Thanks to the attentive and delicate hands of Chef Julien, you will discover how elegant and tasty French dishes can be, paired with what we believed to be the most harmonious matchings, from Bordeaux to Languedoc.

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Consommé aux cèpes with Domaine de la Clapière Jardin de Jules

Goat cheese espuma with Château La Verriere Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc

Imported sea-bass fillet with Domaine de la Clapière Figuerette

Barbecue beef tenderloin with Château La Verriere Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge

French-style apple tarte tatin with Louis Perdrier Brut Excellence

Don’t miss it!

Friday 2nd August at 7pm – 1,900 THB net – Felicita Social Flavor

For this occasion we selected our best selection of affordable and easy-to-drink labels which included our freshest Lamador reds and whites from Chile; a fruity Australian Shiraz from Cranswick ; a couple of immediate reds from Camino de Chile ; and a pleasant Klippenkop Chenin Blanc that everybody liked.

Contact us if you also want to organize a corporate tasting or a special function with wine. As you can see from the pictures, we have wines and smiles for all the taste: https://www.flickr.com/gp/167953739@N03/Z4e0s9

It was a great night of music, art, food and Franciacorta wines, which all matched wonderfully. In the beautiful terrace facing Chalong Bay, we enjoyed a very pleasant Berlucchi ‘61 Franciacorta Brut DOCG as apertivo and together with a well done Parmesan Risotto; lamb chop with Berlucchi ‘61 Franciacorta Brut Nature DOCG was excellent as expected; while Berlucchi ‘61 Franciacorta Brut Rosé DOCG was the perfect ending with Panna Cotta and fresh mango.

A special thanks to Mr. Franco Ziliani and Ms. Ada Pelloni to allow us to disturb their holidays and honor us with their presence; Khun Mom Tri and Mr. Georges Ciret, together with Villa Royale‘s staff for the great work and the beautiful set up; to Luca Cini to be present at the dinner and to be like an Ambassador of Berlucchi wines (and Italian wines in general) in Phuket; and to all the people who attended this night.

What Mr. Ziliani did in Franciacorta starting with the 1961 vintage was simply magic. But what he continues to do all around the world with his wines is even more magical.

All the pictures are available on The Guide Phuket’s website.

We decided to include the 3 appellations you can find in Chianti, starting with the “classic” Chianti Classico, moving to the complexity Chianti Classico Riserva and finishing with the balance and perfection of the Gran Selezione.
For more info about the wines, you can check our tasting notes:
Rocca delle Macìe Famiglia Zingarelli Chianti Classico DOCG 2016
Rocca delle Macìe Famiglia Zingarelli Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2013
Rocca delle Macìe Sergio Zingarelli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2012

A big thanks to Sergio Zingarelli and his daughter Giulia to present their wines and to all the guests we invited for joining this interesting and friendly tasting, without forgetting the excellent service we received from the staff of Felicita and Compass Sky View.

For photos of the event, check our Flickr account here

The sparkling Berlucchi ’61 Franciacorta Brut DOCG NV matched perfectly the gratinated oysters, in excellent balance between acidity and freshness.
The carpaccio, together with shaved asparagus and Parmesan, went to stimulate the slightly green notes of Maverick Breechens Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley 2014, while the body and the fullness of Maverick Breechens Chardonnay Barossa Valley 2015 made nice agreements with a pan-seared cod fillet, nicely aromatized by radish and dill.
The highlight of the night was the pairing between a lightly spicy and bodied Maverick Breechens Shiraz Barossa Valley 2017 which stood admirably next to a delicious roasted Kurobota pork loin with organic mashed potatoes and glazed shallots in balsamic reduction.
The sweet end wasn’t actually too sweet: almond granola and pineapple flambee with mascarpone was a superb finish but probably the Maverick Trial Hill Eden Valley Riesling 2017 served with it was too dry for this purpose. An off-dry Riesling if not a Spatlese should have worked better with the sweetness, but overall the 5 organic wines selected matched perfectly with 5 main courses chosen by Chef Julien Le Breton, but we dind’t have any doubt about that.

You can find some pictures of the event here and we are looking forward for the 3rd edition of “Farm to Prime” next month.
And to see you there next time.

We were expecting more people but, in the end, we were quite satisfied to have it kept small and more intimate. In this way, Ronald was able to truly explain his philosophy about bio-dynamic wine making to all the participants, which found his Chardonnay Breechens 2015 full-bodied yet very elegant; his Riesling from Eden Valley 2017 unexpectedly dry and extremely good; his spicy Barossa Shiraz Breechens 2017 very well done; the Cabernet Sauvignon Breechens 2014 easy to drink and quite soft in its fullness; and the blend of single vineyards Twins Barrel Select Shiraz 2017 very pleasant, well structured and the perfect match with Chef Gabriele’s food: our favorite was Pici with Wagyu Bolognese sauce.

Thanks to all the people interested in our wines and a special thanks to Ronald for his precious presence in town, we are sure we will see you again very soon!

Some of the picture of the event:

From Piedmont, Viberti Giovanni expresses all its territoriality with a nice and well balanced Nebbiolo Langhe DOC 2013; it made many women happy thanks to its feminine La Gemella Barbera d’Alba DOC 2014 and satisfied the thirst of many men with the structure and complexity of its excellent Buon Padre Barolo DOCG 2013, one of the best wine in the room: not just because it’s our wine but also counting the times we had to pour it more the once to the same people!

From Tuscany, Rocca delle Macìe was a great success, but we didn’t have any doubt about that: rustic and bold Vernaiolo Chianti DOCG 2016 was well received, Riserva di Fizzano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2013 was in good demand but it was Tenuta Sant’Alfonso Chianti Classico DOCG 2014 that took the stage, with its great acidity balanced by gentle tannin. One of our (and our guests) favorites.

And without travelling too far, Tenuta di Sesta were the perfect wines to match with many of the meat dishes available in the buffet. When people asked about the differences of the two wines, we presented them as “the small brother” Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2016 and “the big brother” Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2012. It goes without saying that, in the end, we looked all a big family around our stand.

Some photos of the events took with our phones: