I have been meaning to write about Vintry and their monthly Wine Chats for some time now, and it’s with pleasure that I finally get around to it. Not jus because the people who work there are fantastic, but more because the venu and it’s monthly events offers some of the best opportunities to meet up or meet new people, taste some good wine, eat some good food, and chat about it all. It’s also currently free, however I believe that it will be charged at $20 per person from next month (which frankly is still a bargain). Wine Chats is basically a once-monthly event where the Sommelier and Owner of Vintry (Singapore) invite their customers to come round and enjoy some wines with them. It’s a good, informal gathering. You don’t need to be a wino or snob to attend . This sessions was a tasting of 5...
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I hope I’m not alone in saying this but I had hardly heard of Calvados until a few weeks ago. So when I heard from Jeremy Moreau, the Manager at La Maison du Whisky that one of the finest producers, Christian Drouin was making a trip down to their outlet in Robertson Quay, it seemed to like the perfect opportunity to drop by and ‘sample’ this interesting beverage. First things first, despite having a very Spanish (sounding name conjuring the imagine of inquisition style armored helmet), Calvados is in fact French, and moreover, has a history that dates as far back as the 8th Century. In the 17th Century, it was France’s most exported spririt. So, first things first; what is Calvados? In basis, Calvados is something like distilled and fortified Cider. Made purely from over 400 varieties of apples, they are harvested, mashed, fermented, distilled and then aged...
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The Five S’s of Wine Tasting: See the wine- Pour the wine into a wine glass and hold the glass up to the light. Study the color. You are looking for clarity and brilliance. If the wine in your glass is cloudy or discolored in any way your palate is about to be sdisappointed, because something is wrong with the blend. White wine as it ages; the coloring changes, the color and hue reflect almost a straw or a golden-yellow. For a red wine, the color can become almost ruby or burgundy depending on how long the wine was allowed to age. White wine is stored in stainless steel vats to age. Red wine is stored in oaken barrels to age. Swirl the wine- Holding the stem of the wineglass lightly, pick up the glass and swirl the wine around and around. This is to achieve several purposes. You...
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