Australia’s only sub-regional wine show, the Marananga wine show, took place for the ninth time in the Barossa Valley this weekend. Steve Pannell chaired the judging panel through a tasting of over 120 entries from small growers and hobbyists, right through to established and well known wineries. And it was the single-estate vineyard, Hentley Farm, which came up trumps again on the back of last years 5 trophy haul. This year the boutique winery, with its follow up vintages won 5 of the 12 trophies awarded, including best wine of show and best young Shiraz for its 2010 Hentley Farm … Click For More
30 Aug, 2012 in Australia, Ratings Update, Wine Ratings and tagged 2010 Hentley Farm Shiraz, Australia, Balthazar, Barossa, Cuvees, Hentley Farm, Kalleske, Marananga Wine Show, Milhinch, Rolf Binder at Veritas, Seppeltsfield, Steve Pannell, Tscharke, Whislter
5 Jun, 2012 in New Zealand, News and tagged Alfresco Drinking the Best Summer Wine, Daily Telegraph Magazine, Hamish Anderson, Marlborough, Mike Eaton, New Zealand, TerraVin, TerraVin Pinot Noir 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9298210/Alfresco-drinking-the-best-summer-wine.html?frame=2233974 In last Saturday’s Daily Telegraph Magazine (the best selling broadsheet newspaper in the UK) the TerraVin Pinot Noir 2010 was featured as one of Hamish Anderson’s summer wine choices. This is what it said: ‘Mike Eaton set out a decade ago to make world-class Pinot Noir in an area obsessed with Sauvignon Blanc. The 2010 vintage proves he was not mad. It fills the mouth with plums, dark cherries and Asian spices, yet is also ethereal and perfumed. Don’t let it get too warm and serve with a slow-cooked shoulder of lamb.’
11 May, 2012 in News, Ratings Update, Wine Ratings and tagged Australia, Blackbilly Chardonnay 2007, Borgogno Barbera d'Alba 2009, BTG, By The Glass, Café Causette, Mandarin Oriental, McLaren Vale, Wine By The Glass
We’re pleased to announce that beginning last night (April 2012) all the way until end of June, you’ll find 2 of our great value wines at the Mandarin Oriental as part of their By-The-Glass program. They are: Blackbilly Chardonnay 2007, McLaren Vale, Australia (an award-winning wine); and Borgogno Barbera d’Alba 2009, Piedmont, Italy Here are photos of the wine list taken from Café Causette!
11 May, 2012 in News, USA, Wine Tasting and tagged Bodegas Resalte, Bodegas Resalte Crianza 2005, Bodegas Resalte Gran Resalte 2000, Bodegas Resalte Reserva 2004, Cuvees, Eddie McDougall, Lemelson Vineyards Meyer Vineyards Pinot Noir, Napa Valley, Nero d'Avola, Oregon, Ottovento Punto 20, Ribera del Duero, Sicily, Swanson Vineyards, Swanson Vineyards Alexis Cabernet Sauvignon, Swanson Vineyards Merlot 2006, Testamatta di Bibi Graetz 2007, The Flying Winemaker, Tuscany
We’re very excited to be working with Eddie McDougall at the Flying Winemaker to promote 2 labels of our flagship labels on their window display this month (May 2012). The retail store is only about 6 months young and already garnered a strong and loyal following, thanks of course to Eddie’s casual and informative wine classes (called “WineSkool” and specifically theme “Masterclasses” for those a little more versed in wine). Eddie’s vision for his wine retail shop is very consistent with ours at Cuvees – to make wine consumption fun and enjoyable. Other similarities we share is that we started … Click For More
9 May, 2012 in News, Spain, Wine Ratings and tagged 1-Michelin Star, 2-Michelin Stars, 3-Michelin Stars, Abac (Chef Jordi Cruz), Abantal (Chef Julio Fernandez Quintero), Akelarre (Chef Pedro Subijana), Alkimia (Chef Jordi Vila), Arola (Chef Sergi Arola), Arriondas, Arzak (Chef Juan Mari and Elena Arzak) - 8th in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards, Atrio (Chef Juan Antonio Perez), Axpe, Bal d'Onsera (Chefs Carmen Arregui y Josechu Corrella), Barcelona, Belondrade y Lurton, Ca'Sento (Chef Raul Alexandre), Caceres, Cambrils, Can Bosch (Chef Joan Bosch), Cocinandos (Chef Juanjo Perez & Yolanda Leon), Comerc 24 (Chef Carles Abellan), Coque (Chef Pere Massana), Cuvees, Deia, Denia, Donostia - San Sebastian, Dos Cielos (Chef Javier y Sergio Torres), El Bulli (Chef Ferran Adria) - 1st in the Top 50 Best Restaurants in 2009, El Celler de Can Roca (Chef Joan Can Roca) - 2nd in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards, El Corral del Indianu (Chef Jose Antonio Campo), Errenteria, Es Raco d'es Teix (Chef Josef Sauerschell), Etxeberri (Chef Bixente Eguiguren), Ezcaray, Gaig (Chef Can Gaig) Hofmann (Chef Mey Hofmann), Girona, Humanes de Madrid, Ikea (Chef Jose Ramon Berriozabal), Kabuki (Chefs Ricardo Sanz & Mario Payan), Kabuki Wellington (Chef Ricardo Sanz), Kursaal (Chef Mikel Gallo), La Broche (Chef Angel Palacios), La Sucursal (Chef Jorge Breton), La Terraza del Casino de Madrid (Chef Paco Roncero, Lasarte, Lasarte (Chef Martin Berasategui), Leon, Madrid, Manolo & Ernesto Ferreiro), Martin Berasategui (Chef Martin Berasategui) - 29th in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards, Massana (Chef Pere Massana), Michelin-star Restaurants, Mugaritz (Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz) - 3rd in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards, Oiartzum, Olost, Quique Dacosta - El Poblet (Chef Quique Dacosta), Ramiro's (Chef Jesus Ramiro Flores), Restaurant Ferreiro (Chefs Feito, Restaurante Can Fabes (Chef Oscar Velasco), Restaurante Can Fabes Sant Celoni (Chef Oscar Velasco), Restaurante Echaurren (Chef Francis Paniego), Restaurante Kokotxa (Chef Kokotxa y Daniel Lopez), Restaurante Moo (Chef Felip Llufriu), Restaurante Sala (Chef Chema andOscar Martinez), Restaurante Zalacain (Chef Juan Antonio Medina), Roses / Cala Montjoi, Rueda, Salamanca, Sant Celoni, Sant Pau (Chef Carme Ruscalleda), Sant Pol de Mar, Sevilla, Spain, Valencia, Valladolid, Verdejo, Via Veneto (Chef Jose Monje and Pedro Monje; Sumiller Jose Martinez), Victor Gutierrez (Chef Victor Gutierrez), Vitoria, with Ferran Adria advice), Zaragoza, Zuberoa (Chef Hilario Abelaitz)
This is old news, but we like digging up things to do with our wines that we’re proud of. Here, please find a list of Michelin-rated restaurants in Spain that carries Belondrade in their wine list: 3-Michelin Stars Donostia – San Sebastian Arzak (Chef Juan Mari and Elena Arzak) – 8th in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards Akelarre (Chef Pedro Subijana) Girona El Celler de Can Roca (Chef Joan Can Roca) – 2nd in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards Lasarte Martin Berasategui (Chef Martin Berasategui) – 29th in the Top 50 Best Restaurants Awards Roses / Cala … Click For More
8 May, 2012 in Australia, News, Ratings Update and tagged Australia, Crave Magazine, Cuvees, Debra Meiburg, Josef Chromy Pinot Noir 2009, Liquid Counsel, Master of Wine, Tasmania 1 Comment
Master of Wine Debra Meiburg shares her wealth of wisdom in the latest issue of Crave magazine’s Liquid Counsel. One of the first Masters of Wine in Asia, Debra Meiburg is a celebrated wine journalist, TV personality and speaker. Meiburg Wine Media, her multimedia platform for wine “edutainment”, reaches over 60 million Chinese viewers monthly. She is also the founder of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition and authored the first-ever Guide to the Hong Kong Wine Trade. Debra was asked, “I have a date with a very picky eater and drinker. Is there a wine … Click For More
7 May, 2012 in Australia, News, Wine Training and tagged Curly Haslam-Coates, Heemskerk, Jansz, Josef Chromy, Josef Chromy (Tasmania), Rochecombe (now Bay of Fires), Tamar Ridge, Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
MEDIA RELEASE World Class Wine Education Introduced At Josef Chromy Wines -Tasmania Renowned in the Tasmanian food and wine industry, Josef Chromy OAM has owned and developed some of Tasmania’s leading wineries including Rochecombe (now Bay of Fires), Jansz, Heemskerk and Tamar Ridge. Josef Chromy Wines is the culmination of his experience in the Tamar Valley and its unique vineyard site (60 hectares), multi-million dollar Restaurant, Function Centre, Cellar Door and Winery is delivering exquisite table and sparkling wine as well as providing one of most memorable food and wine experiences in Tasmania. With an increasing reputation as one of … Click For More
26 Apr, 2012 in Charity, News and tagged and Yale, Asian University for Women, AUW, Brown, Canadian University Alumni, Casa, Cornell, Duke, Fletcher, Georgetown, Harvard Business School, Harvard Club, HEC, HKUMA, IMD, Imperial College, INSEAD, John Hopkins, Kellogg, London Business School, London School of Economics, MIT, NYU Stern, Oxford & Cambridge, Stanford, Thunderbird, UBC, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, USC, UVa, Wellesley, Wesleyan, Wharton
Dear Friends of AUW, You are cordially invited to the Thursday May 3rd, 2012 HK Interclub Alumni Mixer hosted by: Brown, Canadian University Alumni, Cornell, Duke, Fletcher, Georgetown, Harvard Business School, Harvard Club, HEC, HKUMA, IMD, INSEAD, Imperial College, John Hopkins, London Business School, Kellogg, London School of Economics, MIT, NYU Stern, Oxford & Cambridge, Stanford, Thunderbird, UBC, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, USC, UVa, Wellesley, Wesleyan, Wharton, and Yale. This will be a cash bar, no cover event. RSVP is not required. Exclusive to the Alumni & Guests of the above universities. Mixer on Thursday May … Click For More
25 Apr, 2012 in Art & Fashion, News, Wine Tasting and tagged and Wolfgang Tillmans, Andreas Gursky, Anselm Kiefer, Astrid Klein, Axel Hutte, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Ben Brown Gallery, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Candida Hofer, Columbia Alumni Club, Gerhard Richter, Gunther Forg, Imi Knoebel, Jurgen Klauke, Pedder Building, Penn Club of Hong Kong, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth
In yet another worthwhile sponsorship (Remember we are pretty active in the charity and arts + fashion scene in Hong Kong?), we’ve chosen to work with the Penn Club of Hong Kong as well as the Columbia Alumni Club. This excerpt was taken from the Penn Club of Hong Kong Alumni newsletter for the month of May: Wine Tasting & “German Photography 1960‐2012” (May 3, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM) Fellow alums, you are cordially invited to a private viewing at Ben Brown Gallery, who will be hosting us for our May happy hour at their premises in the Pedder … Click For More
17 Apr, 2012 in Italy, News, Wine Ratings and tagged Antonio Galloni, Cabernet Sauvignon, Maculan, Marzemino, Merlot, Rp88 - Maculan Pino & Toi IGT 2010, RP90 - Maculan Brentino Merlot / Cabernet IGT 2009, RP91+ - Maculan Crosara Rosso DOC 2009, RP93 - Maculan Dindarello Moscato Veneto IGT 2010, RP94 - Maculan Fratta IGT 2009, RP94 - Maculan Torcolato DOC 2008, RP96 - Maculan Madoro Rosso Veneto IGT 2009, Vespaiola
Just received an email from Angela, Maria Vittoria and Fausto Maculan regarding the most recent tasting notes and ratings by the Wine Advocate: RP96 – Maculan Madoro Rosso Veneto IGT 2009 The 2009 Madoro flows from the glass with plums, black cherries, mocha, espresso, grilled herbs and spices. Maculan has decided once again to age Madoro in French oak as opposed to steel. The result is a rich, textured sweet wine loaded with personality and class. The intensity of the fruit flows through effortlessly to the long, gracious finish. This is a fabulous showing from Maculan. The 2009 Madoro is … Click For More
