Wine Lust 2018 Returns This August For Whole Month of Boozy Adventures, Wine Appreciation

Wine, wine, wine. It’s that amazing drink that has been around for millenniums. Everyone, from your kooky aunt to the stranger down the street loves to consume it – by the bottle, even. But really appreciating vino, takes another kind of person. And maybe, it’s someone like you.

Wine Lust is the brainchild of one of Singapore’s most prominent lifestyle collectives, the 1-Group. Y’know, the people behind CBD favourites 1-Altitude and Monti? Their objective: to celebrate everything wine in an islandwide festival of special events, promotions, and activities for wine enthusiasts and newbies alike. And if all that hype we’ve been hearing about is true, this year’s edition, from 10 August to 10 September 2018, looks set to take wine appreciation to the next level.

Join a Chianti masterclass with Cellarmaster at Monti

500 wine varietals to taste

First things first, the wine. With a whopping 500 wine varietals on offer, you might just discover your new go-to bottle. Plus, there are three month-long programmes happening to make sure you never head home sober:

Wine Then Dine

Through Chope, diners can pre-purchase special Wine Lust menus together with a complimentary glass of wine. Additionally, each participating restaurant will have a selection of wines by the bottle at special prices. This includes Stellar at 1-Altitude, Monti at the Fullerton Pavilion, The Summerhouse, Botanico at the Garage, Napoleon Food & Wine Bar, and martini bar at mezza9, Grand Hyatt Singapore.

Expect to discover new wine varietals that you’ve never heard of

BYOWine

That’s right, you can now bring your bottle of choice to participating venues with free corkage when you make your wine purchase from select retailers, including 1855 The Bottle Shop, Culina Dempsey, and La Rouge. And again, discounted prices!

Wine & Tapas Passport

Ever heard of Jean Leon? The man, a Spanish immigrant taxi driver-turned-winemaker is the inspiration behind the Wine & Tapas Passport. Simply pick one up from the link above and take a tour across Singapore’s hippest bars, where you can enjoy two glasses of Jean Leon and one tapas for $40++. Once you accumulate five stamps, you’ll automatically receive two complimentary tickets to 1-Altitude’s Race Day party in September.

40 specialist wine events & pop-ups

How does an indulgent journey of drinks across the island sound? From masterclasses to wine dinners and exclusive chef collaborations, ‘Wine Lust Journeys‘ is a series of premium events that tantalise your tastebuds with the finest wines and knowledge from revered winemakers. There are more casual happenings too, meant for you to sit back, relax, and relish the ultimate pleasure that is wine.

Taste premium Barolo from the stalwart historical Cordero di Montezemolo wine family

Event highlights include:

Botanico: Wine Lust Brunch Affair

Tucked in the heart of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, this is the chance for you oenophiles to taste over 96 unique bottles from all around (inside a heritage building, no less) and indulge in scrumptious spread, courtesy of Botanico‘s Chef Sujatha Asokan.

When: Saturday, 18 August 2018, 12pm – 3pm

Price: $55++ per person

Barolo Wine Dinner at The Summerhouse

Barolo is widely regarded as Italy’s most famous wine, and for good reason too. The rich and full-bodied red will take the spotlight at The Summerhouse dining in a five-course dinner, featuring an exquisite cuvée from the historical Cordero di Montezemolo family winery.

When: Friday 31 August 2018, 6pm – 10pm

Price: $120++ per person

Wine Lust 2018 will take Monti’s iconic jazz brunches to another level

Monti Jazz Summer Brunches

Got the jazz hands? Held over four weekends at the stunning waterfront restaurant Monti, look forward to a free flow of Zardetto Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut and Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco magnums amongst others, accompanied with Chef Felix Chong’s new brunch menu, a la carte-buffet style. And awesome jazz, of course.

When: 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 August 2018 and 1, 2 September 2018

Price: $88++ per person

1-Altitude Sunset Cocktail Finale Party

Wrapping it all up is a rooftop sunset soiree at the world’s highest al fresco bar, 1-Altitude. Expect an epic celebration with all of the festival’s participating restaurateurs, chefs, and wine experts – all while feasting on spectacular wines, food, and sake.

When: Sunday, 9 September 2018, 6pm – late

Price: $40 nett when arriving between 6pm to 9pm (inclusive of two drinks or food coupons) or $45 nett after 9pm (inclusive of two drinks.)

Wine Lust 2018 is happening from 10 August to 10 September 2018 at various locations across Singapore. For updates, stay tuned to the Wine Lust Facebook page here.


Deputy Editor

Gary is one of those proverbial jack of all trades… you know the rest. When not writing about lifestyle and culture, he dabbles in photography, graphic design, plays four instruments and is a professional wearer of bowties. His greatest weakness: spending more money on clothes than he probably should. Find him across the social world as @grimlay