Moulin de Gassac Wine Dinner Monica Tindall May I quietly admit that I prefer wine over sake even with Japanese food? I’ve given the fermented rice beverage ample chance to appeal but I’ve found less than a handful that I truly understand. Wine, on the other hand, br…
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Dom Perignon Vintage 2008 Menu @ DC 2.0 Malaysia
Dom Perignon Vintage 2008 Champagne Pairing Menu @ DC Restaurant 2.0 Drink with the Stars Monica Tindall “Come quickly! I am drinking the stars!” This exclamation by Dom Perignon when tasting his accidental bubbly wine creation is one of the most well-known Cham…
Australian Boutique Wine Malaysia – The Strine Wine Co
Australian Boutique Wine Malaysia Monica Tindall Firmly believing that the world would be a better place if everyone could just have a good time, coupled with the motto of “life is too short to drink bad wine,” already makes The Strine Wine Co an easy m…
Wine Tasting KL – Zoom Blind Tasting Master Class
Wine Tasting KL With the goal of organising a non-sucky wine tasting event in Kuala Lumpur, Alison Christ, wine director of Troika Sky Dining is offering a Blind Tasting Master Class via Zoom. In this video, she explains the concept. Wine Tasting KL – Master …
Tengumai Sake, Shata Shuzo, Nadodi KL
Tengumai Sake Paired Dinner Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall The collision of cultures in Malaysia makes it a terrific place to learn about new cuisines and the culinary traditions of faraway places. Nowhere was that more apparent than during a r…
Cava Spanish Wine Bar, Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar
Cava Spanish Wine Bar Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Cava Spanish Wine Bar has done well in its 15 years of operation but times they are a changing and so too is this restaurant. With the hiring of executive chef Toni Valero, the group (who also own Opus, …
Celler Piñol Wine Dinner, Stoked KL
Celler Piñol Wine Monica Tindall Carefully combining tradition with technology, art with science, the team at Celler Piñol produce fine wines in the medieval town of Batea, Terra Alta in Spain. The family-run cellar is devoted to organic farming and to bringing …
PURO KL, Natural Wine Bar Kuala Lumpur, REXKL
PURO KL – Natural Wine Kuala Lumpur Anne Adegoke Jenkins and Monica Tindall Natural, organic, biodynamic and sustainable – they’re all buzz words in the modern wine world, and PURO KL has them all. Kuala Lumpur’s first dedicated natural wine bar not …
Albert Wines2U, Wine Delivery Kuala Lumpur
Albert Wines2U Monica Tindall One of the most respected wine and spirit suppliers in Malaysia is now delivering directly to your doorstep! With over 100 brands from around the world, their collection is extensive. Just a few clicks on their website and your wine a…
Catena Zapata Wine Dinner at Prime KL
Catena Zapata Wines Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Celebrating close to 120 years in operation, Bodega Catena Zapata is credited with elevating Argentinian wines to world-class acclaim. The bodega not only brought European wine-making tech…
Penfolds 2019 Collection, Fine Wine Malaysia
Penfolds 2019 Collection Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall & Supplied by Penfolds The Penfolds 2019 Collection was recently launched in Kuala Lumpur, and I was particularly excited to taste the line-up. As a young(ish) lass in Edinburgh, I was lu…
Vinoble Retail Tasting Bar, Petaling Jaya
Vinoble – Premium Wine Bar Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall The rash of cocktail bars and speakeasies that have opened up in KL in the past five years have been a boon for lovers of interesting and unique cocktails. But what about lovers of …