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TRAVEL UPDATE • FRANCE VACCINATES French President Emmanuel Macron announces mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers last Monday night. You will also need a “Health Pass” to go to the pub or restaurant. Photo taken off France24 channel Following a national television broadcast Monday 12 July 2021 at 8 PM by Emmanuel Macron, a record number of …

Don Tay (1951 – 2021) left this world Sunday 11 July 2021. He was 70. To a generation of Singaporeans, residents, and oversea foreign customers who frequented his shop – Bacchus – Don Tay was the go-to person for many a fine, but also more modest drinking, wine. Don was in effect Bacchus …

Cap Royal Bordeaux Superieur 2018 This Bordeaux Superieur over-delivers BIG TIME!! It’s over-achieving success is due to Jean-Rene Matignon, Chief Winemaker of Super Second Growth Chateau Pichon Baron which company, AXA Millesimes, created and owns the brand. Cap Royal is named for the Cordouan lighthouse – the oldest in Europe – which stands guard at the entrance …

When all 6 wines – from the same producer – are superb to exceptional, that’s irrefutable proof they know what they are doing. Clos des Lunes, Domaine de la Solitude, Chateau Lespault-Martillac, and Domaine de la Chevalier are part of the portfolio of the Bernard Family. The clan is led by Olivier Bernard. And complemented by …

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Last month, I purchased a case of 12 bottles each of the following: Chateau Leoville Barton 1996 Chateau Leoville Barton 2000 Chateau Leoville Barton 2001 They wines are direct from the St-Julien Super Second Growth as I bought them from Les Vins Fins Anthony Barton, the negociant company that is also …

The Epicurean Rivesaltes Edition Only 546 bottles (700 ml) were produced for the entire world. Singapore snatched 6 of them. Available only at the ExciseMan (#02-27 Esplanade Mall), the pricing is S$18++ (30 ml) or S$27++ (60 ml). It goes without saying a double represents great value. The top-hat character on the …

Chateau de Valois Pomerol 2016 Lying near the border with St-Emilion, this Pomerol estate has been owned by the Leydet Family since 1862. Conversion to organic viticulture of the 8.5 ha vineyard began in 2012 and was certified with the 2015 vintage. Planted to 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, …

Patricia Britton & Lewis Mitchell are proprietors of the ExciseMan at the Esplanade in Singapore The ExciseMan Wine & Whisky Bar is a setting in which Sherlock Holmes will feel most at home. Whether to ponder his latest case, or practise a new tune on his violin (rather appropriate since the ExciseMan is located at #02-27 …

In 1826, Hugh Barton bought a part of the original Leoville estate that was to become Chateau Leoville Barton and which was ranked a Second Growth in the 1855 Classification of the Médoc It is often observed that the average lifespan of a family’s ownership of a Bordeaux chateau is …