Closing in on the star vintners and wine trendsetters that matter…

29.04.13

HOMEOPATHY FOR VINES

A vineyard is just like the human body: you build its immunity through a healthy diet, and not medication, says biodynamic winemaker Thibault Liger-Belair.


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28.03.13

HEART ON HIS SLEEVE

Mosel-based winemaker Ernst Loosen has battled old dogmas and proven his critics wrong by making award-winning wines.


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28.03.13

PURSUING PERFECTION

From exporting French cuisine globally to embracing Parisian produce, chef Yannick Alléno is a tireless ambassador of his country’s gastronomy.


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28.02.13

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

François and Louis Mitjavile show that intuition and gumption are what it takes to stand out in the crowded world of Bordeaux winemaking.


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29.01.13

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

Barolo winemaking is infamously split into two camps: the modernists and the traditionalists. But Pio Boffa, winemaker of Pio Cesare winery, shows that the best approach is to mix and match methods from each side.


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28.12.12

THE EVOLUTION OF CHABLIS

Burgundy’s white wine outpost has been producing styles that have left Chablis fans in two opposing camps. Jenny Tan checks out the scene at the Grand Jours du Bourgogne.


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28.11.12

FOAM PARTY

After being blown away by the taste of Orval—a beer produced in limited quantity from a Trappist brewery—in Belgium, hop fanatic Roland Utama was disappointed that he could not find the same elixir in Singapore. Plus, there was a glut of wine retail joints but not enough craft beer shops, so he decided to do [...]


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29.10.12

LITTLE BEER HAVEN

With just ten seats in Proletariat, the latest craft beer bar in New York’s East Village, you’d have to arrive early to snare a bum spot and let beverage director, Chris Elford, take you through almost 30 different and unusual brews from around the world.


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28.09.12

A WORTHY GOURMET ESCAPE

It seems like the wine region of Margaret River is sparing no expense to give its Barossa Valley and Hunter Valley neighbours a run for their money when it comes to fiestas.


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28.08.12

CAFFEINE BY DAY, TANNINS BY NIGHT…

Caffeine by day, tannins by night may well be the unspoken motto at Caveau Wines & Bar, the Les Amis Group’s latest opening on Scotts Road.


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