Bubblies: Sparkling Wines

Live blogging from our DGS sparkling wine tasting [hehe, the couple in the background is our first Singapore DGS couple. Woot woot!]. First up: Dog Leg from South Australia. Small bubbles, nice fizz on tongue, but a little too sweet for my liking. Yujuan is giving us the lowdown of the four different methods to [...]

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Wine Tasting Themes/Ideas

Hey Winos, For those that missed last night’s “Wines from Asia” event, the final opinions on Asia’s wines were very mixed, to say the least! The one thing we had consensus on is that we wouldn’t mind waiting a while for the next time we feature Asian wines. Looking forward, let’s keep the theme of [...]

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A Zinfandel Christmas

So Janice and I might not have been the smartest when it came to picking a theme for the DGS – we could have made our lives a lot easier had we stuck with say, Shiraz, instead of Zinfandel. But on the whole, I have to say I was pretty pleased with our selection. And [...]

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The Search for Zin

Having grown used to the bountiful selection of Zinfandels in the US, Janice and I were disappointed to find the striking scarcity of Zinfandel here in Singapore. A search of SEVEN, and I repeat, SEVEN wine stores turned up just six bottles of Zin. Most of the stores had just one label in stock, while [...]

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DGS: Arrivederci! Farewell to Peishan in Chicago

Here is the skinny on what we ate and drank. Please leave comments in terms of food and wine. My take on the whole event was a little skewed since I was knee deep in cheese and tomatoes for most of it. Comments on the wine would be much appreciated! Thanks to everyone who came. [...]

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DGS Spring Events

Hey, A big thanks to Jeff for having painstakingly selected and shipped the wines back to Chicago from New York, and then organizing with Zhen and Rita a tasting for us. It was great fun as usual, and thanks to the new folks who came! Hope you guys had a good time as well and [...]

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Upcoming DGS Events

Hello! A big thanks to all of you who gave feedback on the Italian wine night WineStyles event that we just had for DGS last Saturday (for those interested, we have a brief summary of all the wines we tasted at: http://deadgrapes.wordpress.com). From the feedback, we gleaned that while most people liked the convenience that [...]

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DGS: Italian Wines

Last night, DGS veered away from our usual format of a long tasting at someone’s place in favor of a short and semi-formal tasting at WineStyles, a new wine store in the neighborhood. It was a delightful and stress-free night, since the folks at WineStyles were in charge of selecting the wines and the hosting, [...]

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Wine Club 101

Honestly, is setting up a wine tasting club such a difficult thing to do that one has to rely on buying kits that promises to deliver all the know-how, right down to the calculation of tasting fees??? Seriously. Swill Party is evidently one such new phenomenon in the market right now. Man, if only I’d [...]

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DGS Adventurous Wines

DGS went wild last night, with a tasting of wines from all over the world, in what we’d dubbed Dead Grapes Society Adventurous Wines. We had ~25 people and 16 bottles of wines (some doubled up). 1. Taberno Brut Champagne Style Charmat Method (Peru) $10 We kicked the tasting off with two bottles of Taberno, [...]

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