Degustation Dinner at Millesime

Millesime, which opened late last year in a grey space in one corner of Solaris Dutamas on Mont Kiara, is what we call a mellifluously named restaurant (the word means “vintage” in French) with familiar innovative dishes on the menu that people have come to recognize as the trademark of a well-travelled, even eminent, chef [...]

Cava & Milawa – Wine and Dine

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The estate of Sette Ponti lies in the heart of the Chianti zone, fifteen miles northwest of the city of Arezzo just past the village of San Giustino Valdarno. The Via del Monte, known locally as the Via dei Sette Ponti, leads into a beautiful hidden valley and to the estate. The name Sette Ponti, [...]

Kaesler Winemaker’s Dinner

The invite was clear. We had to show up at Westin, for the Kaesler Winermaker’s dinner. Right, so I know Westin, but who the hell is Kaelser? The original Kaesler vineyards were established in 1893 by the Kaesler Family, Silesian pioneers who came to the Barossa Valley, Australia in the 1840′s and who took up [...]

The Wyndham Estate Wine Dinner at Sage

. . . . . . . . . . End of Ciki’s Postcard moments. lovely innit? I once went for a Wine and Food Pairing tasting session  and all I remember were very wordy explanations that got my head all jumbled up with fancy terms and huge words.. Anyway after going home and looking [...]

Raise a Glass. Salud.

To Kick off the series, here is my sassy friend Eiling as the 1st Blogger in the Spotlight (BITS) for Cumi & Ciki. Enjoy! Some people regard me as an oenophile which I gladly accept as long as I’m not labeled as an alcoholic. I take pride in the wines I drink and perhaps drinking [...]

Montana Wine Dinner @ Teeq Brasserie, Lot 10 KL

Pernod Ricard Malaysia recently invited us, Cumi & Ciki (via Marian Eu) to an exciting night out of wine and dine, specifically featuring the delightful food at Teeq and the fantastic wines of Montana. Montana, the makers of Brancott wines, planted the first modern day vineyards in Marlborough and created New Zealand’s first varietal wine [...]

Opus Restaurant @ Bangsar, KL – E. Guigal Chateau d Ampuis Wines

The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Côte-Rôtie. In these vineyards of over 2400 years old you can still see the small terraced walls characteristic of the Roman period. Etienne Guigal arrived in this region in 1923 at the age [...]