Friday. 9 July. 2010. 10:46 am
World Cup Fever puts South African wines in the spotlight.
photo source: paulgodard.com
With the World Cup finale coming up this weekend, all eyes are on South Africa, host country of the 2010 World Cup. There have been some pretty good reds coming out of South Africa of late from their vineyards which are mostly situated in the Western Cape near the coast and are ideal spots for producing a wide variety of grapes from Syrah, Carbenet Sauvignon to Petite Verdot. South Africa have been producing wine since the 1650s and has some of the oldest vineyards in the “new” world.
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Thursday. 8 July. 2010. 9:45 am
Chivas Brothers unveils the finest whiskey from the Royal Salute range.
The Royal Salute 63 Gun Salute is named after the ’62 Gun Salute’ held at the Tower of London to mark the Queen’s coronation each year. The 62 Gun Salute blend is made from different whiskies that are at least 40 years old, part of the Chivas Brothers’ aged whiskey tradition.
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Thursday. 8 July. 2010. 9:30 am
Set to open in Koh Samui this July 2010.
Banyan Tree is scheduled to open a new resort in July 2010 on the south eastern coast of the Koh Samui island on Lamai Bay, entitled Banyan Tree Samui.
This will mark the third destination for Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts in Thailand since its flagship resort, Banyan Tree Phuket, opened in 1994. The new hotel is situated in the most picturesque bay, surrounded on all sides by cliffs and thick jungle to create a unique atmosphere of seclusion and tranquility.
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Wednesday. 7 July. 2010. 10:00 am
An uniquely located vineyard between the appellations of Haut-Medoc and Pauillac.
Chateau Peyrabon is a small and established property in Haut Medoc originally bought by the Babeau family when they expanded the vineyard from neigbouring Chateau Liversan. In 1998, Peyrabon was purchased by Millesima’s MD Patrick Bernard who has since modernized the property. Chateau Peyrabon produces three wines – Chateau la Fleur de Peyrabon AOC Pauillac, Cru Bourgeois (one of only 7 Crus Bourgeois wines in Pauillac), Château Peyrabon AOC Haut Médoc, Cru Bourgeois and Château Pierbone AOC Haut Médoc (second wine of Château Peyrabon).
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Tuesday. 6 July. 2010. 9:30 am
Winebuzz.hk speaks to Cellarmaster Wines founder Peter Chu.
Cellarmasters is one of Hong Kong’s oldest and biggest wine clubs. Founder Peter Chu, an Australian whose passion for wine was kindled at an early age during his high school years in Australia, went on to study Viticulture before moving to Hong Kong back in the early ’90s. This was a time when wine was mostly drank by expatriates living in Hong Kong. Sensing an opportunity for a ready demand and, with the limited choices available in the market at the time, Peter founded the company in 1990 to bring in wines from Australia and other key wine-producing countries.
Cellarmasters operates as a wine club first with Peter sourcing quality fine wines for individual wine lovers. The business has since expanded with Cellarmasters Wines now offering over 400 wines – one of the widest range of wines located in Hong Kong from a single distributor to over 20,000 wine club members – as well as the launch of Peter’s very own award-winning wine label, Le Pui Gay, which is produced in the South of France.
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Monday. 5 July. 2010. 10:00 am
Celebrating the arrival of Laurent-Perrier Brut N.V.
To celebrate their designated house Champagne, The Langham, Hong Kong has declared July to be Bubbly Month. What this means is The Langham’s restaurants and bars will be offering special menus to accompany chilled, flowing, Laurent-Perrier Brut N.V.
Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 by and acquired by the Nonancourt family in 1939. The driving force behind this Champagne powerhouse is Bernard de Nonancourt with his team under the direction of Yves Dumont and some of the top winemakers in Champagne who have succeeded in ensuring the quality of the Laurent-Perrier Champagne. Dining events to watch out for are:
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