ICCCW – Crossing cuisine and wines boundaries
International Congress of Chinese Cuisine and Wine (ICCCW), it sounds like a mouthful of syllabi. But the name is very appropriate for this subject, so
Tag: Consumer Decision
Serving water and wine, how to draw a line?
Will you pay for a glass of tap water? If there is no beverage that interests me, I am happy to pay a reasonable price
My guide to Rosé Revolution 2016
If you are one of the four hundred guests who are going to this year’s Rose Revolution, then you are perhaps a little more spoilt
Italian white wines for Singapore
“Italians don’t make interesting white wines”, a casual remark I heard after few pints of beer. If the probable beer-triggered gout didn’t kill me that
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
Old wines are for birthdays
Can there be another product that is capable of an ever-inflating price tag beside wine? Cheese possibly, but hardly any other food will come close
Reasonably-priced Wines Showdown
We have not had the chance to cover the slew of new wine retailers (rather, e-tailers) in Singapore. What they have brought to us consumers
In Chile, Chilean wines redefined
Admittedly, many wine professionals frowned on supermarket wines most, if not all the time. There is something intangible associated with supermarket that makes their good
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
Fast track to becoming a Wine Expert
Lean. Thin. Acidic. Astringent. Bitter. No, not your mother-in-law. And not me, either. These are the notes that recently appeared in a wine critic’s notebook.