We are excited to be kicking off the wine lab again at Cloud Wine, Baan Turtle. Depending on the month, the line up can be either a series of bottles served blind from Coravin, or as shown here a horizontal tasting of five different styles of one of France’s greatest wine. A great bottle ofContinue reading “Wine Lab – Chateauneuf du Pape at Baan Turtle”
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A tale of lamb, salt and wine
It’s not just consumers who are looking for ingredients of provenance, but also the families who work the fields, the farmland and the vines who seek to nourish the environment for the greater good. New Zealand is naturally an ideal place, and Central Otago, a rugged landscape, where the Crutchleys completely transformed pastures over theContinue reading “A tale of lamb, salt and wine”
Marietta based in Geyserville, Sonoma
Scott Bilbro, one of Chris’ 4 sons, who took over the winery explains about this wine “The sum is greater than the parts. It was inspired by the old field-blend blocks and cooking with his (Chris) friends. It put Marietta on the map and has been a great connector. He’d blend on the hoof forContinue reading “Marietta based in Geyserville, Sonoma”
Antonio Madeira, Dao Highlands
Portugal is remarkable for finding value and offers wines of character from indigenous varietals. Even if the Douro has cemented itself as the oldest demarcated region in the world, their red wines only became more familiar about 20 years ago. So how can one compare them to the reds of the Dao? At the moreContinue reading “Antonio Madeira, Dao Highlands”
Domaine Tissot Zoom tasting Aug 26th, 2021
Chris Mercier of Wine & Spirit IQ will host this zoom tasting on Thursday August 26th – starting at 630pm. He will share general content about the tiniest of French appellations, and cover the following 5 wines from Stephane Tissot’s stable: Chardonnay Patchwork 2018 Arbois Savagnin 2016 Poulsard Vieilles Vignes 2018 Trousseau Singulier 2018 andContinue reading “Domaine Tissot Zoom tasting Aug 26th, 2021”
Glorious whites by Eulogio Pomares, Rias Baixas
It’s hard to believe that bottles from this region rarely made an appearance outside of Galicia until the 1990s. But once restaurants in London and New York got a taste for these thirst quenching and aromatic dry whites wines, there was no holding back. Dr. Guenther, a Wine Garage partner visited Eulogio, the professore amongContinue reading “Glorious whites by Eulogio Pomares, Rias Baixas”
The legendary Alejandro Fernandez
We are too far apart, and don’t know the full story of the family feud during his last year’s of life, so will only focus on the legacy of his prime during the 1980-1990s. Spanish wine, and yes also food, wasn’t popular, and this one man’s mission made a great impact, at the same timeContinue reading “The legendary Alejandro Fernandez”
A spotlight on Le Clos du Caillou
In 2014 we began representing different domaines from Chateauneuf du Pape in Thailand. Understanding the sizeable region of over 3,000 hectares and 180 wineries, offers a varied range of styles. Along with Laurent Charvin, we choose the cuvee Quartz from Le Clos du Caillou and later added Jean Royer and also Roche Audran. The PapalContinue reading “A spotlight on Le Clos du Caillou”
Vin Gris!? Yes, a classy “grey wine” that is pink from the Lorraine
We do know and have occasionally tried a vin gris. But in hind sight, perhaps have taken more note of the Californian Vin Gris being offered, than ordering the original French version in a wine bar. Rosé wine, especially from Provence has been growing almost exponentially, but how does vin gris fit in? Vin GrisContinue reading “Vin Gris!? Yes, a classy “grey wine” that is pink from the Lorraine”
Mother Chef, a theatrical chef table on April 4th 2021
Wine Garage is delighted to present a creative culinary experience bringing rural Korat to life in a secret city hideaway. A 5 course chef’s table for those who seek the unexpected for Songkran. The evening begins in the culinary props ‘kodang’ of a narrative food stylist. Where a sparkling wine accompanies the palette on aContinue reading “Mother Chef, a theatrical chef table on April 4th 2021”