Independence Day
From Lost World to Last Hope ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has […]
darren gall
1955, The Old Railroad Vineyard and Other Terroirs
Chateau Haut Blanville is a family owned winery in the Languedoc region of southern France. The winery sources its fruit from a number of vineyards and sub regions right across the region, taking advantage of […]
Ham & Sherry
Ham & Sherry “Just to eat is a gift.” Ferran Adria A small, hole-in-the-wall ‘Bodega’ down a little lane in Wan Chai -noticeable by the Catalan style blue and white wall tiles on […]
The Gruen Transfer
On The Table – Tokyo Café AEON Mall II – Sen Sok City, Phnom Penh I’ve never been big on Mall restaurants, eateries or bars, the whole concept just seems like it’s all faux […]
From Gnadenfrei to Marananga
Gnadenfrei ‘free by the grace of god’ Marananga ‘by my own two hands’ The Barossa Valley is one of Australia’s oldest and most celebrated wine regions, enjoying a history as rich and complex […]
The Exciseman
The Exciseman Whisky Bar, Singapore exciseman (British) noun plural -men A government official who collects excises and enforces the laws concerning them For over two hundred and fifty years, from the early 18th […]
Faces to the Rain
FACES TO THE RAIN Where are the poets in a world gone mad, The sonnets, stanzas and quatrains? Words are sharpest from the edge, Where is the caesura and refrain- In our desperation and despair? […]
Yarra Rising
The Rising Vineyard sits in the Christmas Hills between St. Andrews and Yarra Glen, so named for the emancipated convict David Christmas who managed to get himself lost in the region during the year […]
