Brion 1996 Very minty, and with whiffs of sandalwood. Medium-ish blackcurrant fruit. A lighter 1996 (already not a particularly rich vintage) than usual. Delicious and incredibly fresh. Decanted for three hours. Perhaps a bit longer than necessary. Would had been instructed to taste after 60 to 90 minutes of …

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A New Venture

Shaw + Smith’s founders, Martin Shaw and cousin Michael Hill Smith MW have join forces with Adam Wadewitz and David LeMire MW to create a new venture named MMAD Vineyard. The initials of the company are the first letter of their names. Wadewitz and LeMire are joint CEOs and MMAD Vineyard will produce three single vineyard wines. These are Grenache, Shiraz and …

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Collin’s Wins Award

CONGRATULATIONS COLLIN’S!! For being awarded ONE STAR WINE LIST by The World of Fine Wine World’s Best Wine Lists 2021. This is the first time the home-grown Singapore restaurant chain has entered the internationally coveted awards which recipients are some of the world’s most famous restaurants. Myself as Wine Consultant to COLLIN’S and Senior Judge of The …

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A Century of Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux

Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux is a pure Sauvignon Blanc. It was a hundred years ago, in 1920, that Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux first appeared as the name of the white wine. Prior to that, it was called Chateau Margaux Vin Blanc de Sauvignon. A white wine has been produced at Chateau …

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Festive Specials

Grand Vin Singapore has Christmas & New Year Specials which include Champagne Roederer, Domaine de Long Dai, Chateau L’Evangileand Chateau Duhart Milon. Check them out at below website https://www.grandvin.com.sg/57-xmas-gift-sets https://www.grandvin.com.sg/33-promotion-offers https://www.grandvin.com.sg/Festive-Specials.pdf Please take note of the following delivery time-line when ordering.

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Emily Loves Bordeaux

Emily in Paris debuted on 2 October 2020. The popular Netflix show is returning for its second season on 22 December 2021. Played by Lily Collins, Emily in Paris is about a 20-something American who moves to Paris from Chicago for a job in a French marketing company. Although supposed to bring an American point of …

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Cotes-du-Rhone Exclusive

From left:  Maryse and Jean-Pierre Verdeau (Mathilde’s maternal grandparents and founders of Domaine de L’Almadine), Mathilde Suter, and her parents Alex and Sabine Suter I am particularly proud, having been wine consultant to NTUC FairPrice and NTUC Finest for 20 years, to introduce our newest wines. This is a trio of two …

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