Australian Wine History Masterclass

Australian Wine History Masterclass

I was lucky enough to receive an invite courtesy of Wine Exchange Asia to an Australian Wine History Masterclass. This was the first time that this Masterclass had been presented in Singapore and was an enjoyable and informative session.

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The Masterclass was presented by Wine Australia’s Global Educator, Mark Davidson. Mark’s presentation was on the History, Evolution and Revolution of Australian Wine, to do this he selected 10 wines and divided them into three flights. The first flight contained wines that could be considered to be Historical examples of Australian wines, the second flight was of Evolutionary Australian wines and the third contained Revolutionary Australian wines.

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Bar-a-Thym Singapore Jan 2016

Bar-a-Thym Singapore Jan 2016

To celebrate a birthday and commiserate a farewell a few of my friends and I got together at Bar-a-Thym Singapore. This would be my second time dinning at Bar-a-Thym, the first was the great Grosset Wines Dinner, so I was looking forward to going a-la-carte this time, but that was not to be.

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The birthday girl is a friend of Chef / Owner Francois Mermilliod and he offered to provide us with a special menu, so how can you say no to that. The one problem with this is that I am not sure what each of the dishes were, this did not change the fact that the food was, as always, excellent, so I have guessed what a couple of the dishes were.

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5th Quarter Singapore

5th Quarter Singapore

Recently my friends and I visited a new restaurant in Singapore called the 5th Quarter. The 5th Quarter has been open for about four months and is a part of the new Vagabond Hotel. Considering how new the restaurant is, Chef Drew and his team have done very well in ironing out most of the kinks associated with setting up a new restaurant. For more

Farewell To A Grand Dame Of Manila

Farewell To A Grand Dame Of Manila

01 January 2016 was the last day of operation of the Intercontinental Manila, I was lucky enough to be able to be a part of the Farewell To A Grand Dame Of Manila, spending the final two nights of the hotel in probably the best suite in the place, if not, it was the best suite I have been lucky enough to have stayed in at the hotel. For more

2015 WEA Favourite Wines Brunch

2015 WEA Favourite Wines Brunch

In December Wine Exchange Asia held their (well Bob the Minion’s) Favourite Wines of 2015 Brunch at New Ubin Seafood, which is one of my favourite restaurants in Singapore.

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White Truffle Dinner December 2015

White Truffle Dinner December 2015

In December 2015 I was lucky enough to be invited to attend a White Truffle Dinner at the Tower Club Singapore that was arranged by the Tower Club’s Executive Chef, Frank Kilian. As the meal was going to be something special we had to “push the boat out” yet again, and we most certainly did! For more