From my balcony I am lucky enough to have a great view of the Sunrise, this morning’s was pretty good, especially as there was no wind so the Kallang Basin was a mirror.
This weekend the Singapore F1 is on, so I also have good view of the start finish strait and a new helipad that was built over the past week, not sure if it is for VIPs or just in case of a medical emergency. For more
A few photos of what I woke up to this morning. Love a good thunder storm! A Saturday Morning Storm Singapore Style!!
The first Brown Bag Wine Night for a very long time was held at the Singapore Tower Club 06 Sep 2016.
The Singapore version of the Brown Bag Wine Dinners is basically a night of the Wine Options Game, the game rules are provided at the end of this post, where each attendee brings a “masked” bottle to share that meets the theme criteria. The owner of the wine will then ask the table questions about their wine in accordance with the rules of the Wine Options Game. By “masked” I mean that the wine is hidden in a “Brown Bag” or, as they are not so easy to come by in Singapore, wrapped in alfoil.
Wine Options nights are lots of fun and informative, even more so when everyone brings their “A” game like on this night.
The theme, selected by Robert Rees of Wine Exchange Asia the Chair Person of our group, this month was meant to be Australian Cabernet that are from regions that have a cooler climate than the Coonawarra of South Australia. Luckily a few of the attendees were not so attentive and only read Aussie Cabernet Sauvignon and bought along a few great Coonawarra Cabs.
My favourite wines on the night were:
To be honest all the wines on the night were very good, but if I have to choose these were my top four.
There was no standout favourite on the night but both the Riddoch and the 707 being discussed the most at the end of the night, so I guess they could be considered the top two, although, IMHO, the Brokenwood should have been added to the mix as it was also outstanding. For more
Below are my notes on the wines that I was lucky enough to taste on Singapore National Day 2016. Thanks to my friends for sharing so many great wines!
What have you been tasting?
From this batch my favourites are the:
The disappointment of the night was the:
Another year has flown by, time for the 2016 Singapore National Day Fireworks. 2016 is the first year that the Singapore National Day Parade was held in the new(ish) Singapore National Stadium. This year’s parade was definitely a lower key event than last year’s 50th Anniversary, no Military Parade or Flypast, IMHO, this years fireworks were better than last years. Luckily for me my balcony is a perfect location to watch them from.
Hope you like the photos. For more
Recently Wine Exchange Asia held a vertical of Elderton Single Vineyard Command Barossa Valley Shiraz where we were lucky enough to taste a vertical of vintages 1999 through 2007 inclusive.
I am a big fan of Command and Elderton wines, so was really looking forward to this. It was an interesting night, made more so because of a fire in Boat Quay on the day of the tasting, which meant a late change of venue. Both Wine Exchange Asia and the venue, Boomerang, did a great job to accommodate the late change of notice.
