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Jan Peter Balkenende, former Dutch MP for 13 years, dropped by and left with a beautiful Aussie drop.
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Arjen in action at the World Gourmet Summit WRX event, talking to some visitors about his passion, Wine!
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Jeremy Oliver conducted a Master Class on the Western Australian wines and used the Wignalls wines to illustrate some of the ‘Great Southern’ wine styles.
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Tarrawarra Estate winemaker Clare Halloran came to Singapore to participate at the Burghound Pinot Noir event. A great opportunity to organize a wine dinner at Boomarang and we were proud to launch the J-Block Shiraz in Singapore! What a wine!
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We were honoured to welcome James Halliday, a good friend of Tarrawarra Estate, to our booth at the Burghound Pinot Noir event. A great opportunity to rub shoulders and take a picture, a very interesting character!
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Arjen was invited by the Great Southern Developemnet Commission for wine buying trip to the Great Southern. Before moving down south he was invited to participate in the yearly Margaret River vs Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon ‘taste off’. An unique and exiting opportunity to participate and taste these great wines. Here is Arjen posing with the panel of experts at the tasting.
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During the ‘Great Southern’ trip Arjen dropped by at Wignalls in Albany and went into the winery with Rob Wignalls, wine maker and owner. It is great to spend time with the wine maker between the vines, you learn so much.
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Arjen with Martin Cooper of Xabregas in the winery, looking at barrel samples. It is great to meet with passionate wine makers and look with them at wines in the barrel stages. It shows clearly the style and potential to expect after it is bottled and released.
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At the last night of our trip, we were invited to The great Southern Long Table wine makers dinner at the Hyatt Perth. Besides seeing some awesome wines, we had the pleasure to meet Peter Forrestal, wine writer and specialist in Western Australian wines, great company!
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Wine Event with a view, the festive season wine fair/tasting at the board room of Macquarie Singapore. What a life, enjoying great wines with a beautiful view, it doesn’t get much better.
| Wine Directions participated in the Christmas Fair organized by and in the Red Dot Gallery, specialist in Australian Aboriginal art. Besides a pretty picture, it was a great success! |
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HE Ambassador Makoto Yamanaka of Japan with Arjen Blom of Wine Directions at a wine tasting at the residence. | Arjen Blom of Wine Directions in action at the AustCham Wine & Cheese event in March 2010-07-01 |
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Wine Directions is also active on the corporate front, here we conduct a wine tasting/pouring at a EIC gathering in April 2010. | Wine Directions participated at the World Gourmet Summit – Grandeur of the Wines event and Jeremy Oliver, established Australian Wine Writer and friend dropped by for a glass of wine! |
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Wine Directions participated for the first time at the Food Hotel Asia, a trade fair for the F&B industry. Wine Directions participated at the the stand of Beemster Cheese, the cooperation was a great success, as Cheese & Wine is, as we all know, a happy marriage. | “ This garden version of ‘Wine Boutique at Home’ was a great success, maybe something for you?” |
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Every wine you find on our wine list he been tasted and judged thoroughly before making it to our list. |
In November 09, Arjen Blom conducted a wine talk to 55 members of the Association of Dutch Businessmen in Singapore. |
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Another successful Wine & Cheese event with AustCham, Wine Directions’ wines were very popular! | Arjen with Ben Burrell of BSP, Wine Directions arranged their Annual Wine Party! |
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Food & Wine pairing dinner at Cantonese restaurant Yan Palace at Warren Golf& Coumtry Club |
Our Anniversary Warehouse Wine Fair, was a great success with more than 17 wines to taste. |
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Wine Directions set-up for the “Affairs of the vine” wine event at the American Club Singapore . |
Wine Directions in action at a promotional wine tasting at Huber’s Butchery at Upper Bukit Timah road. |
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New Zealand Wine Fair on October 28 2008, Wine Directions welcome HE Martin Harvey to the booth, enjoying a glass of Fairhall Downs Single Vineyard Pinot Noir. |
The set up by Wine Directions for one of the “Wine Boutique at Home” events. |
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Wine sampling at the British Club Singapore |
AustCham Wine & Cheese event in March 2008, Arjen Blom with H.E. Miles Kupa, Australian High Commissioner
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Receiving the Silver Award at the Lianhe Zaobao/Wine Review Wine Challenge 2008, for the Tarrawarra Estate Chardonnay 2006 by Iggy Chan.
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A Saturday afternoon at the American Club with wines from Wine Directions, a great event to launch some of our wines at the club.
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The Warehouse Wine Fair at Extra Space, it starts to become a tradition! |
The launch of the Engine Room wines at the AustCham Wine & Cheese evening September 12, 2008. |
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We had the pleasure to welcome Peter Bentley of Pikes Winery from Clare Valley SA. He was a star at a very successful wine dinner at Table 66 at Tras Street 66. from left to right: Arjen, Peter, Vincent, Taufiq and Celine. |
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Michael Matthews, CEO of Fermoy Estate-Margaret River, visited Singapore as well. This picture is taken during The Fermoy Estate Dinner @ Boomarang at Robertson Quay. Michael id the person in the middle with the white shirt.
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Stephen Black visited Singapore in June and was a busy man. Here he hosted an private corporate wine dinner, cooked by a dedicated kitchen team in an exclusive venue for the client. The evening was a great success and more will follow with other wine makers, interested? Click the contact us button and drop us an email.
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Stephen Black also hosted a wine tasting & wine talk at Hyde on Boat Quay. The guests enjoyed 6 Small Gully wines accompanied by Beemster Gourmet Cheese from Holland and a selection of cold cuts. A very special evening!
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Michael and Allison Kelly from Fermoy Estate where in Singapore to welcome the first shipment of ordered by Wine Directions Pte Ltd.
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Stephen Black of Small Gully Conducting a wine talk at the Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore
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Stephen Black of Small Gully hosting a beautiful wine dinner at the Singapore Polo Club
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The walk-in Wine Cellar of the Singapore Polo Club and yes the Small Gully wines are there!
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Simon Napthine (on the left, in the middle) hosting a Tarrawarra Estate Wine Lunch at the 1 TwentySix restaurant
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