“I have been rating wines from Argentina for many years, and I believe there has never been a better time to be making and drinking wines from this region than now.”

We cannot agree more and we are looking forward to have our Susana Balbo Nosotros 2014 (rated 98 points) soon in stock.

Here the full article: https://www.jamessuckling.com/wine-tasting-reports/top-rated-argentine-wines-to-date/

Thanks James!

From generic Introduction to Wine Tasting to Mini Master Classes you can now built your sommelier career in Bangkok.

Our dear friend Christophe Mercier and his team will guide you with professionalism and a lot of fun.

And you might end up in tasting our wines too!

Fill the Contact Us form at https://www.wineandspiritiq.com/contact-us for more information.

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.

5 COURSE MENU:

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.

With the 2017 vintage just arrived in our stock, Giustino B. has been awarded the coveted “Tre Bicchieri del Gambero Rosso” for the seventh time (the last three in a row), making Ruggeri the first brand in the world of Prosecco to achieve the prestigious “Stella” (Star) of the Gambero Rosso.

Each star means that the producer has received a total of ten “Tre Bicchieri” in the thirty years of Italy’s most important wine guide’s life.

«We are particularly proud of this because it underlines not only the quality of a single product or vintage, but the overall production and consistent quality over time.» Isabella Bisol

And we are particularly proud to have now this wine in Thailand, Isabella.

But when Fiorentino unfolded them one by one from their tinfoil the surprise to see them all together was even more exciting. We guessed right when we said that the Nemorino 2016 was a very Tuscan wine in style (with an excellent balance I would add) but some of us confused it with a pure Sangiovese, although the percentage of it in the blend is not so predominant. We were really confused with the Belcore 2013 blend, though we appreciated the complex nose and the nice acidity of this wine while the sediments made us think about an older vintage. Perbruno 2015 distracted us with its sweet oak notes that brought someone to Australia instead of Bolgheri and nobody would believe it was a 100% Syrah from Tuscany. Finally Dulcamara 2009 tasted exactly as a good Bordeaux wine should taste, with fruitiness, alcohol and spiciness in perfect balance but also with an amazing freshness for an almost 10 years old wine. This was the wine who impressed us the most.

So, in the end, we can say that I Giusti & Zanza wines are capable to express the real essence of Tuscany with that international appeal that made Bolgheri wines so appealing. And we hope that they can surprise you as they did with us last night.

For more pictures click here.

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.