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Tawny Port, Palo Cortado, and Oloroso are incredibly versatile with a constellation of cuisines, including Sichuan, Hunan, Indian, Indonesian, Korean, and Thai. The fortifieds are also insatiable with cheese, as sweet endings, and as digestifs. Such an unfair advantage is deprived of other wines. Tawny, Palo Cortado, and Oloroso are simply leagues ahead. In …

For the first time ever, The German Wine Institute (DWI) will host a dedicated German Pavilion featuring 16 exhibitors showcasing 35 products and brands at Hall 2 D1-01 during ProWine Singapore 2024. The selection includes sparkling, whites, rosés, reds, and alcohol-free options. Renowned German varieties such as Riesling and Spätburgunder, …

BELLA NAPOLI, established in 2002, serves up one of the best pizzas in Shanghai.  Last month, I went to their Nanhui Road branch in Jing’an. There’s another in Changle Road. I had the Pizza by Guido (the name of the proprietor). This yummy creation, a Bella Napoli signature, includes anchovies and Parmesan …

Former Singapore Transport Minister S Iswaran (second left) arriving in court with his lawyers Monday 25 March 2024 to face eight new charges on top of 27 levied against him last January Embattled S Iswaran was slapped with eight new charges last Monday 25 March 2024. Already facing 27 charges before that, …

George Yeo, former foreign minister and former Brigadier General Singapore Air Force. The Harvard alumnus recently praised Wuxia writer JIN YONG to the heavens while disparaging Taylor Swift as inconsequential To put someone down in order to raise another is a cheap trick.  It does the one so praised no favour.  …

Germany has arguably the best Champagne Bar in the world. It’s inside the Edeka supermarket on 52 Berliner Allee in downtown Dusseldorf. With an annual turnover in excess of €60 billion, Edeka is the largest supermarket chain in Germany.  First founded in 1898 and renamed Edeka in 1918, today, the company has over …

China is set to lift punishing tax tariffs on Australian produce. In 2020, Down Under called for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19. Addressing the 75th annual United Nations General Assembly via video link on 25 September 2020, then Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: “This virus has inflicted a calamity on …

Dining at Chateau d’Yquem Great Bordeaux Tour VI 12 to 16 May 2024 is the LAST TOUR for this year to the world’s most important fine wine region. LAFITE was closed late last year for extensive renovations and will only reopen in 2025 or 2026, hence our visit to CHATEAU …

The American superstar’s go-to red is Pinot Noir Taylor Swift’s favourite wine is SANCERRE. Famous for its pristine, crisp, minerally, fruity, unoaked, lifted white made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, the American singer also loves Italian Pinot Grigio. As for reds, Swift’s go-to tipple is Pinot Noir. Incidentally, Loire Valley’s Sancerre also produces …