Is direct to consumers the way forward?
If there is a way to bring wines straight from fields to door with a snap of the finger, I will be exhilarated. But in reality, wines go through many hands and vehicles before they sit in stores waiting to be picked up. Dollars and cents along the way compounded into the final price tag […]
The Old, New and the Reluctant wine drinkers
Like anyone who gets questions about wines, the most commonly asked was “What’s Old World and New World”. Generally accepted, notion of Old World points to wine-producing regions within Europe, and New World being everywhere else. But wine making has been the livelihood for people outside Europe for centuries, the Australians been at it for […]
Wine fault – Style or shoddy work?
Over a short spanning weekend, I had the opportunities to taste a series of wine faults (unintentionally). Regardless if one would consider these as curse or blessing, I remained sour about it. Still so today, and perhaps many weeks after. But the most incredulous thing was being told to “just accept it”. Has it become acceptable for […]
BBR Singapore Portfolio Tasting
A few years ago, I was just an ordinary wine enthusiast, getting excited with any and every chance to taste wines (any wine!). Since returning to Singapore 2.5 years ago, I’ve had the chance to meet many people in the trade, who went on to introduce me to more… and one of the more recent […]
Interview with Mensa Singapore – The wine taster
In the February issue of the Mensa Singapore newsletter, Menews, I was featured as one of the funky Mensans. Since the newsletter is catered for members only, I sought the green light from the writer for republishing the content. Generally this reflects the typical questions I received with regards to my wine interest, so here […]
Buying wine in Singapore (pt 3)
In this part 3 of the “buying wine in Singapore” series, let’s look at how you can be more successful at buying wines by knowing what you like and knowing who you buy from. With our aim to be #TrueLocal, we will bring in specifics that apply to the scene in Singapore. We have looked […]
Buying wine in Singapore (pt 2)
The question: how does one buy wines in Singapore successfully? One of the premises: buying with confidence requires one to know a little more of the wines being offered for sale. I am the type of person who would spend (probably too much) time researching about something, before I’d offer up my hard-earned cash in exchange for […]
Buying wine in Singapore (pt 1)
Firstly, a belated (official) HAPPY NEW YEAR to you, our readers! If you were like me in the past month or so, you would have been enjoying plenty of wines at various occasions over the Christmas & New Year period. Additionally, you may be like me in having a well-stocked wine fridge partially depleted over […]
The wine glass effects
Making wines is a tough job. Choosing a bottle of wine from rows of display shelves can be difficult. Drinking a good bottle of wine from an unsuitable wine glass is an act of blasphemy. During The Vintners’ Tour earlier we attended the Schott Zwiesel Master class conducted by Brand Ambassador, Sarah Mayo. Three lines of […]
Singapore Wine Fiesta 2012 – Thirteen to one
The Spaniards are known for two words, siesta and fiesta. While we are not a siesta-promoting country, fortunately we still have the latter. Singapore Wine Fiesta back in Custom House once more with wines from 65 producers across 13 countries to one island state, it was a taste bud sharpening and liver busting weekend.