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My favourite pizza place is Limoncello. The restaurant faces the canal along Robertson Quay. Limoncello is actually part of Rivergate Condominium. What a brilliant idea of the developer! Pizza is not only what Limoncello does well. I almost always also order the Calamaretti, baby squid deep-fried to perfection. With two prawns thrown in …

Clan 7 Executive Chef Dee Chan Clan 7 is the first Chinese restaurant to be opened by the same food and beverage group that owns renowned, home-grown COLLIN’S. The restaurant has chosen the number “7” for its resonance with the Chinese word for “Togetherness”. Hong Kong-born Chef Dee Chan is one of the youngest …

The A-Team at Leoville Poyferre. From left, Cellarmaster Didier Thomann, Oenologist Isabelle Davin, Proprietor & Managing Director Sara Lecompte Cuvelier, Vineyard Manager Bruno Clenet, and Assistant Vineyard Manager David Aguirre The Cuvelier Family – before they became proprietors of wine estates – were negociants. They still are. H Cuvelier & Fils was created more …

Jorge Bombin was catapulted to wine fame on 9 July 2019 when Legaris Alcubilla de Avellaneda 2015 won Gold and swept two Trophies at London’s International Wine Challenge 2019 I visited Legaris on 11 July 2019, two days before Jorge Bombin made headline wine news in Spain. On 9 July 2019, Bombin’s Legaris …

Ederra Rioja is one of the brands produced at Vina Pomal, situated next to an old railway line In 1901 two Spanish businessmen founded Bodegas Bilbainas. It was so named because they came from Bilbao. Then in 1908, they launched the Vina Pomal brand out of the same winery. The winery is located conveniently …

The Barthelme Family, from left Jacky, Marie-Therese, Marie-Claire, Maurice, Pauline (daughter of Marie-Claire Mann and Maurice) and Antoine (son of Jacky & Marie-Therese) Fifty and more years ago, Alsace Gewurztraminer and German Riesling were very popular wines. So was a Portugese pinky called Mateus Rosé. The most famous, though, was …

TRAVEL UPDATE 21 TO 14 DAYS Effective today 24 June 2021, all new travellers arriving to Singapore from Covid high-risk places and countries will have their quarantine reduced from 21 to 14 days. Singapore regards all places and countries as high-risk except Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Macau, China and New Zealand. Starting …

Francis Abecassis and daughter Elodie head their family enterprise Domaines Francis Abecassis specializes in single estate bottlings. They own 370 hectares of vines and are one of the largest independent producers in Cognac. The house is headed by Francis Abecassis  and his daughter Elodie. The younger generation it was who came up with …

We apologise for the wrong information concerning the availability of Dom Perignon 2012 for Singapore and Asia. It is NOT in July but sometime end of the year. Dom Perignon P2 2003 will be available in Singapore next month – July – at 1855 The Bottle Shop and Crystal Wines. …