' Pepper Tree ' wines is in Singapore. My first encounter with Pepper Tree Wines was during Wine for Asia 2007, together with me in the tasting round was the owner of 'Pepper Tree' himself; John Davis & some of the local distributor.
Today, the owner himself is in town & I have the great honour to meet up with him at my place. Togeher with him is Alick & Hesley from Delfi Singapore. The Singapore agent for Pepper Tree Wines.
Is an remarkable outstanding wines, both red and whites. Their prices might be along the $30 bands but is definately worth trying.
We were discussing about the drought situation in Australia and how some wineries has to pay additional taxes to the govt for tapping water from the river for vineyard irrigation. Indeed is really straining in terms of overheads. Remarkably to take note of, is that, the size of the grape is as small as that of a pea.
It may give you a more robust character but definately the yield is much less. Let's see how things you turn out for them this harvest. Given the fact that the harvest is getting earlier and earlier.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Wine Maker - John Davis; Pepper Tree Wines
Army life
The time of the year has come for me to serve my due to the Nation or fondly known by our neighbours as "Little Red Dot". Is 3 months from my hatch day in July and there is qualifying period to come for this IPT then to opt in for RT(Remedial Trg).
And here I am to keep myself fit by attending IPT(IPPT Preparatory Trg). hey it save alot of time! I rather come for 8 sessions of training then a 20 sessions training.
Whereby, I will turn up at designated army camp for a 8 session of physical training. Today is the first day of training, was with my navy buddy John at a eastern side camp. All was fine except for a very long winded young man..other then that, we have to jog on roads rather on tracks. The reason?, the tracks is used for National Day Parade rehearsal...
Tired, and burning out soon from work and training..why all these training, since we are talking about 3rd generation soldiers..why can't we press buttons and let technology do the rest.
I am keeping mum, is my 7th ICT year, 3 years and I will R.O.D.(Run out date) and hope they don't place me in SCDF. . . :x
Signing off... Tired Tired Tired!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
How many grape Varietals are there?
What's your guess? 1000s? 100s? 10s?
The correct answer is 1000s of them. Most varietals are used for dessert grapes, raisins or are rarely grown. Only a handful of about 30s are of International relevance.
Ever wonder the species name of the grapes that is used for wine making?
The species name used for making wine is known as ' Vitis vinifera ' and it is just one of the many species under the Vine family. Others for example are, Vitis amurensis, Vitis cariboa, Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia and Vitis berlandieri. Ultimately we only need to remember the wine that we are drinking comes from the species ' Vitis vinifera '.
Reds | Whites |
| Cabernet Franc Carménère Garnache Grenache Malbec Merlot Nebbiolo Pinot Noir Sangiovese Syrah / Tempranillo Zinfandel | Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Colombard Gewurztraminer (Traminer) Frontignac ( Macabeo Marsanne Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigo) Riesling Roussanne Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Viognier |
The above are just some of the more commonly known grapes. Each and very varietal has it own characteristic and most need specified climate to allow it to grow to it’s fullest potential, this leads to why certain varietal is best grown in certain country, eg. Malbec is to Argentina, Carménère is to Chile.
