Union Des Grands Crus de Bordeaux wine dinner, conrad hotel singapore 26.5.2008

Published in May 28th, 2008

After taking a 1 hour break to rest my palate from the UGC tasting, we headed for the dinner event, also at the Conrad Centennial Hotel in Singapore. It was a Chinese menu and we had selected wines from the proprieters of the Chateaus sitting with us (among them were Chateau Pape Clement and Chateau […]

Union Des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting, singapore 26.5.2008

Published in May 28th, 2008

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This was a last minute decision to go down to try wines offered by the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux but nevertheless it was probably the best last minute decision i have made in the past year!
They were pouring the 2005 vintage which I obviously can’t afford to buy so this was a great […]

gelato breakfast at san marco…

Published in May 17th, 2008

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The breakfast at the hotel sucked so much that I haven’t had any motivation to wake up for it it since the first day I tried it. So i decided to have gelato for breakfast today.

This is spicy chocolate - nice blend of sweet and spice

Steps of the Accademia di Belle Arti where I sat […]

drooling at mercato centrale in florence…..

Published in May 17th, 2008

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Outside Mercato Centrale….

I was told to visit the Mercato Centrale to get my usual supply of proscuitto and cheese to take home. I do this each time I travel to Italy, and as I had 1 hour free today, I decided to just scout around to choose what I wanted to buy this coming Sunday […]

wines tasted at enoteca ponte vecchio 14.5.2008

Published in May 16th, 2008

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this is part of my posting on visiting my version of a toy shop for me….it’s the wines i tasted at tony’s shop:

this is a biologically made wine so it’s free from pesticides etc. an entry level wine but a pretty decent drink.
C: light ruby red with salmon hues
A: red fruits, spices, hints of flowers […]

ron’s visit to his toy shop…..enoteca ponte vecchio

Published in May 15th, 2008

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Today is a free day for me in Florence and thus i have arranged to spend some time with my new friend Tony Sasa. He’s a typical passionate Italian guy who’s into wines and anything gourmet, and owns a wine shop along Corso Tintori, a road almost parallel to Fiume Arno (the river running through Florence). And the wine […]

florence walk about - may 2008

Published in May 14th, 2008

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There are moments when I really love doing what I’m doing. I’ve been invited to Florence to taste wines of some 20+ wineries. In addition to that, there are some serious tastings going on e.g. an Ornellaia vertical tasting with wines spanning back to 1988 until 2005. However, the bad news is that this tasting […]