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You will enjoy 50% discount on whichever of the above Masterclasses you have not signed up for. At the same time, if you wish to sign up a family member, friend, or colleague for a Masterclass you have already signed up for, you can register and pay for that person …

Greetings from France. I left exactly a week ago on SQ336. Except for very few people about (including airline check-in staff) the airport was utterly quiet. You could have heard a pin drop. Then again not. Since the airport is carpeted. The day before – Saturday 10 October 2021 – Singapore opened new …

We have decided to postpone The Tok Kong Tasting to next year 27 November 2022. We apologise for the disappointment and inconvenience caused. Under present Singapore Covid restrictions, this event could not have taken place. We are very grateful some 200 of you still signed up. In the hope the …

Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago is recipient of Decanter Hall of Fame 2021. Formerly referred to as “Decanter Man of the Year”, former inductees include: 2017 Steven Spurrier 2015 Alvaro Palacios 2013 Gerard Basset OBE MW MS 2012 Paul Symington 2007 Anthony Barton 1999 Jancis Robinson OBE MW 1995 Hugh Johnson OBE 1993 …

The vendange or harvest is an emotion-filled high point in the life cycle of a winery. In 2021 – the world still grappling with Covid – happiness is tinged with sadness. In all of France, vine yields are down dramatically because of frost. At Languedoc “First Growth” Mas de Daumas Gassac, …

Follow the 2021 Harvest of Champagne DEUTZ below.

The Riedel showcase, Household Department, Basement 1, Takashimaya, Ngee Ann City Riedel is the name wine aficionados immediately think of when pouring wine into glasses and decanters. The company was established by Johann Leopold Riedel in Bohemia in 1756, the same year Mozart was born. This year, Riedel celebrates 265 years of glassware …

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Clos Cantenac is about six hectares. It is a mix of deep gravels, sand, clay and limestone. The 2018 vintage is a pure 100% Merlot A clos or walled vineyard is the pride and joy of any proprietor. Within the enclosure, a clos oozes gravitas as it …

ICCCW Masterclasses Saturday 27 November 2021 will now take place at Tudor Ballroom Goodwood Park Hotel. The change of venue is the result of Conrad Centennial Singapore – the original venue – being a SHN hotel and unable to accommodate such a public event. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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