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May272015

Goodness Sake

2015 05 27 Sake

Sake is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. Sometimes referred to as rice wine, sake is produced by a similar brewing process to that of beer’s.

Sake may sound like a simple product, rice, water and yeast, however the slightest change to the process can make a world of difference. The source of the rice is crucial to the consistency of the product. And variation in the koji production, or the temperature of the fermentation can also result in a drastically different profile. The process of making this delectable beverage is truly an art that has evolved over the centuries until today.

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May182015

Collection Bellenum BY NICOLAS POTEL

2015 05 18 Collection Bellenum

Along with Bordeaux and Champagne, Burgundy is one of the most well known vineyards in France. Nicolas Potel, son of one of Volnay’s finest winemakers, has spent 10 years tasting 2,500 Burgundies to put together his magnificent Collection Bellenum.

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Apr232015

L’Atelier Du Vin – the range of Luxury Wine Accessories..

2015 04 23 latelier 562x320

Wine is a living substance, complex and full of mystery.

It is one of the rare food substances that can be entirely produced by a single person (the vinegrower and winemaker), from its beginnings in the vineyard to its bottling.
It is a drink whose diverse colours, smells and flavours have no equivalent in terms of their range.
Finally it is, remarkably, one of those rare substances whose aromas and flavours can evoke the place an individual wine comes from.

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Mar252015

Penfolds – one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious wineries..

2015 03 25 Penfolds

Penfolds is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious wineries and has an international reputation for producing wines of the highest quality. The historic Magill Estate Vineyard, originally known as the Grange Vineyard, was established in 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson and Mary Penfold. This vineyard was first planted with grenache from cuttings taken from the South of France and has been the source of inspiration and fruit supply for Penfolds Grange in the later years, widely regarded as Australia’s greatest wine.

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Mar162015

Japanese Whisky named the best whisky in the world 2015.

2015 03 16 Japanese Whisky

For the first time the honor to be called The Best Whisky of the World 2015 has gone to Japan.
There was not much a surprise as Japanese whisky has been a rising star on the market for some time now.
Although Japanese whiskies has been produced since the early 1920s, only recently that the Japanese brands have become widely recognized.

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Mar112015

The Oaks Cellars is the exclusive distributor of Veuve Fourny

Veuve Fourny

Hailed from the prestigious Côte des Blancs region of France, the Veuve Fourny champagnes are some of the finest in the world and are known for their pure crystalline clarity and exquisite taste. Handcrafted only from the highest quality Chardonnay grapes, these champagnes bear the mark of the finesse, elegance, purity and liveliness of the vineyards from where they are born. All of these champagnes are vinified separately and their tastes are brought to perfection with the help of experienced professionals. The wide range of champagnes coming from the Fourny vineyards are also aged well, which gives them their distinct quality.

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Feb262015

The Oaks Cellars is authorized reseller for Coravin in Singapore

coravin wine access system

If you are a passionate lover of wines and simply adore the experience of opening a bottle and pouring yourself a glass of some fine white or red, then you must have the best wine accessories that allow you to open a cork safely and indulge yourself in wine drinking any time you want. The Coravin Wine Access System allows you to have access to the wine in a bottle and pour wine anytime you want without the need to pull the cork out. They have been credited for bringing into the market one of the most effective wine accessing device.

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