Mini Liew: Wine For Asia 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Wine For Asia 2011

Date: Oct 27, 2011

Wine for Asia is here.

What I did is to register at the Wine for Asia counter as a TRADER (Visitor). And I got a pass. Of course, when they talk to you, please be intelligent, say that you are looking forward to setup restaurant or so, etc. :)

OK. Every exibitor will have some wines for you to taste.

Even the wine glass vendor also have wines for you to taste. This Chile white wine is quite pleasant to drink.

But the best best event is to attend the seminars. I missed Karen's Austarlia wine session. But I am able to make it to the Bordeaux one.

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This is in the Bordeaux Wine Master Class. There is a moderator, Chng Poh Tiong sitting at the far left. And then, there are five different Bordeaux vinyard owner or wine maker introducing their wine. All the wine in this tasting session are all top wines from Bordeaux in 2007.

Every glass is sitting on the name of the wine. And you simply just taste one by one.

This is the first wine I drank.

Is a Pessac-Leognan. And it is selling US$55 in US market.

I think Chateau Figeac 2007 is one of the most expensive on the list... selling for $99.99

Not too bad taste for a Saint Emilion wine.

Now, this is the most expensive one.

It is US$117.

I really enjoy all the nine wines presented in the Bordeaux Wine Master Class.

OK. It's time to finish all, compare again all the different wine taste.

Chng Poh Tiong remembered to thank those who pour the wine for us. Excellent job.

Here are all the wines... By the way, most of them are Grand Cru Classe or Premier Cru Classe, First growth or second growth. :) That is why I think it is very worth it. I don't recall I paid anything. :)

Really nice.

Next, we went for the Italy Wine Master Class.

This is Malcolm, he is one of the organizers. He is also my teacher in the Business, Art and Science of Wine @ Singapore Poly. A 10 week course that I have taken recently.

Again, there are nine wines for us to taste. But the wine order are not following the numeric orders.

Again, you smell, you taste the wine.

And then look at the terroir of the wine, how they produce and make this wine.

Then, the tasting notes by the moderator.

OK. These people just drink the wine straight, unlike the Bordeaux one, they don't need clear water to rinse their palete. hahaha See, no water on their table.

The Italy one, features a lot of grapes variety.

This one, I wanted to mention it, because, this wine is not available else where, you only can drink it here, and it is unlikely you going to drink this again. As this is very good Sangiovesa wine, and they only keep it for friends.