Comments on: Join us for Asher BWS Wine Appreciation Event

By: Wei Zhe

Wei Zhe — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:28:34 +0000

Hi Brad!

I have been a avid reader of your site for many years, usually choosing to remain silent in these contests. However, this event seems too good to miss!

Firstly, I am a 21 year old student – average in most aspects, except for one thing – I have a big passion for wine. I’m no sommelier, but I’m definitely an enthusiast. My favourite grapes are Sauvignon Blanc (of the Marlborough, New Zealand variety) and Syrah (Rhone Valley, France), but none more so than the Chasselas which, sadly, is predominantly grown in French Switzerland and not exported much (Fournier, if you see this, Swiss wines are delicious and deserve to have a lot more fame than they currently do!)

Having said that, I have not, incidentally, had any formal training in wine. Any knowledge that I have of the subject have been accumulated through the years, from my personal experience in tasting, books, and (not forgetting) the internet. As much as I want to believe that I’m an enthusiast, every step I take in this direction, I get ever so intrigued by what I have come know, and increasingly humbled and curiuous about what I do not know. I believe that there are things which we can learn from such a wine class (taught by a wine master, no less), that we would otherwise never be able to.

Separately, I would like to highlight something Ms Phoebe Kwan wrote, with which I completely agree. As she rightly puts it, it is not everyday that we see people of our age group having appreciation for the fine pleasure that is wine-tasting, much less having a real interest in it. I find it, therefore, a pleasant surprise to learn that Phoebe, too, has a fascination with wine.

In light of this, I humbly seek your consideration in selecting me for this event. I would be very extremely grateful to both you, Brad; and Asher BWS should I be given the opportunity!

Regards,
Wei Zhe

By: Jo Ong

Jo Ong — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:21:15 +0000

Hi Ladyironchef

Please choose me!

My boyfriend, Ivan, loves wine and he was the one taught me how the twirl the wine glass I would love to take this opportunity to learn how to appreciate wine as much as him!

Thank you!

Cheers,
Jo

By: Matilda

Matilda — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:47:48 +0000

Love cheese. Love wine. Never really knew how to pair them. I think its fabulous how ASHER aims to educate the commonfolk and open our eyes (and tastebuds) to the whole new world of wine. Although they’re relatively new kids on the block, they seem to have a great concept and design. Would be really interesting to check out what they have to offer in terms of both products and service – a great option when I need to order wines for dinner parties/events!

Please pick me!
Because everything is just more wonderful with a glass of your favourite drink. And we need to find out which

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:09:08 +0000

I want to be selected to attend the appreciation class with my wifey! ever since we have the new born 8 months ago, there is not much opportunities for us to go on a date. this will be a good chance for us to unwind ourselves and at the same time pick up some tips on wine selection and appreciation of wine.

By: Sangita

Sangita — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:47:40 +0000

My husband and I are wine-lovers and we would love to know more about the different types of wine.

By: Celwong_sg@yahoo.com

Celwong_sg@yahoo.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 16:10:28 +0000

Hi, we just received a vintec wine chiller as a gift to start our wine drinking journey and home entertaining
It be a great privilege to learn of which wines will be great to start.

By: Winnie Goh

Winnie Goh — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:38:56 +0000

Wish I can attend this event together with my buddy, so that in the future, I will know how to diffentiate the wine and how to pair it with the food, when hosting the company event. And of cos, it will be more fun when i have friends gathering again at the wine places.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:27:38 +0000

Coz we (bestie & me) wanna learn more and appreciate the HAPPY liquid better! ; )

By: Ong

Ong — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:10:43 +0000

Simply love everything about wine! <3

By: joy

joy — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:34:55 +0000

Because my godmother loves wine and mother’s day is the very next day, how could I not show her with love too?

By: Aw Yong Qiang

Aw Yong Qiang — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:33:14 +0000

Hi! I’m a fresh grad here and totally new to wine. Being curious, I’ve attended a wine appreciation workshop conducted in my school a few months back and given this opportunity I hope to learn a little more about wine appreciation. The date of the event is just 2 days after my final paper before graduation, perfect time to relax and enjoy. Hope to be selected and thank you!

By: lydia carolina

lydia carolina — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:32:49 +0000

hi, i’d love to join the wine tasting event, it will be a great opportunity for me to learn more about wine, i love to drink wine, but i got no experience about how to define a good wine.. i’m not good at tasting food.. well, it will be a great chance to attend the event..
thanks and regards,
Lydia

By: Gwen Guan

Gwen Guan — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:21:30 +0000

Hi Brad,

I think this will be an interesting event to be at as my friend and I will get to learn more about wine and its pairings, and at the same time, learn the art of wine appreciation. It’ll be a great experience and memory for all the attendees I believe.
Really hope that my post will get selected. =)

Thank you.

Regards,

Gwen Guan

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 02:33:19 +0000

It would be awesome to spend this day with my fiancée learning more about wine and meeting new people. We never had the chance to learn about wine. Also, she would have just completed her practicum and this would be a nice reward for her. Thank you for this opportunity!

By: giulio

giulio — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 06:48:18 +0000

the only way to cure the nostalgia for my home country is to eat as much cheese as possible and to drink as much wine as possible… please heal me!

By: JvB

JvB — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 05:23:55 +0000

Because it would be a privilege, and a great reward after so much time reading your blog! And because wine is the drink I love most and it is everything where I come from.

By: Shireen

Shireen — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:30:29 +0000

Love to learn more about wine, definitely a great opportunity to understand the kind of wine I enjoy most so I’ll make the right purchase not just for myself but the people I’m gifting to.

By: Ng Chen Min

Ng Chen Min — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:03:10 +0000

I would love to be invited to attend Asher BWS Wine Appreciation Event, first of all, I want to congratulate U, Mr Brad Lau and Melody Yap for your engagement, somehow, I have been following you 2 in instagram and facebook for past 1 year, I really find you two are very compatible pair!! I want to attend the Wine Appreciation as I am a mountain turtle to wine, and of course it will useful for me if 1 day I can organise a mini wine appreciation on my wedding day, this will definitely be very cool and special for my dream wedding man instead of usual cocktail session! I would like to know what kind of wine to go with what kind of meat or cheese, I would love to meet the wine master from Beam Global Asia to learn from the making of wine! I really like to try all kind of wines especially sweet wine because my boyfriend, Tian Soon has a passion in wine too. He is always trying the wine samples whenever we travel in air planes or in other countries but is in convenient stores. And we are scared to buy in expensive stores or restaurants as we do not know if the expensive wines on the wines that not the one we describe. We want to learn how to tell the vintner so that he understand what wine are we describing and bring us the right wine that we want and also how to read winery names(which is the basic)!

Please let me be the one, bring me to appreciate Wine!! Thank U so much LadyIronChef!

By: Louise Fon

Louise Fon — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 06:06:11 +0000

I would like to be one of the 10 going to the wine appreciation event because I would like to learn about the various wines and varieties and to be able to relate the reviews and ratings to my own taste buds.

By: Dale Lee Zhen Wei

Dale Lee Zhen Wei — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:28:15 +0000

Hi Brad!
This was such an exciting post to read! Just basically because I just always wanted to go for wine tasting that much. Being a 20 year old nsf, I had always been a green horn when it comes to alcohol and wine appreciation. This sounds like an awesome opportunity for two nsfs (my bestie and I ) to learn a thing or two from the event!
Sounds like an awesome event to indulge before my overseas exercise in Thailand!! And maybe a pre birthday gift to my bestie and I ( both 30 may, mount e, same ward!! Can u believe it??? ) !!
Cheers in advance,
Dale lee