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Clos du Temple 2018 – the most expensive rosé in the world – is listed at £215 Harrods in Knightsbridge and £234 Hedonism Wines in Mayfair. That’s the inaugural vintage. The world’s most costly rosé is not, however, from Provence. The Clos du Temple biodynamic vineyard is in Cabrieres, not to be confused with Corbieres, both …

I write very proudly for FINE, aka Fine Wine & Champagne INDIA. Publisher/Editor Rajiv Singhal had studied Economics at Yale. Following his graduation, he was offered a job at the World Bank but decided instead to go back to India to help in the development of his home country. FINE INDIA is one of …

TRAVEL UPDATE • SINGAPORE As of two days ago – 8 August 2021 – 70% of Singapore’s 5.56 million population has received two doses of vaccines and 79% has received one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTechand the Moderna vaccines. Additionally, 131,497 doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine have been administered covering 81,709 …

IWA5 at The Tok Kong Tasting!  Come taste one of the most talked about Sakes in the world on 28 November 2021. Meet the celebrated founder and maker of IWA5. Cellarmaster Richard Geoffroy was at Dom Perignon for 28 years. Following his retirement at the Champagne House on 31 December …

Bellavista is true to its name, “Beautiful View”. A sweeping vista over the entire Po Valley, the enchanting Lake Iseo, and reaching all the way to the foothills of the Alps. If you stood on the other side looking back at Bellavista, you would no doubt be also moved to …

Which Vintage is Stairway to Heaven Our Wines of the Week are also the focus of a Decanting/Dinner Masterclass scheduled for 30 August 2021. By then, hopefully, Singapore can go back to sitting down at coffee-shops, food courts, and restaurants as the country’s Multi-Ministry Covid Taskforce intimated two weeks ago. For our event, you need to be …

Basile Guibert makes a point about the most complex, intriguing red in the world Mas de Daumas Gassac is the most diverse, all-embracing wine in the world. Look at the make-up of their two top wines. Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc 2020  28% Viognier (origin of vine: Georges Vernay of Condrieu); …

Dinner/Decanting Masterclass Monday 30 August 2021* $380 nett per person Dinner for V Only 4 places  Sold Out! Champagne Virginie T 6 Ans D’age L’exuberance Rosé 2020 Elegance du Clos Cantenac Rosé 2020 Chateau Leoville Barton 2001 Chateau Leoville Barton 2000 Chateau Leoville Barton 1996 *Menu & venue of Dinner/Decanting …

TRAVEL UPDATE Singapore is on track to have two-thirds of the population fully vaccinated by National Day 9 August 2021. As of 26 July 2021, 77% has had a first dose, and 56% fully vaccinated, of the 5.56 m population. Singapore’s national immunisation programme uses Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna vaccines. Also on Monday 26 July …