WHAT’S IN THE BOX

The Cellar Door

No Wine Gurus here

All= we care about is that you enjoy what you’re drinking. It&= #8217;s 3 pm on a sunny afternoon and my mind is drifting to a glass of cool uncomplicated Rose outside – yes maybe even (shock horror) with a tou= ch of sweetness…

At = the Cellar Door we want to encourage you to taste and try, sniff and sample and find what you want. That’s why we have a 3 wine tasting flight at $6,= and why we have 12 wines open by the glass between $6 and $12/glass and why we = have a Happy Hour every Sunday – Thursday. Actually it’s a happy two hours. Actually, no, let’s change that and make it two and a half hou= rs – Happy Happy Happy Hour from 5 to 7.30pm. That way you can have a lovely relaxed drink before you go to = the Cinema upstairs in Vivo. Of course, if you want to take one of our sandwich= es in, surreptitiously stashed in your handbag, in preference to a nasty hotdo= g or popcorn, we’d be none the wiser. Or come back for another glass of wi= ne and a proper meal after the film? Enjoy the day! Jenny

Lea= ving on a Jet Plane

I’m jumping on a plane t= onight to Auckland. Tomorrow I’ll be at Villa Maria, where I’ll be tasting wines wi= th Sir George Fistonich – the wonderful owne= r of VM. George is a bit like the leadership here in Singapore – he takes a = 50 year view. Anytime you’re landing in Auckland you should try to take the tim= e to visit the winery just outside the airport – it is an amazing place. A= ll that’s left to be done is for George to plant the oak forest to make his own barrels. Per= haps 100 years is a little too long, even for him. Anyway, I’ll be lucky enough= to enjoy lunch and a tasting with Sir George, Bob Campbell, Michael Cooper, Vic Williams and other top wine writers from New Zealand. More on this when I return, but Vi= lla Maria will be in town in October and we’ll organize some events around this.

Bac= k to the Beginning

Chef Paul, the original chef a= t The Cellar Door on Bukit Timah is returning! Old favourite dishes and new soon-to-be-favourite items will feature on the menu from October. And, of course, all those yummy Xmas goodies – the best= mince pies in Singapore.

ANZA MEMBERS ~ WE= 217;RE ARRANGING SOME SPECIAL DEALS FOR YOU

WATCH FOR THE NEXT A= NZA NEWSLETTER !

Win= ery of the Month

Featuring a pair of wineries t= his month – one from EnZed and one from Oz. <= o:p>

Interestingly the NZ one is best known for its red, and the Australian for its white. Both are really special.

Ata= Rangi

One of the origin= al 4 vineyards in Martinborough. Clive Paton the = chief winemaker founded the winery and is still in charge. They produce the most wonderful ri= ch & complex pinot. Have you tried their Young Vines Pinot, Crimson? Beautifully packaged it is a lovely bright fruity wine which I like to drink lightly chilled. Half bottles are also available. The = Craighall Chardonnay is seamlessly elegant creamy chardonnay with just a hint of roas= ted hazelnut - a sexy and elegant lady. We have some very special pricing for September for these wines.

Ata= Rangi Pinot Noir 08

Normal Retail Pric= e $79 - SPECIAL PRICE $69/bottle

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Ata Rangi Craighall Chardonnay 08.

Normal Retail Pric= e $59.50 - SPECIAL PRICE $48/bottle

Ata= Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 08

Normal Retail Price $40.50 = 211; Special Price $32.50

Ata= Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 08 – Half Bottles 375ml

Normal Retail Price $23 –= ; Special Price $19/half bottle =

Shadowfax

It’s a sort of Kiwi-impersonating as an Australian in one sense as Matt Harrop the very talented winemaker is from NZ. However, the wines reflect their provenance – Heathcote for the Shiraz and = Yarra Valley for the Chardonnay. This Chardonnay is one of Australia’s finest – and I choose that word deliberately as it is fine, not big bold and brassy. I don’t do wine-by-numbers, but 94 from James Hall= iday says it all for those who do. A really nice comp= arison would be to take a bottle of this and a bottle of the = Craighall and…sigh….

Shadowfax Chardonnay

Normal price $44.50/bottle = 211; Special Price $36/bottle

Shadowfax Landscape Shiraz 05

Normal retail price $45 - SPECIAL PRICE $36/bottle

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These prices strictly while st= ocks last.

Free delivery for all orders o= f one case or more

HOW= TO ORDER

call 6464 9909 and ask for Audrey = or Estee

drop by our Deli & Wine Café in VivoCity = (Tel 6463 5296)

email us on orders@thecellardoor.c= om.sg

visit our website www.thecellardoor.= com.sg=