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Because a Bird in Hand.. is better than 2 in the bush! Just last week, we were invited to Punch Bar and Lounge at Best Western Hotel, for a wine tasting event organized by the Straits Wine Co. , of wines from a particular estate in Adelaide. Bird in Hand is situated on the cool, [...]
The Straits Wine Company recently brought to us, the rather professionally executed Malaysian Wine Fiesta 2012. Featuring more than 40 international winemakers and nearly 200 labels, this year’s Fiesta was anchored at Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar, covering famous eateries such as Cava, Opus, Leonardo’s, Madisons and ‘U’. A wine fair like no other, the Fiesta was [...]
When I first heard the word, deconstruction , murmured alongside, Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows and Penang cuisine, my heart skipped a beat. Deconstruction is one of those inventions that has changed the face of gastronomy. To understand how it works, let’s look at a classic Penang dish, say, the Assam Laksa. First, one needs to [...]
It was at the recent Brancaia Wine Tasting event at Favola, Le Meridien KL that we met, Martin Kronenberg, owner of the Brancaia estates in Tuscany, Italy. As we got to talking we tasted the wines, and I must say that Brancaia wines go down really well and are very drinkable, with or without food. [...]
We were recently invited by Moët Hennessy Diageo Malaysia, to Prime, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, for a wine lunch with Cape Mentelle. There we met Robert Mann, Estate Director of Cape Mentelle along with Kate Lamont, West Australian Chef and Ambassador, who prepared a spectacular 5 course meal to compliment the Cape Mentelle wines that [...]
You won’t believe, with whom I’ve just had dinner. Am still a bit star struck but will try to pull myself together to write this post. Cured foie gras, with poached pears and aged balsamic Last weekend, we had the pleasure of meeting Yves Cuilleron over dinner at the French restaurant La Vie en Rose, [...]
I can never seem to pass up on good food & good wine at an affordable prices. Introducing Millesime’s Wednesday & Friday Wine Lunch Menu. And, so long as you drink the wine with the food and not before lunch, I don’t believe a single glass of any wine will leave anyone too tipsy to [...]
We recently attended a Wine Dinner at Cava, Jalan Bangkung Bangsar with the Wine experts of Cuné wines, Mr Oscar Urrutia and Mr Roderick Hull. Cuné or Cvné, is situated in the traditional neighbourhood of Rioja, where the oldest wineries of Rioja Alta have established themselves. In 1879, two brothers decided to set up a [...]
Who is Robert Mondavi? Well, Mondavi believed that the path to a better lifestyle was through the appreciation of wine, food, and art. He is the person who also believed that Napa Valley could be the center for that lifestyle, producing wines that belonged in the company of the great wines of the world, and [...]
So here we are, outside of Millesime, waiting of a wine tasting event to begin. This particular event would be unlike any other and unique in itself, because we would soon be experiencing, the 5 famed first growths of Bordeaux by the glass, including the most sought after wine in the world right now, the [...]
We were recently invited to the Winemaker’s Dinner Party held at Prime, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur. This was also a guest appreciation night and the staff had transformed the dining area of Prime Restaurant, into an open space with wines stations strategically located around the area – ideal for mingling and testing out the wines [...]
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