All Things Wine — white wine

Another day, another Tea infused wine experiment! If you don't know what I'm talking about. Click here for the lil experiment we tried out last month. This time, we decided to take on a sweet white for a change. A Riesling from Dr. Loosen Riesling Gray Slate 2017 vintage, it is such a good wine on its own. If you see it on the shelf and is a total sucker for sweeter wines we highly recommend you give it a shot. Pale gold, notes of peach, pineapple, honey with a mineral finish. Sweet on the palate, high acidity with a...

When it comes to Asian cuisine, the more aroma and flavor a dish has, the quicker it gets wipe out on the dinner table. Even in our households we try to bring out the complex flavors of every meal. Most families will tell you they have an army of chili paste, ginger, hoisin sauce and a myriad of herbs and spices to whip up the heartiest meal. With such robust flavors in every dish, we certainly need to take a revisit on the old adage of wine pairing, which is to pair “white wine with white meat, and red wine...

In November we got to meet the legendary winemaker Telmo Rodriguez! We had a taste of  range of wines and was blown away by the Gazur 2017 series. However, our biggest surprise of the afternoon was something else completely unexpected.. find out what it is below! As to the bottle we were completely blown away by - It is the Sierras De Malaga Mountain Blanco 2014. We were surprised by the uniqueness of Mountain Blanco. Notes of pineapple and a burst of fruity and complex flavours (hints of bay leaf). Telmo Rodriguez himself explained to us that it was never...

Most people think of Australia, South African, or US when asked about new world wines. These wines are very well known, & have their own unique flavours from the different climates that they are grown in. South African wines, for example, often have their own unique character that makes it distinctive. It has a woodiness and carries a beautiful smoky, sultry, herbaceous character, enveloping the drinker with flavours of dark fruit and cherries. But there are some other interesting regions out there, such as that of China (say whatttt!). The still young average age of the vines in the region promote...