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Senior Minister LEE Hsien Loong being introduced to Chef HO Jia Yi on 16 September 2023 when the entire committee of Disciples of Escoffier International Singapore Chapter cooked, served, and supported the “Bag to School” event at Ci Yuan Community Club Chef HO Jia Yi will be flying the Singapore …

We are organising a Tawny Port Tasting limited to 30 places. It is complimentary but on a first-come first-served basis. The details are: 3.30 to 4.30 pm (to start promptly at 3.45 pm) Wednesday 29 May 2024 Praelum Wine Bistro 4 Duxton Hill Singapore 089590

It gives me the greatest pleasure to inform that on 30 May 2024, I will be hosting a table of 15 people to dinner with Chris Hatcher, one of Australia’s most respected winemakers, as Guest-of-Honour. In 1987, following nearly five years at Kaiser Stuhl and eight at Orlando, Wolfgang Blass asked …

Dear Wine Lover, Greetings from London where I arrived Saturday as today, Monday 6 May 2024, is the first judging day of Decanter World Wine Awards, founded back in 2004 by the late Steven Spurrier (1941 – 2021) and Sarah Kemp, a former publisher of the publication. Steven Spurrier (1941 – 2021) From left, Christelle Guibert, …

Founded by Wine Writer & Educator Yumi Tanabe in 2014, SAKURA Japan Women’s Wine Awards (SAKURA JWWA) is the first international wine competition judged solely by women. The judging panels include sommeliers, winemakers, educators, journalists, F&B management, wine buyers and distributors. In 2024, the 11th edition, a total of 4,023 wines were entered from 27 …

    Quinta do Noval declares three labels of 2022 vintage – Quinta do Passadouro Vintage Port 2022; Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2022; and Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port 2022 . It was a year of extremes, both very hot and very dry. “Such extremes are not entirely unprecedented: similar …

Margaux de Brane is the third wine of Second Growth Chateau Brane-Cantenac. The 2019 vintage is driven by fruit and freshness wrapped in tannins derived entirely from the grape, namely the skin and pips. No oak is involved in the winemaking. Bordeaux unplugged! Fresh red/blue fruit delivered by ripe, smooth, …

It is believed that the vineyards of the Gassac valley go back to at least the 8th Century. Saint Benoit d’Aniane, advisor to Charlemagne, is thought to have planted a vineyard there in the 780s. And offered the wine to the first king of France. It that be true, the …

Congratulations Olivier Bernard on being elected the new President of the Crus Classés de Graves! The Classification of Graves wine was carried out in 1953 for its red wine producers. Dry white wines were included in an updated 1959 classification. There are 14 classified chateaux, including Chateau Haut-Brion, the only …

From now till 31 May 2024, Cathay Pacific’s first and business class passengers will be able to enjoy four Chinese wines – Domaine de Long Dai, Silver Heights, Grace Vineyard and Xige Estate – on all long haul and ultra long haul flights. This is part of Cathay Pacific’s “Discovery Wine …