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Plush Chesterfield chairs, a towering ceiling, and warm lighting create an exclusive private club ambience in the Merdeka Room Be amongst the first to experience a unique setting in Singapore. Already an ambience that Sherlock Holmes or Jane Marple would feel most at home, The ExciseMan evokes a time, tone, …

This year 2021 is the 70th Anniversary of Penfolds Grange 1951, the first experimental vintage of Australia’s “First Growth”. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago has selected 8 of the greatest vintages spanning 4 decades. This event is unprecedented in Singapore. Peter Gago was at our inaugural ICCCW 2008. That first International …

BENRIACH THE SMOKY TWELVE In a line of five impressive expressions of BenRiach last night, The Smoky Twelve was wafting famously back and forth in Famous Treasure, the Chinese restaurant on Level 2 of Capitol Piazza. With its rich but controlled smokiness, The Smoky Twelve – already outstanding on its …

Hong Kong’s Wine & Shine will take place 10 days from now. On 18 September 2021. From 11 AM to 6 PM, head down to Horizon Plaza and treat yourself, family, and friends to a host of wine events. Last year, 2020 saw some 650 guests took advantage of incredible deals on top wines …

Chateau Margaux 1983 Chateau Margaux 1983 is a legend in its own time. It happened to be Paul Pontallier’s first vintage. Paul had joined the First Growth that same year when just 27. The young winemaker was recommended by Professor Emile Peynaud to Proprietor Corinne Mentezelopoulos. Peynaud was consultant to Margaux …

Some of the greatest Bordeaux vintages end in “5”. What comes immediately to mind is 1945. Then there is 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015. In the case of 2015, this great vintage was followed by the equally great 2016. Back to back greatness happens periodically in Bordeaux: 1928 & 1929 1982 & …

BIG PEAT MID-AUTUMN LIMITED EDITION is just that. Lashings of peatiness, waves of smokiness, layers of vanilla/honey sweetness, and a spirited finish! BIG PEAT hails from highly respected independent bottler Douglas Laing. BIG PEAT is bottled at a demanding 48% ABV without colouring or chill filtration. It is as pure …

GAO Lin (right), founder of Silver Heights, with daughter Winemaker Emma Gao Yuan and grand-daughter “Little Emma” First planted in 1999, Silver Heights is one of Ningxia’s earlier vineyards. The vines are 1,200 metres above sea level on the eastern slopes of Helan Mountain. GAO Lin was ahead of his time when he …

TRAVEL UPDATE VACCINATION • FRANCE  As of last Thursday 2 September 2021, 66.9% of the French population has had two doses of vaccination. Another 3.9 million of the population has had the first dose. The two figures combined (first and second dose) 72.6% of the French population has been vaccinated.

La Place de Bordeaux – the source of most of the world’s greatest wines – has added Penfolds Bin 169 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon to its roster. Starting tomorrow, 2 September 2021, six of Bordeaux’s most important negociants will be offering the 2018 vintage. These are: CVBG Joanne Rare Wines Duclot Twins Ulysse Cazabonne Descaves …