Local Delights Celebrated in Weekend Wine Bar

PUBLISHED May 19th, 2014 01:58 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

Each local delight – Chicken Rice, Curry Puff, Ngoh Hiang and Tapioca Cake – will be matched with a pair of wines to illustrate how to complement, contrast and complete wines and food. Guests can opt for a Grand Tour, which will take in all four dishes and eight wines.

Mr. Ong YiXin, Managing Partner of KOT Selections, elaborated, ‘We want to cut through all the misinformation about food and wine pairing by focusing on the basic principles. It was natural for us to illustrate those concepts with the bounty of Maxwell Food Centre readily available to us, and to dispel the notion that local food does not match well with wine.’

The Weekend Wine Bar is a new concept for casual and informative wine tastings taking place at the KOT Selections studio every last weekend of the month. Guests can enjoy an intimate setting, with the KOT Selections partners available to explain the wines, discuss the farming and winemaking processes and share tales about the winegrowers.

The Menu:

Chicken Rice:

2010 Damien Laureau Savennières «Les Genets» – Chenin Blanc

2010 Jean-Paul Brun Fleurie «Grille Midi» – Gamay

Curry Puff:

2011 Albert Boxler Pinot Gris Réserve – Pinot Gris

2011 Thomas Carsin Vin Rouge de France «Espérance» – Pineau d’Aunis & Grolleau Noir

Ngoh Hiang:

2009 Gilles Berlioz Chignin-Bergeron – Roussanne

2009 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône Séguret Vieilles Vignes – Grenache, Carignan & Clairette

Tapioca Cake:

2009 Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Roussette «Marestel» – Roussette

2005 François Pinon Cuvée Botrytis – Chenin Blanc

Champagne:

Two different disgorgements of the Laherte Brut Tradition – Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

Prices:

$50 for demi-tour (any 2 flights)

$80 for grand tour

$30 for champagne flight

$100 for luxe tour (grand tour + champagne flight)