A summer of wine education
Summer came and went. Along with it were The Business Times Wine Challenge 2015, a short trip to Napa Valley for my Certified Wine Educators examination, and our very own inaugural Singapore Wine Specialist Challenge that advocates continuous wine education. Despite being very intimately involved from the start till the end, and had the privilege to pen […]
Wanderwine – Speed is the essence
I have been to many wine events, met loads of merchants but no one exhibited a show of force like Wanderwine. At 530pm, I turned up at the company’s launch event. They took my picture with a Polaroid camera, recorded my residential address for a post-event gift, and sent me into the hall with two dozen wines and four dozen shoulders. Three hours later, a bottle of […]
Rosé Revolution – Eddie McDougall
Last year I wrote about Eddie McDougall and his show, The Flying Winemaker, and this year he is coming back as the flying rosé man. As part of his three stops project, Singapore is the debut station for his Rosé Revolution 2015. And if you are like me, trying to balance the summer heat with some light tipple, […]
At a wine tasting event…
…not all who attend are wine nerds. From my own observations, people attend wine tasting events for one of the following reasons: to network (rubbing shoulders with people, and giving out business cards) to be seen (and hopefully photographed!) and heard to drink free wine (or at least drinking wines at reduced costs) to actually want […]
Indonesia to ban alcohol. Cui bono?
Will it come as a surprise if Indonesia really banned all alcohol in the country? Heavily populated with Muslim community and a country made up of over thousands of islands, I don’t think the majority will feel a thing if this bill eventually passes through. But I do think that might make Singapore seems a lot more appealing to their expatriate population and, […]
Celebrating 10 years with Ewineasia.com
We have a contest! Two pairs of tickets to Ewineasia.com 10th anniversary weekend event, The Big Wine Review, are available for grabs! Two lucky winners will get a pair of tickets, each pair worth S$90, for the November 15 event. Entry rules are simple, email to me one wine-producing brand which you are looking forward to taste during the Wine Discovery […]
Singapore Wine Fiesta 2014, biggest ever
Every October I have something exciting to look forward. One, my birthday. Two, the Singapore Wine Fiesta. In its seventh year since the event’s humble beginning in 2008, the Singapore Straits Wine Company has once again grew the event bigger. To be held at Clifford Square, Singapore Wine Fiesta 2014 has caught the attention and garnered support from Singapore […]
d'Arenberg X Saint Pierre
Sometimes stars align, and along comes an invitation to attend a wine dinner at a desirable restaurant with a desirable wine producer… That happened to me last week, when a representative from SUTL asked if I would take up 1 final “media spot” at the d’Arenberg Wine Dinner at Saint Pierre. For me, that was […]
Eddie McDougall – The Flying Winemaker
Who is Eddie McDougall? If you have that question in your head, I am certain you are not alone. I was equally clueless when I first heard the name, but very soon he will be appearing on one of my favourite television channels, TLC. A new 13-episode series, titled The Flying Winemaker, hosted by Eddie will début on September 15. But […]
A Vinous Love Affair
So, you love wine? Or, do you love things about wine? This is something I have been thinking about, on and off, for the last couple of years. And my answer to that is: I love all the things wine represent, more than wine itself.