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Monica Tindall A Spanish winery, famous for Garnacha grapes in the province of Aragon, is this month’s featured winery at Stoked KL. Export director, Miss Virginia Gimenez, joins us sharing some stories behind the vines and leads a dinner paired with some signat…
Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall More than a year on from my arrival in KL, I am still amazed at the quality of restaurants that you can find in unassuming shopping malls, and Soleil DC Mall is no exception to this. Known for its European, Asian fusion and sop…
“Embrace the Past, Reimagine the Present” Monica Tindall No doubt Singapore is blessed with options for merrymaking. It seems for every place I tick off my list as conquered I add three more to explore. The city’s latest entertainment-lifestyle establishment, …
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall “Food and wine are not business for us. The pleasure of sharing, this is the pleasure of life.” A decade ago, in the wake of The Global Financial Crisis when economies crashed and global trade and commerce lost its wort…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan A good part of my 20s was spent in South America and it is with great fondness that I recall Chilean wine. As with many alcoholic beverages, part of the affection for a certain drink comes from the flavour but also a good dea…
“Purveyors and exporters of fine Australian wines from boutique, high-quality producers.” Monica Tindall There’s something about small, independent providers (of just about anything) that I find attractive. Boutique industries almost always show more ca…
Photos: Monica Tindall Words: Kirsten Durward Dionysus Asia, with the 9 Vines Festival, has exploded wine and dining events around Kuala Lumpur during the month of September. The penultimate experience of the month this Saturday are four wine paired dinners in …
Hand-Crafted Boutique Barossa Comes to KL Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Small-batch. Hand-pruned and basket pressed. Versatile white sand over red clay terroir. Fruit driven. Balanced and structured. Quality over quantity. Hands up all the …
Monica Tindall The sun-kissed hills of Tuscan Maremma, where a gentle sea breeze blows and the weather is moderate, is an irresistible temptation. Surrounded by forest, teeming with biodiversity and boasting soil of mixed clay and rock (providing good drainag…
Monica Tindall I first discovered Azienda Uggiano wines at an event at Drift Dining and Bar in Kuala Lumpur. Immediately finding affection for these Tuscan wines, meeting one of the winemakers in person and imbibing in such happy surrounds only increased my fond…
Monica Tindall The first sip I had of a Castello di Querceto wine was in an Italian restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Tucked away in a bungalow in a quiet street in the city centre, Giovanni, Italian chef, restaurateur and wine importer, shared his affection for this wine …
Monica Tindall Mention Italian wines and your first thoughts might turn to a Barolo from Piedmont, a rich powerful Amarone from Verona or a popular Super Tuscan. Rarely would the wines from Abruzzo make the list, unless, that is, you’re someone in the know. Well, a…