Pernod Ricard Luxury Business Development Executive Marie Deloffre hosted dinner last night for Champagne aficionado friends. Given the legal restrictions on gatherings, it was a party of five at VUE, the restaurant on the top floor of 18-storey OUE Bayfront in Singapore’s Central Business District. All five diners are “alumni” of Champagne Perrier-Jouet La Maison Belle …
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A new dawn greeted Severine Frerson this morning. She woke up as the new cellarmaster of Maison Perrier-Jouet, the eighth person and first woman to do so in the 209-year history of the illustrious house founded in 1811 by newly weds Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Rose-Adelaide Jouet. Situated on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, …
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Bolgheri Super Tuscan Sassicaia is the target of a counterfeit operation Italian police in Florence have seized 4,200 fake bottles of Super Tuscan Sassicaia. The haul – mainly of the 2010 and 2015 vintages – is worth a street value of around €1.5 million. The operation – codenamed Bad Tuscan – led to …
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From left, CH’NG Poh Tiong, Ken Kuwako, Jade Palace Founder Proprietor HO Kin Fung, Tomohiro Iwata and Marcel Bertaud Marcel Bertaud invited friends to dinner at Jade Palace last Monday 12 October 2020 in their Wine Room. Guests included Tomohiro Iwata, principal shareholder of Japanese restaurant ESORA and distributor of IWA5, the sake made by Richard Geoffroy, …
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Laurent Ponsot Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée de l’Aulne 2016 Laurent Ponsot is “a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will” if I may borrow the famous expression from the John Wick movies. Wine lovers owe the Frenchman a great debt. Fraudsters, on the other hand, have a lot to fear of the …
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From left, Marcel Bertaud, Chef Shigeru Koizumi, Qi Qi and CH’NG Poh Tiong ESORA remains one of the hottest dining tickets in Singapore. Fully booked to November, there is a long waiting list to get in. Marcel Bertaud recently hosted dinner there for Capital Radio 95.8 host Qi Qi and CH’NG Poh Tiong. Chef …
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Chateau Lafite-Rothschild has added something to their 2018 label. The vintage marks the Rothschild Family 150 years’ custodianship of the Pauillac First Growth. If you look closely, you will spot a hot air balloon floating to the top right of the new label. ‘We thought it would be a good …
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Schloss Johannisberg Spatlese 2001 I visited more than 15 years ago. Schloss Johannisberg has a winemaking history going back 1,200 years. Since 1720, only Riesling has been cultivated on the estate. In their 11th Century cellar, the oldest bottle is 1748. Located in the village of Hessen, nearby is the city of Geisenheim, home …
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From left, CH’NG Poh Tiong, Eva Iskandar, Mona Fong and Herman Iskandar Mona Fong hosted dinner for friends last night at Long Ji, the wine-friendly restaurant at 253 Outram Road Singapore. One of their specialities is Crab Bee Hoon or vermicelli. You can check out their menu at https://longjizichar.getz.co/?StoreID=4a6b70d9-99de-4243-943a-eff2426fe9e0&Service=PickUp&lang=EN. Long Ji has commendable wine …
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The purest Chardonnay in the world is Chablis and Blanc des Blancs Champagne. When they are unoaked. The combination of cool – almost cold – climate and limestone terroir means the Chardonnay fruit is as pure as driven snow. The same pristine, tingling sensation cascading from a waterfall. CHABLIS is my FAVOURITE …
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