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That's right, our much-anticipated Wine Discovery Weekend (WDW) is back for its 7th edition this year, taking place from 1st to 4th July at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore and various restaurants around the city!

Packed with masterclasses, exciting wine dinners, and a Wine Hall complete with artisanal, boutique and premium wine tasting booths, Wine Discovery Weekend’s private consumers Wine Hall Walkabout will take place on 3rd July 2022, Sunday, across the hotel’s Harbour View Suites and Garden Suites. Visitors can expect an exciting and rewarding wine experience set against the Singapore harbour and city skyline. It will be a journey “less traveled”.

Ah, Chardonnay... the granddaddy of all white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted around the world. After all, this varietal is versatile and well-suited to a wide variety of soils, thought it particularly excels in terroirs with a higher limestone content, such as Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Chardonnay is also an important grape for California, New Zealand and Australia, and is widely planted in Chile and South Africa. This National Wine Day (25 May) and Chardonnay Day (26 May), we celebrate by giving you 10% off selected bottles from now to 29 May.

This year's Dragon Boat Festival falls on 3 June, so we thought what better time to share our wine pairing tips for the different types of bak chang available, as some of them are more savoury, sweeter, or even oilier than others. Get your hands on these leaf-wrapped dumplings all-year round, though we love the variety that comes out in speciality stores during this period.