A taste of wines II / 一個尝味酒的經驗 (II)
在一個好友的公寓 (新加坡)

1996年份 Duval-Leroy Champagne Femme (妇人) de Champagne
France, Champagne
法國, 香槟, 酒制作商: 迪瓦勒-勒罗伊
12.0. 79% Chardonnay, and 21% Pinot Noir from the Grand Cru vineyards of Côte des Blancs, Grande Montagne de Reims, and Grande Vallée de la Marne. From 500ml. This medium-bodied Champagne is excellent in both value […]

Champagne Renaissance 新生香檳酒
Xin Chinese Cuisine, Holiday Inn, Singapore
星期一2008年7月14日.
Text by 丹尼尔林. Additional Photos by 林卓强.

Above: Clinton Ang, Managing Director and owner of Hong Tong Bee group of wine-related companies.
Wine lovers can look forward to another bubbly as Hong Tong Bee’s Champagne Renaissance (新生香檳酒), frizzes into the scene.
From a well-attended launch held recently in Singapore, Clinton describes […]

Cava

Wine Style:
It is usually fruity and pleasantly acidic.
Flavors:
Cava is rarely popular in Asian wine circles. Moreever, the three most commonly used grapes don’t AGE well, yet Cava DO rules require a minimum aging of 9 months. This means that many of these wines are dull and bland with an earthy character-they should be drunk as […]

Champagne
(Blend)

Wine Style:
Light, fresh, toasty to yeasty, and dry to sweet.
Flavors:
Beside some comment on Citrus and yeast flavors, the sweetness varies from Extra Brut (at most 0.6% sugar) to Doux (more than 5% sugar). Champagne is considered one of the most food friendly wines and accompanies most fine foods.
Origin:
Champagne in France
Found:
France only. Other countries: Cava (Spain), […]

Chardonnay

Wine Style:
Chardonnay is from light to medium to fuller-bodied wines. Cooler climate Chardonnays sees an abundance of fruit flavors, especially white fruits. Warmer Chardonnays see lesser fruits, perhaps more honey, vanilla and roasted flavors.
Chablis: Lean, sometimes stony white wine made in the Chablis region at north of Burgundy in Eastern France. Flavors include gunflint […]

Pinot Blanc

Wine Style:
An almost neutral wine similar flavor and texture to Chardonnay and can be intense, and complex.
Flavors:

Origin:
Alsace
Found:
Alsace, Germany, Italy, California, Champagne, Burgundy.
A white grape which is grown in Alsace, where it is sometimes referred to as Clevner or Klevner, and in Germany and Austria, where it is known as Weisseburgunder. In Italy […]