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”
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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”
Gary Mills at Freebird, Bangkok
Step into the latest sanctuary off busy Sukhumvit Road and take in a little Melbourne. Dallas and Marcus have created this pairing menu using elements of British heritage joined by a range of flavor and cooking techniques from around the world. The menu is priced thb 2,700++ and includes 5 wines from Gary’s latest vintage showcasing his skillsContinue reading “Gary Mills at Freebird, Bangkok”
Venetian Cru Dinner at Riedel Wine Bar, May 28
Diego Corradi of Vigna Pra will be in town on May 28th to share two of his terroir-focused Soaves. Please join us for an insightful evening visiting the top Venetian crus with menu prepared by Riedel’s talented chef Manu Guerra. Additional wines are Drusian’s Prosecco from Cartizze – considered a top 10 vineyard site in Italy – plusContinue reading “Venetian Cru Dinner at Riedel Wine Bar, May 28”
Monkey Wines
This January 23rd, we continue our guided tasting at Another Story, EMQuartier, Helix, 4th Floor. To taste are charming, playful, and smart wines – these ape like qualities – in celebration of the upcoming Year of the Monkey. THB 1,000 per person includes 6 wines, plus Amantee bread, Jean Yves Bordier Cheeses and Butter. StartsContinue reading “Monkey Wines”
Skirts, rumps & deep reds
There is certainly a wide range of beef around for carnivores to embellish, and one of them must be the free-range Cape Grim from Tasmania. Steve Craig, owner of Accidental Butcher, explained the uniqueness of the forgotten cuts and how to prepare them, while Blair Mathieson, chef at Quince – Eatery & Bar grillled themContinue reading “Skirts, rumps & deep reds”
Percebes & Blanco
The extreme weather along the Atlantic coast almost cancelled this event, but thanks to Fresh Direct a first barnacle tasting in Bangkok was made possible. Saline and juicy, this creature from the rock is really unique. After a quick boil, it can be devoured by itself or dipped in roasted garlic aioli as Quince’s ChefContinue reading “Percebes & Blanco”
Stickies & Cheese
Who said good cheese must come from old Europe? There are some great cheese makers in the Yarra Valley, Australia, some nice ones in California, US and now…Thailand? Reinhard Matheis left the commercial food industry to set up this artisan operation near Nakhorn Sawan, about 3 hours north of Bangkok. The milk he buys fromContinue reading “Stickies & Cheese”
Bubbles & Bivalves
Bill Marinelli talked about sustainable seafood and explained how memoirs (similar to terroirs for wine) makes oysters taste different from one another. It is in fact quite simple, and ultimately the water quality surrounding the oyster bed decides the outcome. Blair of Quince Eatery and Bar added some variety to the Barron Point oysterContinue reading “Bubbles & Bivalves”
Booza Wooza Workshop
Fairground for the wine-minded Participating wine & beer importers led a fast paced tasting session to sold out workshops. Shows the need for more wine gatherings in Bangkok.