Wines News & People
Once, twice, thrice … Wine sold! A review of the Hong Kong Wine Auction Scene. Compiled by Daniel Lim, Gary Ong and Lawrence Tham. Bottle Images by Acker, Merrall & Condit and Sotheby’s Asia. Sotheby’s April auction: Château Lafleur and Le Pin. Acker’s March auction: 1985 and 2003 DRC La Tache. US-Based Acker’s John Kapon as pictured above. Greater China Sotheby’s Asia’s [...]
A Pair of Morellinos Commentary by Daniel Lim. Images by Jeri Soh of Jericho Photography (Singapore). Singapore – Located on the 52nd floor of Singapore’s commercial building, Capital Tower, The China Club, founded in May 2001, is an elegant, members-only, Chinese restaurant with impeccable prompt food and wine service, and meticulously prepared food in a nostalgic old [...]
All About Antinori By Daniel Lim. Singapore – Organized by Hock Tong Bee with Antinori’s principal, Jacopo Pandolfini, a tasting was held recently at Cornerstone showcasing Antinori’s medium range of delicious and delectable premium wines. 酒 Jiuwine.com met Jacopo (as seen above) and asks him on Antinori interest in Asia (Except India and Japan). Interestingly, Antinori’s Asia representative [...]
Boxed with Wines By Daniel Lim. Images by Jeri Soh. Singapore – Wine lovers and shoppers can now look forward to boxed wine as the lion city gets a taste of Vino+, stretching both your wine dollar and enjoyment to greater heights. In today’s economy, consumers are seeking both value and “a trendy and hip wine”, chipped Gladys [...]
Weekly tasting at Six O’Clock An introduction to a wine tasting experience on Fridays By Daniel Lim. Singapore – How would you, as a visitor get a handle on the Singapore wine tasting scene? From weekly to monthly tasting and dinners, both wine lovers and visitors have no shortage of opportunities to taste and choose from. At one recent [...]
Domaine de la Janasse Images of Janasse courtesy of Michael Davis (Charlottesville, VA, United States). Domaine de la Janasse is one of the Superstar estates of Chateauneuf-du-Pape combining the best of both traditional and modern techniques to craft a collection of riveting wines from “simple” value-priced to benchmark Châteauneufs. The estate was founded in 1976 by Aimé [...]