Wine events in Bangkok Nov 2020

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To garner diner’s attention, Bangkok chefs and purveyors have created an array of tempting events and activities to explore before we head into December. Please peruse and contact the venues for further details.

THU 19 NOV @ QUINCE BANGKOK (SIRI HOUSE)

Kicking off a Guest-Chef Series that proposes to explore the possibilities of cooking with fire through monthly collaborations with some of the city’s most spirited chefs. The aim is to offer “elemental, fundamental and delicious” food using the best available ingredients and putting them through the test of fire to highlight their finest attributes, from seasonal organic vegetables to local and imported meat and seafood. “Episode One” of the PRIMAL INSTINCT series has guest-chef Chet ADKINS, chef/owner of Jua and Little Market. Dinner will be served à la carte in addition to the regular menu. The theme of “Episode One” will be “Kushiyaki Mash-Up”: a reinterpretation of classic Kushiyaki dishes (Japanese skewer/grill), putting twists from both Chet and Quince’s chef Steve into the mix.

Siri House is located in Soi Somkid, next Central Chidlom. To inquire or book please email eat@quincebangkok.com . Tel 094 868 2639

MON 23 NOV @ JUA

Join Prin, Chet and Chalee at JUA, as they skip the turkey, and instead give thanks to glorious Thai Wagyu!

Featuring Thai jasmine wagyu sourced from the fine folks at Arun Supa Farm in Khon Kaen, chefs Chalee Kader (100 Mahaseth) and Prin Polsuk (Samrub for Thai) team up with Chet Adkins to bring you 12 delicious courses showcasing a variety of prime and secondary cuts from this truly gorgeous animal. Seats are thb 3000++. Jua is located off Charoenkrung Rd and near the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel. To book please call 02 103-6598

TUE 24 NOV @ RIEDEL WINE BAR & CELLAR

We collaborate again Chef Patrick, this time with “Iberia Feria” featuring wonderful selection of 4 tapas, followed by a scrumptious “cocido madrileno” deconstructed into 3 hearty courses, all accompanied by handpicked wine labels from Spanish top soil’s. Limited seats available, sit down at 7pm. Riedel Wine Bar is located within Gaysorn on Rachaprasong. To book please call Tel 02 656 1133.

WED 25 NOV @ COCOTTE FARM ROAST & WINERY

Chef Jeriko digs deep into his repertoire and pulls out sublime traditional French recipes for a spotlight on the fine wines of Burgundy. This 5-course pairing menu including turbot and pigeon and wines from the Yonne down to the Cote d’Or, with highlights being Meursault and Auxey Duresses from the early 1990s. The menu is priced at thb 4,290. Sit down is 7pm. Cocotte is located between Sukhumvit Soi 31 and 49. For bookings please contact adrien.a@hmgtasia.com or call Tel 092 664 6777

NATURAL WINE WEEK 24-29 NOV

Bangkok’s first Natural Wine Week takes place end of November in various venues spread across the city. During this week wine lovers can venture to participating venues and try 5 wines by the glass and more by bottle.There will also be several natural wine masterclass covering a bevy of subjects. Come on board, and we look forward to see you About Eatery, Kangkao, Naturalista, MUST Wine Bar, Marchwood, Cloud Wine Commons, Terroir Expression, Soul Food Mahanakorn, 100 Mahaseth, Funky Lam Kitchen, Jua, Appia, Broccoli Revolution, Siri House and few more.

For all details please visit event page on Facebook link here .

A fabulous braised chicken dish

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chicken, eric asimov, home cooking, mark bittman, recipe, Wine

Here we begin with the original version from Mark Bittman’s instructions:

Ingredient list:

Chicken breast, tomatoes, lemons, capers, olives, olive oil and basil

Preparation:

• Heat oven to 220 C. Combine 2 or 3 chopped tomatoes, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 teaspoon capers and a handful of olives.
• Lightly grease the pan with olive oil, then put the chicken in the pan and pour the tomato mixture over it.
• Roast for 10 to 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
• Garnish: Chopped basil.

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But suggest you extend the cooking and ingredients a little further with our adapted version

1. Organic chicken leg and thigh (one piece per person)
2. green olives (2-3 per piece  per portion)
3. capers (1 table spoon per portion)
4. cherry tomatoes (3-4 per piece per portion)
5. chicken stock (one pack for 2-3 persons)
6. lemon (1 piece) use half for 2-3 portions
7. white wine (1/2 to 1 cup)
8. sea salt
9. pepper
10. extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:

1. Rub chicken with lots of olive oil, season with sea salt and pepper
2. chop the capers
3. chop the olives
4. slice the cherry tomato without halving them
5. Squeeze lemon juice into small bowl
6.  Utensils you will need include a deep pan with lid or better cask iron casserole, dutch oven; you will need a thong, spatula, large spoon

Step 1

1. Heat the pan to high heat; (ideally use one that is deep with a lid or use a cask iron casserole, dutch oven; hot is when a few drops of water sizzles quickly)
2. Place the morsels skin-side down; it takes 3-4 minutes to brown (crispy), move gently so that the skin does not stick to pan (ref video here)
3. Turn the morsels and move gentle for another 3-4 minutes
4. (if you more pieces than the pan can fit; remove the first batch to rest and start again)

Step 2

1. with the chicken in the pan, pour the stock, add the olives, capers and tomatoes
2. reduce heat to simmer
3. add 0.5 to 1 cup white wine
4. make sure the liquid covers half of the thighs, not covering the skin
5. season with lemon juice
6. Close the lid almost entirely
7. This slow braising will take roughly 45 min depending the size of the morsels
8. If the liquid is evaporating you have two options. Either add more stock if the sauce needs more intensity or add pure water
9. Check on liquids every once in a while and move the morsels around a little with a spoon
10. Towards the end of cooking time, you can poke a sharp knife into thickest part of the leg, next to the bone and see if any blood is coming out; if the liquid is clear, the chicken is fully cooked. (Below photo is pan roasted in the oven; Bittman’s version)

Side dish

We enjoy eating this with any kind of salad and also sweet potatoes. Some grown here will do just fine, otherwise pick from Japan or the US.

1. Poke the entire sweet potato with a fork
2. Place in oven for 45-60 min at 180C
3. When almost done the sugars on the skin start to caramelize
4. Ready when sharp knife pokes in all the way
5. Slice in half

The fabulous 2017 Chablis by Thomas Pico

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burgundy, chablis, Chardonnay, maison sota, paris, pattes loup, thomas pico

The face of a man who works tirelessly in the vineyard. Thomas also just returned from a market visit to Japan, and headed straight to the Les Penitentes tasting, an off-fair in Angers during the St Jean de Greniers and Salon de la Loire.

After the meager allocation of the 2015 and 2016 vintages, and supplemented by the delicious Vin de France from Limoux, which is now discontinued, we are now fully stocked with the superb 2017 vintage Chablis. This wine is a blend of sites all in Courgis, a small village in the Chablis appellation with 250 inhabitants. The other well known family and producer are Alice & Olivier de Moor, which whom Thomas share similar philosophies, and also learned from.

William Kelly describes it: “..wafts from the glass with aromas of fresh apple, white flowers and marzipan, followed by a medium to full-bodied, broad and satiny palate that’s racy but enveloping, with superb cut and definition despite its comparatively broad shoulders and textural profile.” RP 92 p

While this is not classic, the style is still very much Chablis, from hand harvest and natural ferment and low sulphur at bottling. It is the kind of wine that carries itself very well with modern haute cuisine found around the world, where chefs focus on the purity of ingredients, reducing butter, and giving each dish an acid lick.

Maison Sota appears to be Japanese Chalet that is set in a narrow side street of the 11th arrondissement. Currently, the lower floor is empty, leavings guests guessing what will happen in the future – a dance hall?

The produce is selected from a top supplier in one of France’s departements. Chef Atsumi’s classical training and Japanese perfectionism is seen and tasted across the small and large menu set at Euro 95 / 140. I have rarely tasted sweetbread and pigeon of this quality and cooking.

3 rue Saint-Hubert
75011 Paris

Tel: +33 (0)1 43 38 61 95 Email: contact@maison-sota.com

Fatalone, when the casual wine happens to be a grown up

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fatalone, Italy, pasquale petrera, primitivo, puglia, red wine

When we decided to try Pasquale’s Fatalone, we weren’t aware the estate is part of RAW Wine, and moving around the realm of Natural Wine Guru: Alice Feiring.

The aim was to locate a rich Southern Italian, made from organic grapes, that are tended by the owner and winemaker themselves. To our surprise, this unique bottle happens to taste classic, but also conforms to RAW’s strict selection process: organically farmed, using only own hand-picked grapes, low levels of sulphites, spontaneous fermentation and sustainable practices without sacrificing quality and taste.

We sadly never visited the region, but know from friends who spent a few week during summer, that this part of Italy is one of the most laid back. The food is of course locally grown, fresh, but with enhanced flavors from the fertile soils. Writers call it the Vegetarian Nirvana. One can easily over indulge on the finest olive oils and milky cheeses.

This Primitivo follows the organic process: natural ferment, contact with the skin for 240-300 hours at controlled temperature. Open-cycle process with frequent pumping of the must over the pomace. Natural malolactic fermentation. No addition of sulphites during the whole vinification process.  Only after the end of the malolactic, re-integration of the sulphites lost during the vinification steps to restore the initial natural value. Ageing is 6 months in stainless steel tanks, and 6 months in Slavonic oak casks with the application of music therapy for the fining process of the wine, 6 months in bottle.

Warm scents and typically fruity berries, slight of black sour cherries and plum with some spicy and balsamic notes waft from the glass. A perfect balance of smoothness, freshness and minerality. A ripe and generous wine with 15% alcoholic content.

(Jancis Robinson rated the 2014 with 16.5 out of 20 points.)

Adrian Tramier, the Medoc Outsider

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adrien tramier, Bordeaux, cabernet sauvignon, jancis robinson, Master of Wine, medoc, merlot, red wine

According to an article in the Wine Enthusiast (Oct 28), contributor Roger Voss explains “This (Medoc & Cru Bourgeois) is the real Bordeaux: wines made with the same care as those from the famed Crus Classés, by families that have often been in the same place for generations.”

The many families here make outstanding wines, in the traditional sense, and when a Pied Noir, Tramier is of Algerian descent, moved in to make wine his way, and garnering awards from the local wine competitions, local eye brows were raised, especially since his style is so distinct. It has been a while since colleagues told Tramier “Your wine is good but it does not belong in the Médoc.” Today, he is part of group of burgeoning winemakers in the Northern Medoc appellation, who brings forth a deeper richer, and juicier style of Bordeaux.

The palate of the 2008 is mellow, the bouquet is layered with deep ripe cherry, underbrush, strawberry jam notes. You will find yourself reaching out for yet another, and another sip.

The 2009 was reviewed and awarded 16.5 / 20 by Jancis Robinson, MW

The below article by Jancis Robinson is an excellent review of the man and his idiosyncratic ways:

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by Jancis Robinson, appeared in the Financial Times on Nov 13, 2010

On the day last June when Bordeaux second growth Château Cos d’Estournel announced the opening price for its 2009 vintage of €150 a bottle, I visited a wine producer less than 10 miles north-west of this famous St-Estèphe property. Adrien Tramier, owner of the much more modest Château St-Saturnin, had not yet decided on the price of his 2009. This was hardly surprising since, instead of being plugged into the rapacious rhythms of the Bordeaux place (merchants’ wine market), he sells when he feels like it. His average price per bottle from the cellars is under €10 and he was sure that he would not be asking more than €15 even for the most sought-after vintage ever, the 2009.

Tramier is unusual in so many ways that it is hard to decide in which order to list them. He uses no oak from choice. He still has some wine in tank from the first year he was proud of. That year was 1975 – yes, the village of Bégadan in the northern Médoc harbours some 35-year-old wine in bulk, in extremely appetising condition. In fact I’d say that Château St-Saturnin 1975 is much fruitier, more interesting and delicious than most of the far more high-flown 1975 red bordeaux I have tasted in recent years.

It perhaps goes without saying that Tramier is extremely idiosyncratic. His long-suffering oenologist partner Catherine rolled her eyes when he claimed never to be stressed and sighed, “It’s very demanding to work his long hours. He may suddenly decide to do some winemaking operation at 11pm.” He admits that he sleeps for only four or so hours a night, restlessly essaying new techniques and improvisations. “I can’t help always looking for something different. I’ve done it ever since I was a child,” he told me, eyes sparkling above his Father Christmas white beard. Certainly I cannot remember meeting another Bordeaux wine producer who received me in an open black silk shirt and carefully pressed jeans, nor one who wandered off in the opposite direction when I arrived at what he calls “my modest farm”.

His property in the under-populated northern Médoc looks more like a hillbilly encampment than a conventional wine château. There are breeze-block sheds, cylindrical tanks on their sides rusting at one end, larger upright steel tanks in the open air, casually jacketed with what looks like silver foil blankets. But there are certainly precedents for excellent wine emerging from such unsophisticated settings. Sean Thackrey’s California wines and Château Rayas in Châteauneuf-du-Pape spring immediately to mind.

Tramier landed in Marseille from Algeria in 1964 and went initially to study in Montpellier where his sister lived. He came to Bordeaux to look at a possible little wine property in the far east of the Entre-Deux-Mers region that a fellow pied noir, a lawyer, had found for him, but threw dice for it with another potential buyer and lost. Further pied noir contacts found him three hectares (ha) of vines in Bégadan (he now has 37ha around this village and the next), which he worked half and half with the previous owner to begin with. By 1975 he had established his very particular way of working but, he added wistfully, “I’ll never be integrated here. I’d like to return to Algeria one day, and I wouldn’t view it through the eyes of today but with all my childhood memories. I’m ill at ease here.”

I suspect he’d be ill at ease wherever he was. Tramier seems determined to question the status quo and is one of those rare wine producers who really does seem to be making wine for himself rather than for the market or the wine critics. Although he is constantly fiddling with it, his basic recipe is to grow the grapes – mainly old, small-berried Merlot with about 35 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon and 5 per cent Cabernet Franc, predictably the reverse of the usual proportions in the Médoc. For the past 15 years he has averaged only three sprayings a year in the vineyard, a record low for the damp climate of Bordeaux. And while for most of his neighbours the harvest is usually over by the end of September, he rarely picks (by machine; he had one of the first back in 1980) before the end of October. He somehow manages however to keep these extremely ripe grapes completely healthy, presumably helped by very low average yields of about 25 hectolitres per hectare. He then keeps the fermenting juice on the skins for months rather than days or weeks, exposing the young wine outside to the cold of winter and the warmth of summer. Last June he had only just taken his spicy 2009 off the skins.

As you may imagine, his wines taste very unlike the rather austere, light-bodied norm for the northern Médoc – the flavours are all bumptious, frank, tail-wagging fruit without any oak make-up. This has caused a certain amount of friction with the local wine authorities who have apparently told him, “Monsieur Tramier, there are 900 growers here. There is only one that disturbs us: you. Your wine is good but it does not belong in the Médoc.” It caused quite a stir locally when his 2005 won a gold medal.

I asked Tramier how he decides when to bottle. He frowned. “Some vintages I keep, others I bottle. There are no rules here.” The director of the official laboratory in Pauillac, who introduced me to Tramier, told me later, “He sells only when he needs the money. Then he tends to contact me, always in a hurry: ‘Can I meet you by the roadside somewhere so you can analyse my samples and then I can start bottling?’”

I see that currently his 2001 vintage is being sold at Auchan supermarkets in France, so there is clearly some commercial process involved, but when I asked how he sells his wine, I was told, “Money is not my aim. Harvests I like, money not so much. Fric? I live very modestly. When you arrive in France with nothing, you learn to do that. I don’t lack anything, which is why I allow myself these fantasies of making wine.”

Bordeaux is too often seen as exclusively a region of grand wine, high prices and predictable people, but there are vivid exceptions too.”

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Cru Beaujolais, why Gamay needs to be your new Pinot Noir

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anne sophie dubois, Bangkok, beaujolais, beaujolais nouveau, burgundy, cru, la soeur cadette, richard rottiers, thyme eatery, tue boeuf

We think its time to share the excitement for wines coming from southern Burgundy, and make Gamay your next Pinot Noir! There is simply no better value in the market right now for fine wines. Join us and 3 other importers at this tasting, which also falls on the kick off date for Beaujolais Nouveau campaign 2019. That’s on Nov 21st! To book please call Thyme Eatery Tel 02 678 133

Come taste wines from young and dynamic growers, and also the older established families that are farming Gamay and Chardonnay organically and capturing a lot of space of wine lists around the world. These are delicious wines that will surely capture your heart.

We will be sampling the following 5 wines La Souer Cadette, a Bourgogne Blanc from Macon and their Julienas, then Richard Rottiers’ Moulin A Vent, Anne Sophie Dubois’ Fleurie plus from the Touraine also Clos du Tue Boeuf La Butte, a Gamay grown in the Loire.

Other names present this evening include Bret Brothers, Domaine Lafarge, Thibault Liger Belair, Deux Montille, La Soufrandiere, Terres Dorees, Domaine de Fa, and Jean Foillard.

Tickets are Thb 1,000 and include a food voucher for Thb 500 to be used the same evening. Taste 20 wines or order any at special thb 200 by the glass

 

Rajat Parr in Bangkok

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Bangkok, California, central coast, domaine de la cote, evening land vineyards, oregon, quince, rajat parr, sandhi wines, siri house, united states

We have been working with Raj and his wines since 2015. Initially only Sandhi Wines, then Evening Lands from Oregon and lastly also with the Pinot Noir specialist Domaine de la Cote. Each year, we grab the tiny allocation for Thailand, and are pleased to present them to you with the winemaker, communicator,  author and sommelier in tow.

If you are a wine buff, you might know Raj from the Netflix documentary #somm. But his efforts was really to push a new style of Californian wines by helping set up IN SEARCH OF BALANCE, a small collection of artisan-grown wineries, that believed in “the more subtle, nuanced wines” of the Golden State. Now ceased to exist. But his efforts continue in the vineyards around Santa Barbara.

Join as at Siri House in Soi Somkid, where Raj will be happy to meet and share his knowledge, love & passion of wine. To book please call 094 868 2639

Talk  & Tasting 7pm to 8pm at Jacqueline

At Jacqueline, a bar located on the 2^nd floor of Siri House, Raj will discuss excerpts from his latest book “Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste” and also taste 3 of his current releases including Sandhi Wine from the Central Coast and Evening Land Vineyards in Oregon.

Sandhi Wine Chardonnay Santa Rita 2015, Central Coast

Sandhi Wine Pinot Noir Santa Rita 2016, Central Coast

Evening Land Vineyards Pinot Noir Seven Springs 2015, Oregon

Seats are Thb 1,000 net for snacks and a taste of 3 wines. Limited to 30 persons.

Dinner reservation at Quince from 630pm onwards

Chef Charlie will prepare a 4-course menu with choices for thb 1,500++. The wine pairing for 4 glasses of the very special bottlings is thb 1,800++

In the 2018 article BEYOND BURGUNDY by Jancis Robinson MW, she mentions “It is no longer the case that the Côte d’Or has a monopoly on fine Pinot production. A new documentary film called SOMM3* (in which I was invited to participate), includes the story of the Judgment of Paris, the 1976 blind tasting of Californian and French wines whose results upturned the assumptions of the global wine trade. In the denouement of the new film, Fred Dame, a leading American Master Sommelier, along with Steven Spurrier, the veteran British wine writer and instigator of the 1976 tasting, and I taste two very smart burgundies and a Pinot Noir from southern California blind. Spoiler alert: my preferred wine was the American, a Domaine de la Côte from Sta. Rita Hills.”

Tables can be booked at individual times. We hope to meet you there.

Domaine des Enfants, Cotes Catalanes

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Bangkok, cocotte bangkok, cotes catalanes, domaine des enfants, roussillon, siam at siam, taan

Some good friends from the far reaches of France have arrived in Bangkok! From Maury and surrounding area, this part of the South is extremely isolated. Off the beaten path seems almost too kind.

But like the few newcomers to the area at the foothills of the Pyrenees, Carrie & Marcel, are carving out some fantastically wild wines from the textural and saline Macabeo, as well as Syrah, Grenache and also Lladoner Pelut or hairy Grenache. The French authorities have recognized Cotes Catalanes as an IGP, which helps to distinguish the area from the larger Roussillon region, however when organic growers, ferment naturally, and age their wines different, the last resort may just be a Vin de France classification, which as you may know, if now brimming with some of the best names in any region.

There are two events in Bangkok on Nov 19th 2019

Taan, Siam @ Siam Hotel. To book call Tel 065 328 7374. 10 course meal with 4 wines. Marcel who takes care of the vineyards will explain his work through Chef Monthep’s meal. Probably 6-8 seats are left.

Carrie will be at Cocotte, offering their full range including 3 reds and the sweet fortified Maury. To book please call Tel 092 664 6777. You can pop in to taste the wines by glass, as set, or with their specialty cuts of beef.

Upcoming wine events in Bangkok

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about eatery, alexander german eatery, centara grand, eulogio pomares, fabio chiarelotto, front room, gaysorn village, montepeloso, patrick sullivan, Prestige des Grands Vins de France, raul perez, uno mas, waldorf astoria bangkok, william downie, zarate

Sunday, October 6th, 2019

Alexander German Eatery is conveniently located in Ekamai Soi 12. Join us and It’s Riesling between 3-6pm – to taste will be a selection of 20 wines from Germany, Austria and Alsace. The ticket price is thb 1,000 per person and includes a thb 500 food voucher for the restaurant. You will be tasting wines from Zusslin, Ziereisen, Trapl, Rabl, Gruber, Fritsch and Zillinger. Our partners It’s Riesling will offer wines from Schloss Vaux, Pauly Bergweiler, Knipser, Seehof, Kreydenweiss, Friedrich Becker, and Dreissigacker.

To book please email marketing@winegarage.asia

Friday, October 25th, 2019

The last time Bill Downie came to Bangkok was in 2014. Hence we are ecstatic to welcome him again; this time with his buddy from Baw Baw shire, Patrick Sullivan. These are two of Australia’s most recognized winemakers, and for the special occasion Chef Fay of the Front Room of the Waldorf Astoria, has created a special 5-course menu priced at thb 3,500++ including wines. To book please call the hotel Tel 02 846 8888. Individual tables, come at your own time.

Velkommen

Yellowtail

Yellowtail amberjack fish – Rice Mayo – Coconut top – Ferment Pineapple Dressing

Jumpin Juice Gee Dub NV

The Tartar

Lam Tartar – Truffle cream – Pickled Papaya

Patrick Sullivan Waterskin 2018

River Prawns

Cauliflower – Herb oil – Fermented Soybean Sauce

Patrick Sullivan Baw Baw Field Blend White 2017

36 Hours Beef

Short Rib – Morning Glory – Winter Melon – Asian Sauce

William Downie Pinot Noir Cathedral 2018

William Downie Pinot Noir Baw Baw ’18

Heat Transfer

Berry sorbet – Berry – Chocolate Mousse

Sweet Bites

Selection of Petit Fours

Saturday, October 26th, 2019

To get your hands on the great domaines of Burgundy, you need a good connection. We are pleased to welcome Patricia Corcia, of Prestige des Grands Vins de France back, who will be sharing stories about life in the Cote d’Or and open these fabulous wines to taste: R&V Dauvissat Chablis 2014, Coche Dury Bourgogne Blanc 2016, Pierre Ravaut Ladoix 1er Cru La Corvee 2016, Alain Michelot Nuits St Georges 1er Vaucrains 2011 and Domaine Serafin Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2003. Seats are thb 2,500++ and includes extensive cheese and cold cut board. Limited to 12 seats. To book please call Riedel Wine Bar & Cellar Tel 02 656 1133.

Tuesday, Nov 5th 2019

Una Mas at the Centara Grand at Central World is the leading Spanish restaurant in Bangkok. Chef Sandro will create a premium tapas board to welcome Eulogio Pomares (Zarate in Rias Baixas) and his friend Raul Perez (Bierzo) . While Albarino has taken over the white wine section for seafood pairing, many here are still unfamiliar with the red Mencia grape. Please join us and meet these two cult producers, who will showcases a white, an orange wine, and three renditions of the Mencia grape. Wine and food is thb 1,800 net person. To book please call the hotel Tel  02 100 6255.

Tuesday, Nov 5th 2019

Fabio Chiareletto is enjoying the ride to the top of estates located in Tuscany’s Maremma. He will be pleased to meet you and taste a few wines with About Eatery owner and sommelier Giulio Saverino. We are still finalizing details, however please save the date and call the restaurant for further questions. Tel 092 907 2191

Thursday, Nov 7th 2019

Austrian Wine Week will take place in Bangkok and Chiang Mai from Nov 4-10th. While it will be the time to venture to several participating outlets and drink Austrian wines with both Thai and western food, we also have a fun-vibe dinner planned at the Crystal Box in Gaysorn Village. Please join us at Rock Me Amadeus, a communal dinner to celebrate what else: Schnitzel, Gruner Veltliner and Zweigelt, while listening to DJ Justin Mills mix tunes from Falco et al.

The 4-course menu including 3 glasses of wine is thb 2,500++ and can be booked directly by calling Mob 0649041963 or Tel 02 535 3999 . Email Khun Nadear eventsales@gaysornurbanresort.com

 

 

Clos des Chezeaux, Gevrey Chambertin

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amelie berthaut, burgundy, domaine des chezeaux, mercier family, metayage, Pinot Noir

Amelie Berthaut – a few years ago the up and coming young winemaker, who returned from abroad, is already today a highly respected vigneron in her home town of Fixin in Burgundy. Both her parents are from winemaking lineage, owning the Domaine Denis Berthaut as well as Domaine Gerbet, which she now merged into Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet. The holdings expand beyond Fixin down to Vosne Romanee.

Her grandfather leased some vineyards from the Mercier family in Gevrey Chambertin since the late 1940s, and is now part of Domaine des Chezeaux. And this particular Clos des Chezeaux lies within the closed walls of Domaine des Chezeaux but isn’t a monopole due to the wine being used in both des Chezeaux and Berthaut Gerbet bottlings.

The particulars are old vines planted in 1929, 1941, and 1985. Located at mid-slope at 290-meters elevation. The soils are deep, clay-rich, with some gravels and cobbles. For this wine Amelie fermented 50% whole cluster, used mostly pump-overs with some punch-downs, and of course indigenous yeast to ferment in concrete tanks. The old vine cuvee was aged for 12 months in barrel of which 25% is new.

We find the 2016 soft textured, velvety and already very enjoyable to drink. This textbook Gevrey has lovely floral aromatics, ripe red cherries, leather and meatiness to it. To order email order@winegarage.asia