Singapore Airlines Business Class customers can now enjoy the Prelude “Grands Crus” from Taittinger

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Business Class customers on Singapore Airlines can now enjoy the exquisite taste of the Prelude “Grands Crus” from Taittinger. 

Produced by one of the few remaining family-owned champagne houses, Prelude “Grands Crus” is made with the first pressings of an equal portion of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, selected from Grand Cru vineyards. 

“We’re pleased to be offering Taittinger Prelude “Grands Crus” to our Business Class customers. Prelude “Grands Crus” is made solely from the best Grand Cru vineyards in the Taittinger family’s own estate and is then aged for more than five years in their cellars. For elegance in the glass and exclusivity in the air, this is something really special,” said Singapore Airlines Wine Panel member Oz Clarke. 

Clarke is the newest member of the Singapore Airlines Wine Panel that selected this champagne. The panel also includes Michael Hill-Smith, the first Australian to pass the challenging Master of Wine examinations, and Jeannie Cho Lee, the first Asian to be awarded the Master of Wine title. 

“Our new Business Class offering is testament to the lengths we go to for our customers to enjoy champagne from one of the best vineyards in the world. This outstanding champagne is a joyous blend of finesse and complexity, which will certainly delight the most discerning palates,” said Senior Vice President Product & Services, Mr Tan Pee Teck.

Around 194,000 bottles of champagne are consumed on Singapore Airlines flights annually. Currently, Singapore Airlines is the only airline that serves the rare and highly coveted Grand Cru Red Burgundy and two prestige cuvées, Dom Perignon and Krug Grand Cuvée, in tandem.

Soirée Beaujolais 2013: The Streets of Paris

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The Streets of Paris on Soirée Beaujolais will be on 21st of November 2013 at the elegant Manila Hotel Tent City to accommodate up to 1,500 elite guests from the diplomatic, corporate and social registers which is also a reunion of all French nationals in the Philipines.

Soiree Beaujolais 2013 is the annual celebration of the opening and tasting of new wine gathered and processed from the vineyards of Beaujolais in France and opened on the third week of November. For the last 22 years, the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines - Le Club has been celebrating the "Soiree Beaujolais" in keeping the tradition, to celebrate French culture, its food and wine in particular and also the strong involvement of French businessess and entreprenuers.

The French party will celebrate the launch of Beaujolais Nouveau - the "new' wine from the rich, fertile grape fields and wineries of Beaujolais Region. 

According to Mr. Jean Caillard, Managing Director of FCC-Le Club, the whole gala will recreate scenes and firmed moments of a day in the life of Paris, starting off with the cooing of doves, early moorning scenesm musicians on the streets and theater performances, with elegant couture and jewelry show. A nonstop dancing which will be commence with the Major Impact Band.

All the wine, cheese and delicatessen are being especially flown in from France while the Manila Hotel will prepare the hors d' ceuvres, the charcuterie, the oysters, the slads, hot French cuisine, the pastries and fabulous desserts which the hotel is noted for.

The French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines—Le Club recently the Exhibitors and Sponsors meeting, press conference with food and wine tasting held at the Roma Salon of The Manila Hotel, October 24. 

So glad and honored that I am one of the few guests invited to attend this elegant affair, French style! I am with the media and well known online digital writers/bloggers. Thanks to Ms. Arabelle Jimenez, FCC-Le Club Publicist and Managing Director of e-Crit Com.

The high point of French-Philippine social life, formal event gathering French businessmen, Filipino Francophile executives, wine lovers, and personalities enjoying parties, the Soirée Beaujolais is a yearly event organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and one of the largest event of its kind organized in Asia.

This is great opportunity  those who would like to enjoy this totality of a French cultural  and gastronomic experiences and to savor the Beaujolais Nouveau.

For reservations and ticket sales, please contact the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines - Le Club  at telephone number 813-9005 or e-mail events@leclub-fcc.org.

Thanks to major partners and participating sponsors for Soirée Beaujolais 2013: The Streets of Paris.

Carlo Rossi Sweet Red, A Matter of Taste

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Wine can be a simple or a bewildering beverage. It is the drink of celebration and ceremony, often seen to promote gracious living. At first considered a gift from the gods, wine has long been considered a drink of choice for the elite. Wine has also been used throughout history for its medical purposes too, and there is a certain romance associated with a bottle of wine. A good bottle of wine is the end result of thousands of years of practice, experimentation and tradition.

As a symbol of status and celebration, wine-drinking has become part of many Filipino festivities and has become evident in Philippine lifestyle. While it has become a common sight, one may note that a hurdle to wine drinking among Filipinos is the preference for sweetness.

“We Pinoys are known to have sweet tooth. We love sweet delicacies and it is apparent in our usual practices like cooking. For instance, most of us enjoy our spaghetti because it’s sweet. There’s no wonder we also look for that sweetness in drinks, even in wines. Globally also, there is a growing preference for sweet wines,” shares Von de Torres, Managing Director of Emperador Distillers, the company that distributes the Carlo Rossi brand of red and white wines in the Philippines.

The market of wine drinkers has been growing and can be somehow attributed to the openness of females to wine drinking because of its perceived health benefits. However, the preference for sweet wine is dominant since they find dry wines bitter. To satisfy this, the company brings to the market, from Carlo Rossi, the No.1 Imported Wine in the Philippines…Rossi Sweet Red.

To suit the quality and authenticity of a red wine that fits the Filipino taste, Rossi Sweet Red provides a well balanced palate, complemented by fresh fruit flavors and a velvety soft-finish.

Crafted from grapes grown in California’s sun drenched vineyards, Rossi Sweet Red is soft and sweet, with layers of vanilla and flavors of bright cherry and wild raspberry. It is guaranteed to burst with flavor and aroma with the right alcohol content, so Rossi Sweet Red isn’t just grape juice packed in a wine bottle.

Furthermore, Rossi Sweet Red innovates a creative means to drink wines: Have it on the rocks. The ice complements the rich, deep red color and allows the drinker to enjoy its sweet taste in the smoothest way possible. “This is a perfect fit for a tropical country such as ours,” says de De Torres.

The status and symbol that wine-drinking connote still remains but overall, the most important thing is still satisfaction.

Discover a different kind of sweetness from Rossi Sweet Red Wine, best enjoyed on the rocks.