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Review of Wine bars and Wine accessories...DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-62077604084983874472017-01-14T11:00:00.000+08:002017-01-14T11:00:26.595+08:00Wine News : Malaysian Wine with a hint of coffee.<br />
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Coffee lovers who are also wine drinkers may not have to make those difficult choices anymore … not since an enterprising local businessman decided to come up with the first-ever bottle combining both.</div>
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Rozells Ipoh White Coffee Wine is the result of Datuk David Leo's fondness for wine meeting his desire to market a product which could be representative of the country. He is hoping that it can become to Malaysia what tequila has become to Mexico, or vodka to Russia.</div>
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"My idea is to introduce Malaysian-made red wine all over the world, highlight a local specialty beverage at the same time. With this integration, the wine will reflect the Malaysian origin, taste and heritage. Whenever people see Ipoh White Coffee Wine on shelves, the first thing to come to mind is Malaysia, giving it an identity in the world of wines," he said.</div>
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Armed with an idea, Leo had to find a local winery to make it a reality. He ended up working with Scientific R&D - a fully-equipped working winery, albeit one which operates on a comparatively smaller scale. "We ended up working on much tasting and blending for about one and a half years from the time I conceptualised the idea, so that we could get the balance of coffee and wine right," he said.</div>
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The Rozells wine - named after Leo's mother's Eurasian surname - currently has a production of about 1,000 cases a month. According to Leo, his projected production target is 10,000 cases a month.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c3643; font-family: Lato, Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">- See more at: http://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/food/malaysian-wine-hint-coffee</span>DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-16348384902300807462016-07-07T10:42:00.001+08:002016-07-07T10:52:24.448+08:00Wine News : Bishan Junction 8 A Wine affairBishan Junction 8 - A Wine affair <div>From 4 to 10 July 2016 </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhwBxeFY14sr_L67tE8kK05hvhTNzdmnx6MwjTq00XjUvVZe3XnTNia8tY-t7wPJLq1c9xMRQZABEyj6vGgZjvSequuIHnmnCS6Sd-g-EoiZi1gDxrt0J5ndm43ahg1tR3x9J/s640/blogger-image-1875688201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhwBxeFY14sr_L67tE8kK05hvhTNzdmnx6MwjTq00XjUvVZe3XnTNia8tY-t7wPJLq1c9xMRQZABEyj6vGgZjvSequuIHnmnCS6Sd-g-EoiZi1gDxrt0J5ndm43ahg1tR3x9J/s640/blogger-image-1875688201.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3Ct3U0ekz47xf7zWT-_N7wtPxVdvz_HTlXnI9WS9ZQtCKxmolr8laCZr3fDTfu_-q1ENq1mFSRKZ8rpqPM3hXMTyEcYUR0e0vZ1o_YQMVe4x23V5bs03WH20aqT7oLkj0rmL/s640/blogger-image--807027865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3Ct3U0ekz47xf7zWT-_N7wtPxVdvz_HTlXnI9WS9ZQtCKxmolr8laCZr3fDTfu_-q1ENq1mFSRKZ8rpqPM3hXMTyEcYUR0e0vZ1o_YQMVe4x23V5bs03WH20aqT7oLkj0rmL/s640/blogger-image--807027865.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-73193265820946064912016-06-11T11:16:00.001+08:002016-06-11T11:16:12.729+08:00Wine Tasting : Grand Pyrenees Australian Wine 2007<div><br></div>An intense full-bodied wine with a strong initial burst of flavor and fruit. The after taste is more spicy with sharper tannins that mellowed as we let the wine breathe. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJe7ijmwprIk-CcyJ3bcxeZuCOwhAWrrafWF56ov_FRsATrE-a7hnDYC1Rw2U13LqHCfulIclAzLTz8RFDz0J99KtE4-hPEnnCCBeoQ0MOPglQKADoFAvnVd0-vL3ODnQirGfr/s640/blogger-image--1817771799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJe7ijmwprIk-CcyJ3bcxeZuCOwhAWrrafWF56ov_FRsATrE-a7hnDYC1Rw2U13LqHCfulIclAzLTz8RFDz0J99KtE4-hPEnnCCBeoQ0MOPglQKADoFAvnVd0-vL3ODnQirGfr/s640/blogger-image--1817771799.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxQxpWnH_eDL4_b6YYfr_vnByxDzgUB4sqe7mC01D-QsBBM15e_gE3r-EeN2PXkMlPA2JtFgKKd9YB_DnbKw8kQVPRqhXTeVucY7Fo4_PoZ03eGyJ7U6TCMy_3o8drfdXbUpL/s640/blogger-image-566304092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxQxpWnH_eDL4_b6YYfr_vnByxDzgUB4sqe7mC01D-QsBBM15e_gE3r-EeN2PXkMlPA2JtFgKKd9YB_DnbKw8kQVPRqhXTeVucY7Fo4_PoZ03eGyJ7U6TCMy_3o8drfdXbUpL/s640/blogger-image-566304092.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-46138905674125313502016-05-20T08:43:00.001+08:002016-05-20T08:43:43.296+08:00Wine News : Cold Storage Great Wine BazaarCold Storage the great wine bazaar<div>19-22 May 2016</div><div>Suntec Convention Centre </div><div>Level 3 Room 332</div><div>11am - 9pm</div><div><br></div><div>Up to 50 percent off !</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmtNKuWhdp8bEmGX8mRw2HWIRIxQlseMpmxsNYWiFPSG4wZr-IjuGGfZ42ZqVAHg5ZVdfZyJPYom-bArY7KOySjtTZUPPMD3NLiPwtdlBZx2xYILTv29yTmhEvrFrh7bcGGCZ/s640/blogger-image--1701003779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmtNKuWhdp8bEmGX8mRw2HWIRIxQlseMpmxsNYWiFPSG4wZr-IjuGGfZ42ZqVAHg5ZVdfZyJPYom-bArY7KOySjtTZUPPMD3NLiPwtdlBZx2xYILTv29yTmhEvrFrh7bcGGCZ/s640/blogger-image--1701003779.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-30028436572504903942016-02-26T18:28:00.000+08:002016-02-26T18:28:13.561+08:00Wine News : Sweet Wines Review in Today Newspapers<div style="text-align: center;">
Nice review of Sweet Wines Review in Today Newspapers</div>
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-33654355334732625492016-02-07T00:19:00.001+08:002016-02-07T00:23:52.990+08:00Wine Promotion : Wolf Blass Chinese New Year WineSaw this promotion at a NTUC Fairprice Finest supermarket<br />
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Wolf Blass Wine for Chinese New Year 2016 ! Year of the monkey !</div>
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-13374310291496747152015-12-31T12:07:00.001+08:002015-12-31T12:08:05.275+08:00Wine Entry : Baily & Baily Queen Bee Sticky 2006<div style="text-align: center;">
A nice sweet wine from South Eastern Australia.</div>
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Fit for a royal feast, this dessert wine made from Traminer and Muscat Gordo Blanco grapes exhibits sweet, ripe fruit characteristics and a great length of flavour.</div>
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Since Christmas and New Year are coming up, NTUC Finest has a nice wine selection for the festive season which includes some upmarket wines from France.DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-85113728244573569632015-09-27T16:01:00.000+08:002015-09-27T16:01:06.209+08:00Wine Discovery : Cash Converters Selling Wine too!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Made an interesting wine discovery the other day, found that Cash Converters, a second hand buy-and-sell shop is also selling wine. Wonder if it is excess wine from restaurants or weddings ?<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-61385926969379023222015-06-03T16:36:00.003+08:002015-06-03T16:38:58.812+08:00Wine Accessories Options : Carousell and TrezoJust wanted to share with fellow wine enthusiasts on the options of getting wine accessories and associated stuff via these two sharing-economy apps. Unfortunately, under their Terms and Conditions, they do not recommend or allow sale of alcohol.<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-55870385709944619812015-02-28T12:49:00.001+08:002015-02-28T12:50:13.980+08:00Wine News : Italian Wines 26 Feb 2015Italian Wines featured by NTUC in Today newspapers 26 Feb 2015. Pretty good write-up<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-20056900183248927582014-12-21T17:23:00.001+08:002014-12-21T17:23:36.656+08:00Wine News : NTUC Warehouse Club Wine offeringsNTUC has just set up their Warehouse Club (similar to Sam's Club in the USA) at Joo Koon.<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-46462954525403491312014-11-01T21:23:00.000+08:002014-11-01T21:23:04.817+08:00Wine News : NTUC Finest Wine and NTUC write up<div style="text-align: center;">
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-13033360749202316472014-10-21T17:43:00.001+08:002014-10-21T17:43:50.482+08:00Wine News : Basic Wine Appreciation 26 Oct 2014Basic Wine Appreciation held at Shallots at Marine Square, at S$ 28 per pax (if you are SPH member) is quite reasonable.<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-27025121201420473342014-09-12T20:15:00.001+08:002014-09-12T20:15:30.190+08:00Wine News : Today Newspapers AdvertToday Newspapers Advert - NTUC Fairprice<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-53238888870424872812014-05-05T14:41:00.001+08:002014-05-05T14:41:24.123+08:00Wine News : Singapore Wine VaultCWT is building a Wine Vault in Singapore. 750,000 square feet of Wine storage space will be able to accommodate 10 million bottles of wine!!<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-81645093146272384652014-03-25T21:13:00.000+08:002014-03-25T21:13:19.394+08:00Wine Entry : Villa Maria New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc (2011)Nice bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, it was a Reserve that had the right balance of acidity and mildness. It went really well with the dinner dishes of mussels and seafood.<br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-34174424945808801322014-01-11T16:48:00.001+08:002014-01-11T16:53:03.731+08:00Wine Entry : Tyrrell Moore's Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2012<br />
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established in 1858 and the company today remains wholly owned
Australian family owned and operated. The Moore's Creek range of wine are
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">His passion for wines started during his university days in Australia, when he was just 21. Now, Mr Daren Tan, 39, general manager of a consumer-goods company, collects and preserves wines at home.<br /><br />My Paper finds out what he looks for when buying appliances for wines.<br /><strong><br />What is a good wine to you?</strong><br /><br />There are hundreds of thousands of varieties (of wines), so this explorative path with wines is endless.<br /><br />There is always excitement in opening and tasting a new bottle of wine.<br /><br />A good wine is simply one that is luscious and so engaging that you are sipping it every few minutes.<br /><br /><strong>What are the wine appliances that you think wine lovers should own?</strong><br /><br />Proper wine-drinking glasses are a must, a decanter, which is necessary for some bottles, and a wine fridge.<br /><br /><strong>Why did you decide to buy a wine fridge?</strong><br /><br />I bought my first fridge 10 years ago to preserve my wines, as I store a lot of old bottles.<br /><br />I bought a new Vintec wine fridge in May. This is a 40-bottle storage space.<br /><br />Vintec is a brand that specialises in wine preservation. Their fridges are capable of keeping vibrations to a minimum, maintaining ideal humidity, have ultraviolet-protection glass panels that cut out light and glare, and have stable and accurate temperature-control mechanisms.<br /><br /><strong>What do you look for when purchasing wine appliances or products?</strong><br />I tend to be more interested in brands dedicated to wine preservation.<br /><br /><strong>Do you have lifestyle habits related to your passion for wine?</strong><br /><br />I have a bunch of close friends who are all passionate about wine. We would get together once every few weeks at one of our homes for a wine-and-cheese session. Everyone brings a bottle.<br /><br />I would usually dictate specific types of bottles that the group should hunt for, so that we can do "apple-to-apple" comparisons when tasting.<br /><br /><strong>What are some of your favourite brands of wine?</strong><br /><br />I love wine from all over the world.<br /><br />My favourite Australian wines come from Barossa Valley, where you can find wines with characteristics like "bold" and "full-bodied".<br /><br />My favourite French wines are second growths (second crus) from Chateau Leoville-Las Cases and Chateau Leoville-Poyferre, and fourth growths from Chateau Beychevelle.<br /><br />When it comes to Italian wines, I mostly prefer the Barolos.<br /><br />As for Spanish wines, I absolutely love the Rioja gran Reservas from the La Rioja region.</span><br />
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DesDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033800227807980280noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15923432.post-28656473841528966732013-07-02T14:23:00.002+08:002013-07-02T14:23:40.985+08:00Wine Entry : Kanu South African Semi-sweet wineTried this Kanu South African Semi-sweet wine at Changi Village hotel's Wine Company. Delightful and refreshing. Fairly inexpensive and tasted really good with the meal.<br />
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Description at back of bottle :<br />
Legend has it that when Kanu, the mythical bird of promise appeared in the southern African skies, all who fell under its shadow would be blessed with a bountiful harvest. Offering floral, perfumed heady aromas of candied pineapple and soft honey, along with gentle spice and muscat notes. This aromatic blend would be ideal paired with a spicy thai curry or a traditional smoky braai, or enjoyed by itself outside in the summer sun. <br />
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