Domaine d’Ardhuy Savigny-les-Beaune Aux Clous Premier Cru 2015 This relatively young estate took roots in 1947 when Gabriel d’Ardhuy met his future wife Eliane Andre at a harvest. Their union gave birth to the domaine and seven daughters. The sisters perpetuate the goals and aspirations of their parents. Domaine d’Ardhuy’s …
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Our new website www.wineguru.com.sg is up and running. There are five regular columns. CRAZY & GREAT VALUE offers 3 whites and 3 reds. My criteria for their selection are very strict. I had chosen 11 wines out of 151 from a distributor. I pre-tasted all of them and rejected 5 of the 11 wines. The 3 …
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This coming Monday 28 September 2020, we are launching www.wineguru.com.sg. This website will be something Singapore has never seen before. It will be offering Exceptional Wines at Crazy & Great Value! It will also tell you where you can BYO Free of Charge. Check out these 10 Restaurants at www.wineguru.com.sg NOW!
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Yquem 2018 with a portrait of Honore de Balzac The world’s most famous sweet wine was launched two days ago. YQUEM 2018 has been released at €225 per bottle by Bordeaux negociants to the international wine trade. The 2018 vintage suffered a drop of around 40% normal production when a devastating hailstorm …
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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020 This is the Sauvignon Blanc that first put New Zealand on the world map. So much so the country became – wine wise anyway – synonymous with the French Loire variety (and later – to a lesser degree – with Pinot Noir). Cloudy Bay is …
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Domaine Grande Bellane Cotes du Rhone Villages Valreas Cuvée Sans Soufre or “No Sulphur” 2019* Organically grown and without sulphur. Perfume of violets that seems endless. Dark – but still very primary – red/blue fruits including raspberries, berries and cherries. Intense, sweet natural ripeness of fruit. Equally ripe, rich tannins. Sensational fruitiness. Syrah (75%) Grenache (25%) blend. Winery advises to decant …
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The French Prime Minister Jean Castex said last Friday 11 September 2020 that the Covid crisis was “worsening’ in France. The next day, Saturday, the country reported 10,561 cases in 24 hours, the highest since large-scale testing began in France a week before that. The death toll in the country …
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Clandestine Grenache 2015* Many Southern Rhone varieties were planted in Australia a long time ago. Most, unfortunately, were yanked out in favour of Shiraz as that Northern Rhone variety became more fashionable. Even today, Grenache does not carry the same cache as Syrah. Those who kept the faith are finally being rewarded. …
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Congratulations to photographer Jon Wyand for winning the Artistry 2020 Award in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards. Congratulations also to Neil Beckett for his Lifetime Achievement Cristal Award in the same Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards. The award presentation was broadcast on MMD UK YouTube Photographer Jon Wyand got a well-deserved plug from Club Oenologique at https://cluboenologique.com/gallery-item/the-winning-photos-from-this-years-louis-roederer-artistry-of-wine-award/ As for …
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Suntec City, a major exhibition venue in Singapore The MICE – Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions – industry is getting a boost in Singapore. Authorities have just announced that from 1 October 2020, events of up to 250 participants can be held. This is a five-fold increase from the present …
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