We are extremely pleased to work with Arnie Marcella, Chef and Andreas Pergher, Beverage Director, on this menu and wine pairing, which traces back Arnie’s history and stories. The above 4-course menu is thb 2,250++ with optional wine pairing at thb 1,500++. Recently, the dining front of our City of Angels seems to progress faster thanContinue reading “Spanish Steps dinner at Bunker, May 7-9th, 2017”
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Vasco Croft, winemaker Aphros, Portugal
Vinho Verde is the most northern wine region of Portugal, bordering with Spain’s Galicia. For this reason, the Albarinho grape is also prevalent here. Typically the light-bodied Vinho Verdes will be a blend Loureiro, Avesso and Alvarinho, each contributing a fair share to acidity, aroma and body. While thank god, the fizz in the wine hasContinue reading “Vasco Croft, winemaker Aphros, Portugal”
Wine suggestions Miznon @ Quince-Eatery & Bar from April 18-23
Paris’ hottest Israeli street eatery makes its return to Bangkok. If you join us at Quince this week, you can enjoy Chef Pierre Bouko-Levy’s fresh and savory dishes with some of our new wines or latest vintages. Typically, the fuller reds from the Mediterranean regions with their red fruit profile and spicy and savory notes areContinue reading “Wine suggestions Miznon @ Quince-Eatery & Bar from April 18-23”
Off track France at Aldo’s Bistro
If you want the taste of fine classic French cuisine in Bangkok, you will need to seek out Chef Herve Frerard. Now settled in at Aldo’s Bistro (Ascott Sathorn) – we hear there are also several new projects in the pipeline – his aim is to offer quality food and wine at decent prices. PleaseContinue reading “Off track France at Aldo’s Bistro”
The Naturalists from Antipodes
The last 10 years have seen many independent growers and winemakers emerge in many of today’s “cool” wine regions including Yarra, Adelaide Hills (Australia) or Canterbury (New Zealand). Most likely, these individuals traveled extensively, worked and tasted with the best winemakers, and scraped their pennies together to either buy or rent vineyards to grow healthyContinue reading “The Naturalists from Antipodes”
Wine & Tapas at Toro, Bangkok
Toro is the brainchild of James Beard Award-winner Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette, whose Boston outlet opened in 2005. As the queues got longer and longer, they soon ventured to New York City and since last year also opened in Bangkok. The Barcelona-inspired tapas bar is housed in Courtyard 72, a burgeoning open-plan mall, smack in theContinue reading “Wine & Tapas at Toro, Bangkok”
Weingut Rabl, Kamptal
New drinkers of Austrian wines will first come to idolize the likes of Knoll, Tement, Brundlmayer, Pichler, Hirtzberger and few more. Then they might realize that so many more can also create amazing wines, but aren’t as often seen on wine lists in export markets. Working in his own term and pace, is perhaps RudiContinue reading “Weingut Rabl, Kamptal”
Domaine Charvin, Southern Rhone
Laurent Charvin could not differ more than his peers, who often vinify separate parcels into barrel and create multiple cuvees; which are then priced based on rarity. The staunch traditionalist keeps his range simple. One red, one white, one rose for the Cotes du Rhone, and only one Chateauneuf du Pape. But there is more to whyContinue reading “Domaine Charvin, Southern Rhone”
Wine Enthusiast’s Winemaker of the Year 2016
The lucky couple met in the Rhone Valley, and took their impressions back to Chris’ home in the Western Cape, South Africa. Working sustainable, or naturally as one can say, they intend to make old guard Cape wines, mainly from blends of Rhone or Mediterranean varietals. Their wines get a balanced feel from the 3Continue reading “Wine Enthusiast’s Winemaker of the Year 2016”
Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera del Duero
Year-in-year out Peter Sisseck and owner Carlos del Rio make one of the most impressive red wines of stature in region of Ribera del Duero. Low yields of 30HL, old vines planted on calcareous soils and elevation of 750 meters, the arid climate with cool nights, help achieve ripeness, intense aromatics, and of course fullContinue reading “Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera del Duero”