Wine

[reign]

@wacky: thanks for the update. I will extend the invitation to the buffet thread for the subsequent wine sessions

@reign: thursday evening. So it will be you, me and my friend, nautilus & his wife. 5 pax. So there will just be 2 bottles of wine for 5 people. Should be enough.

I'll bring my IKEA stemless also.

Thanks! Got Notes provided? keke.. Class 101 on Pairing with Syrah

 

[ikileo]

haha..no notes lah. just drink ,eat and enjoy

 

[ikileo]

Here’s something from the Wine Gallery newsletter that you guys might find interesting. I like the Wine Gallery because their discounts are really pretty good. They are bringing in one of the largest and organic producers in Southern France, plus they are at good prices.

Here is the write up from Wine Gallery:

MARRENON is, first and foremost, more than 40 years of human adventure shared by 2000wine-growers united into co-operatives and today working in a vineyard of 8500 hectares in the Luberon and the Ventoux regions. Marrenon represents 85 % of the Luberon production, 15 % of the Ventoux production and 50 % of the Vin de Pays de Vaucluse production.

The Marrenon Vineyards activity in the Luberon represents 50% for export and 50% for the French market. Marrenon is presented in 25 countries with a strong representation in Western and Northern Europe, Asia and Canada.

The Terrior of Luberon

Production area
The Luberon range rises on the side of Cavaillon, and continues to join Manosque in the Haute Provence Alps. To the North it is bordered by the Calavon valley, and to the South by the Durance valley. The grapes are ripen in the shelter of a beautiful landscape and are bathed in more than 320 days of sunlight in a year. Vines are cultivated on two slopes, linked by the Lourmarin monoclinal valley, where wine is impossible due to the difficulty of access.

The Terrior of Ventoux

Geographical situation
Located on the foothills of the « Giant of Provence » (1912), the vineyard of the Côtes du Ventoux stretches to the South and West of the mountain between 100 and 400m high.

Production area The area of the AOC Côtes du Ventoux stretches over 51 rural districts, all within the Vaucluse. The Côtes du Ventoux of MARRENON come from the vineyards located in South Ventoux (Apt, Bonnieux and Maubec districts).

Here is the link for the wines on sale and their prices: http://www.thewinegallery.com.sg/edm/2011-01-15-TN.html

I have tasted an older vintage of Orca and it was very good. Southern France wines will have the usual suspects of Syrah, Grenache, Mouvedre among several others.

 

[ikileo]

finally bought the syrah/shiraz wine we will using trying tomorrow.
took me so long to choose it. just got back home.

 

[Baggio10]

HI Bro!,

I have Called the Bukit Timah Branch ( 6468 8415) and they mentioned that they have ran out of stock and they will reorder the Stock, it shd be coming in by Thurs and they Do take reservation as i have reserved mine. They will call me once the Stock has arrived.

Thanks Bro! will do so tomorrow!

 

[nautilus]

finally bought the syrah/shiraz wine we will using trying tomorrow.
took me so long to choose it. just got back home.

Thanks and see you tomorrow. BTW what time will you guys be there?

 

[reign]

Thanks and see you tomorrow. BTW what time will you guys be there?

I Can be there by 8pm

 

[ikileo]

i will try to be there by 8pm. i have got reign's handphone number. Could you send me yours nautilus?

i will sms ya'll and update you. remember to bring your glasses.

I will not be able to access the internet for tomorrow as I am out doing up an event. so anything please sms me. There will be 5 of us and the wine price has come up to $10.6 per person, so can just round down to $10 per person. Will show receipt tomorrow.

 

[nautilus]

i will try to be there by 8pm. i have got reign's handphone number. Could you send me yours nautilus?

i will sms ya'll and update you. remember to bring your glasses.

I will not be able to access the internet for tomorrow as I am out doing up an event. so anything please sms me. There will be 5 of us and the wine price has come up to $10.6 per person, so can just round down to $10 per person. Will show receipt tomorrow.

I'll be there earlier at about 7pm. We'll bring our glasses and i'll PM you my mobile.

 

[reign]

I'll be there earlier at about 7pm. We'll bring our glasses and i'll PM you my mobile.

HI Guys, Sorry i will be off from work at 7pm. I will try to rush out as fast as possible..

 

[knockbell]

Hi guys.. i'm a real noob with regards to wines.. and i'll like to seek you experts view here..

am currently sourcing wines for my upcoming wedding banquet. my hotel will be serving the 2009 Jacob's Creek Cabernet Sauvignon. I went Carrefour and they were around $20 a bottle.. my budget is actually <$20 and I need about a carton. Do you guys have any recommendations on what other types of red wine I can consider and where I can get them?

Thanks alot!

 

[ikileo]

for that under $20 range, your best bet would be entry level aussie wines. i would suggest u head to wine retailers and ask them for cheap wines by the bulk


on another note, just came back from the wine session with Nautilus & his wife and Reign. The 4 of us enjoyed a botak jones dinner along with two VERY different syrah/shiraz. One from Heathcote, Australia and the other from Crozes Hermitage in the Rhone Valley of France. We exchanged a lot of information and i will post the details of the wine and my personal tasting notes shortly.

next time we want more people to join. we suggested a dim sum thing next time since it is free corkage and everybody likes dim sum.

 

[nautilus]

@ikileo: Thanks for organising the wine gathering. It was very informative and we look forward to the next session in the near future.

 

[reign]

@ikileo: Thanks for organising the wine gathering. It was very informative and we look forward to the next session in the near future.

HI Nautilus,

Thanks for sharing yr experiences on the Chillers!

MOst impt, Thanks ikileo!!!
YES, it was a wonderful session and time for me to go to eat and taste more fruits so that i can 'lockdown' the taste!

 

[ikileo]

HI Nautilus,

Thanks for sharing yr experiences on the Chillers!

MOst impt, Thanks ikileo!!!
YES, it was a wonderful session and time for me to go to eat and taste more fruits so that i can 'lockdown' the taste!

no problem. thanks for coming down and contributing to the lovely conversation!
i will update ya'll tomorrow about the Dim Sum with Pouilly Fume!

 

[reign]

CAN'T WAIT!!!Next stop Dim Sum with wine!

What is the normal timing? Can't be breakfast right.?

 

[ikileo]

sorry for the late reply, they open at 11.30am for dim sum.

I drank the 09 Chateau Favray Pouilly Fume with dim sum today. From a half bottle. Very nice. Here's the note. You can buy it from Bottles & Bottles although the official distributor is TASTE which also runs a wine retail called BOOZE in Republic Plaza. You can check their site: www.booze.com.sg

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1074429

 

[ikileo]

i just remembered.

@nautilus: I was watching a movie yesteryday at Plaza Sing and I dropped by into C4. Apparently they do have that 07 Caliterra Tributo Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard. But it retails for about $36

 

[nautilus]

i just remembered.

@nautilus: I was watching a movie yesteryday at Plaza Sing and I dropped by into C4. Apparently they do have that 07 Caliterra Tributo Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard. But it retails for about $36

@ikileo: Ah. I'll go check if i'm heading that way. Thanks.

 

[ikileo]

was walking past this restaurant in vivocity today, Shabuya - Shabu Shabu, on the first floor.
Was thinking of bringing my gf there sometime soon. I asked and apparently it's free corkage