CH’NG Poh Tiong

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The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Whisky Aged 18 Years

19 August, 2019 Spirits 0

Light bright gold. Fruity – including dried orange peel and heather – vanilla, and, elegantly sweet. Balanced and fine. Medium-plus bodied. Delicious. This pure malt from Matsui Shuzou Distillery is a blend of malt whiskies from Scotland and Japanese malt whiskies. And therefore not a Single Malt even though it …

Decanter World Wine Awards 2019

28 May, 2019 News 0

BREAKING NEWS! DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2019 The 16th annual competition was judged in London between 29 April and 3 May 2019. Close to 17,000 wines were entered from 57 different countries. In the Asia category, these were the number of wines entered: China 265 (45% awarded a medal) Japan 84 (61% …

A Bordeaux specialist (with more than a hundred trips to the wine region), CH’NG Poh Tiong is also a world authority on Marselan, Chinese wine, and Japanese Koshu. He has written six books on Chinese cuisine and pairing wine with Chinese food and is the foremost authority on the subject. Ch’ng was Asia Regional Chair Decanter World Wine Awards since its inauguration in 2004 and contributor on China and Japan to the world’s best-selling wine guide Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine Book. He resigned both positions in May 2025 in order to go into business, including consultancy and marketing for wineries. Ch’ng has, since its inauguration in 2014, been a Senior Judge of World of Fine Wine Best Wine Lists of the World Competition. Ch’ng is Chairman, Koshu Expert Committee of Japan and is Wine Advisor to Young Talent Escoffier Competition Asia Pacific and the Singapore Chapter of Disciples of Escoffier. In 2012, CH’NG Poh Tiong was inducted at Blair Castle, Perthshire, as a Keeper of the Quaich, the highest honour in Scotch Whisky. A trained lawyer, Ch’ng holds a postgraduate Certificate with Distinction in Chinese Art, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. He is a past Honorary Ambassador of TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation), organiser of the world’s premier fine art fair in Maastricht, and a Life Member of The China Society of Singapore. Ch’ng Poh Tiong is known in China by his romanized pinyin name ZHUANG Buzhong. A first-generation Singaporean, his paternal ancestry is Hui’an, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, and his maternal ancestry is Shunde, Guangdong Province.

CH’NG Poh Tiong has served as International Judge at:
．	South African Airway’s Wine Selection
．	Perth Royal Wine Show
．	Sydney Royal Wine Show
．	Hunter Valley Wine Show
．	Japan Wine Challenge
．	Air New Zealand Wine Awards

He was a Keynote Speaker at the Master of Wine Symposium 2002 in Vienna, Austria, where he delivered the famous “Coca-Colonisation of Wine” speech. Ch’ng Poh Tiong also spoke at the *Master of Wine Symposium 2010* in Bordeaux. In 2025, he was invited to give a tasting of Chinese wine at the Institute of Masters of Wine in London.

CH’NG Poh Tiong

Tag Archives: Japan

The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Whisky Aged 18 Years

Decanter World Wine Awards 2019

Assemblage Dinner XXXIX • Tuesday 24 February 2026

Hangzhou Forever • 11 January 2026

Favourite Collin’s Pairings

Chivas Regal • World’s First Luxury Whisky

Assemblage Dinner XXXIX • Tuesday 24 February 2026

Hangzhou Forever • 11 January 2026

Hangzhou Forever • 11 January 2026

5-Star Recognition • Imperial Treasure in Shanghai & Guangzhou Introduces its First Chinese Wine List

Frank Gehry (1929–2025) • The Legendary Architect Behind Marqués de Riscal’s City of Wine