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.
Le Grappin Tasting 20-Jan
Twitter is a wonderful social media platform. Not only did it allow us #SgWine crew to meet Andrew Nielsen (@legrappin) 2 years ago, it let me on to a tasting session of Le Grappin wines, held on 20-Jan at Caveau Wines + Bar. It’s a good opportunity to finally taste the wines Andrew made, so […]
A Weekend in a Wine-Nerd's Paradise
It is not everyday that you get the opportunity to spend time with a winemaker, in their appellation doing their thing. Thanks to Twitter, and good ol’ Aussie/Burgundian hospitality, I was offered a free night’s stay at le gîte du Grappin – the vintage base of Andrew Nielsen (Le Grappin Wines), at Comblanchien. What was to […]
Claiming their own pieces of paradise…
Recently, we (that’s Xin, QY & I) caught up with an expat (i.e. he’s not French) Burgundian winemaker who was travelling through Singapore for dinner and hear his story. Andrew Nielsen, an Australian who used to work in public relations in MNCs in various countries around the world (including a lengthy stay in Singapore), is […]