December 2015 Wines – Part 1

OzsTravels 2015, Wine, Wine Reviews January 4, 2016April 21, 2016Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve, Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino, Burch Family Howard Park Abercrombie, Castello Banfi SummuS, Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes, d'Arenberg The Dead Arm, Del Dotto Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, DiGiorgio Family Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, Giaconda Estate Chardonnay, Grant Burge Meshach, Hewitson Private Cellar Shiraz Mourvedre, Jacopo Biondi-Santi Sassoalloro, Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay, Petaluma Cabernet Blend, Pierro Chardonnay, The Colonial Estate Emigre, The Colonial Estate Exile, The Tower Club Singapore, Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, Wine Exchange Asia 2 Comments

December 2015 Wines – Part 1

December 3rd was Wine Exchange Asia‘s very own Minion’s, Bob, 150th Birthday, as well as Jen’s 21st (or was that her second or ?? 21st, can’t tell), Jen is a Brown Bag Club member. As the 3rd was a school night the party was held on Friday Dec 4th.

As the Minion thinks he knows a bit about wine we all had to bring out our best magnum or larger format, so it was going to be BIG night, especially as there were 4 magnums of Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve NV to start with. For more

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A Few Quotes

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My Mother, thankfully not her Brother who has the Uncle strain of lame joke syndrome, sent me these quotes which are appropriate for the silly season, to be honest they are appropriate to the entire year! Enjoy!

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Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.”
~ Jack Handy

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.

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WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

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“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”
~ Henny Youngman

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

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“24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case . Coincidence? I think not.”
~ Stephen Wright

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing. For more

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November 2015 Wines – Part 3

OzsTravels 2015, Wine, Wine Reviews November 26, 2015April 21, 20161990 Château Saint-Pierre Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé, 1993 De Bortoli Noble One, 1993 Terrabianca Campaccio, 1994 Veglio Barolo, 2000 Moccagatta Bric Balin Barbaresco, 2002 Brokenwood Semillon, 2004 Paolo Scavino Barolo, 2005 Gaja Sito Moresco Rosso, 2007 Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay, 2010 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013 Voyager Estate Chenin Blanc 0 Comment

I had lunch with a few friends on a Sunday recently and this is the wine that we were lucky enough drink. We all need more lunches like this one.

Sunday lunch at Burlamacco is always good fun as the food is excellent, their corkage policy is great and the service is always attentive but not obtrusive. A great restaurant, will post about a meal there soon. Recommend that you add it to your list of must try places in Singapore, if you haven’t already!

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November 2015 Wines – Part 2

OzsTravels 2015, Wine, Wine Reviews November 22, 2015April 21, 20161989 Chateau Lascombes Margaux, 1998 Clos de l'Oratoire Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, 1999 Elderton Command Shiraz, 2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Réserve de la Comtesse Pauillac, 2010 Brokenwood Quail Shiraz, 2012 Jayson Pahlmeyer Chardonnay, 2012 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red, 2013 Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay 0 Comment

The air is Singapore has improved significantly in November which is probably why people have become a lot more interested in going out again, as can be seen by the number of wines I have been fortunate enough to taste this month. Here is the second set for November 2015. I did say that it is the silly season. More to come.

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November 2015 Wines – Part 1

OzsTravels 2015, Wine, Wine Reviews November 16, 2015April 21, 20161998 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Grand Cru Classe en 1855, 1999 Chateau Le Bon Pasteur Pomeral, 2003 Rusden Sandscrub, 2004 Murray Street Vineyards Benno, 2008 Brokenwood Semillon, 2011 Vinyes Domènech Teixar Garnatxa Vella, 2012 Bass Phillip Crown Prince, 2013 Joan D'Anguera Finca L Argata Monstant, Bass Phillip Wines, Brokenwood, Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, Chateau Le Bon Pasteur Pomerol, Murray Street Vineyards, Rusden Wines, Vinyes Domenech, Wine Exchange Asia 0 Comment

As far as I am concerned the silly season is in full flight, the first week or so of November has been good for my wine education, lots of dinners, good wine and, usually, good company.

The following is is the first block of wines that I have tasted, there are a lot more to come!

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2015 Grosset Wines Singapore Dinner

OzsTravels 2015, Food, Food & Wine, Wine October 28, 2015April 21, 20162009 Grosset Gaia, 2010 Grosset Springvale Clare Valley Riesling, 2012 Grosset Piccadilly Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, 2012 Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling, 2014 Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling, 2014 Grosset Springvale Clare Valley Riesling, 2015 Grosset Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, 2015 Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling, 2015 Grosset Springvale Clare Valley Riesling, Arlaux Brut NV, Bar A Thym, Geoffrey Grosset, Grosset Wines, Wine Exchange Asia 1 Comment

Recently I attended Wine Exchange Asia’s 2015 Grosset Wines Singapore Dinner at Bar-A-Thym. Grosset Polish Hill is my favourite Riesling, so I was really looking forward to tasting some of the recent vintages and to meet Jeffrey Grosset for the first time.

Jeffrey taking us through the various wines and vintages, as well as explaining his reasoning for going organic well before it was fashionable.

Jeffrey is recognised as one of the best wine makers worldwide and was voted the inaugural Australian Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller WINE in 1998, is internationally recognised as one of the ‘Top 10 White Winemakers’ (Decanter, UK) and one of the ‘50 Most Influential Winemakers’ (Wine & Spirits, USA) in the world today.

It was my first time at Bar-A-Thym and I really enjoyed it, will definitely be back.

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