Beers, Ciders, Wines for Christmas and New Year!

’Tis the season to be shopping…falalalala lala lala!

Yay, it’s December! Few weeks left before we start with 2017. But this year won’t be complete without celebrating the season of giving and sharing great cheers with our loved ones. 

If you love wine, beer and more including gifts, this is the right time to be shopping at Wine Talk. Aside from the ongoing discounts where you can get a bottle of wine for as low as RM46, you can also score freebies with your orders!

FREE Limited Edition Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc Planner 

Simply order 2 x 6-can pack of Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc and you will get the planner together with your order. This is limited to first 100 orders so better act fast. Yay planner! I already received mine with my order last week. 

FREE Asahi Bluetooth Alarm Clock 

Just order 2 x 6-can pack of Asahi Dry Beer and this cool gadget is yours for free. Limited to first 80 orders. 

FREE Vintec chiller worth RM4,900* - for the serious wine lover

Purchase 90 bottles of Penfolds, Wolf Blass or Beringer excluding Penfolds Koonunga Hill, Wolf Blass Eaglehawk, Red Label & Yellow Label and Beringer Classics Range. Limited units available, click here for full details  about the free chiller deal.

Aside from those lovely goodies, there are more great stuff to enjoy this season:

Somersby Day on 21st December 2017 - RM21 OFF

Simply order 1 carton of Somersby bottles or can, use code SOMERSBY21 and you’ll enjoy this deal. Limited to 2 cartons per customer. Must order my apple cider again soon!

Carlsberg Smooth Draught Beer, Somersby Cider and Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc are now available for 3 hour delivery within Klang Valley.

Limited edition mini Moet & Chandon with FREE mini flutes

This set is perfect for parties, that’s why even celebrities take this during red carpet events! It’s pretty, elegant, sexy…just how Champagne lovers ought to feel. 

Wines starting at RM46.00 a bottle - find more choices of SALE products, click here

3 Hour delivery - receive your orders within 3 hours, within the day! A lot of us are often in a rush, preparing for dinner, gathering friends and we sometimes forget the drinks! I personally don't like carrying bottles or cans from the shop to my car. Ordering them online is just easier and faster. It saves me time and effort. 

Win a Helicopter Ride around KL City for 3
If you have lotsa lotsa friends who love beer, wine, spirits or cider, this deal is ideal for you. Refer friends and get a chance to bag this unforgettable experience...fly above KL City in a helicopter! See more details on how - click here 

Here’s to wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas celebration filled with wine, beers, ciders and good cheers!

An Italian Wine Tasting at Soleil Restaurant

October is here! We are closing in to end the year, closing in to the holidays and closing in to an upcoming Italian wine tasting that you wouldn’t want to miss. If you love wine, enjoy wine or a beginner to wine, you will have a great time at Soleil. 

But before I ramble on, take note that the early bird ticket price is ending by 5th October. It’s best to grab tickets soon.  

What:      Italian Wine Tasting

Where:  Soleil Restaurant, Ground Floor, 22A, Jalan 17/54, Seksyen 17, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

When:      8th October, 2016, Saturday, starts at 4:00pm

Price:        RM120 (early bird) / RM140 (normal price and walk-in)

What will you enjoy:

Tasting of 11 Italian wine labels - collection from Antica Vigna and Fattoria Fibbiano

Canapés by Soleil’s Chef Evert canapés 

• Charcoal cone with salmon mousse and citrus pearls
• Ratatouille tart with parmesan cheese
• Seabass goujonettes with beetroot gribiche
• Miso glazed chicken satays
• Fried baby crabs with anchovy dip
• (Live Station) Giant paella pan with squid, chicken and turkey chorizo

Where to buy tickets:     Online, click HERE  or visit www.winetalk.com.my 

More about the wine you’ll enjoy at this event:

Antica Vigna is a range created by Tenute Salva Terra, a family-owned estate, located in the heart of Valpolicella in the magnificent Villa Giona, dating back to the sixteenth century, in San Pietro in Cariano and now run by Brothers Eros and Lucio Furia.  A unique place which stands out for its terroir, where an ideal soil combines with oenological mastery.   They produce a range of Classic Veneto wines, focusing on elegance and personality, rather than overuse of wood barrels. 

New arrival in MY - be one of the first batch of wine lovers to enjoy this in Malaysia!

1. Pinot Grigio
2. Rosso di Veneto 'Appassionato
3. Valpolicella Classico
4. Valpolicella Superiore 'Ripasso'
5. Amarone Della Valpolicella

Fattoria Fibbiano is an agricultural company and farmhouse, located in a magical place, on a sunny hill, bounded by two streams at the bottom of the valley, in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, in an area in the council of Terricciola, in the hills between Pisa and Volterra.   

1. ‘Fonte Della Donne’ Blanco
2. Rose
3. 'Le Pianette'
4. 'Casallini' Chianti
5. 'L'Aspetto'
6. 'Cepatella'

A total of 11 wine labels is waiting for guests, including delicious canapes from Soleil. 

This Italian wine tasting is a collaboration between Soleil Restaurant and Wine Talk.  

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Behind every great restaurant is a great head chef and his team…

Heading the creative and amazing kitchen of Soleil is Chef Evert Onderbeke. He was born in Ghent, Belgium in 1976. He has always been fascinated by restaurants and at 15 years old began his studies at Belgium’s most famous culinary school, ‘Ter Duinen in Koksijde’. After qualifying, he assisted in the opening of a new restaurant in Ghent before relocating to New York to study under Belgian Chef Steven Debruyn. He returned to Belgium and soon joined the premier in fine dining catering company, ‘Diner Prive’ in 2003. There, he was mentored by the legendary 2 Star Michelin Chef Roger Souvereyns, who instructed him on the art of fine dining.  

Chef Evert moved to Malaysia where he was the head of kitchen at ‘High Tide’ (Time Out KL award winner Best Seafood restaurant 2010, MIGF award winner best all round cuisine 2010) before joining ‘Batu Batu Resort’ in Pulau Tengah, Johor. He has now been here for 7 years and currently heads the culinary team in Soleil Restaurant (Time Out KL award winner best European restaurant 2014, winner of 13 awards at MIGF 2015 including gold award Best all round restaurant).

Chef Evert creates finely well-balanced seafood dishes that hinge upon the styles of European cuisine but his true mastery is conveyed in blending local and imported ingredients to created his unique world of flavours. Each dish served on a plate is a product of his deep passion and creativity, making Soleil a truly memorable restaurant to dine in.  

Soleil [pronounced Soh-lay], means Sun in French is a restaurant located in section 17, opened in August 2013. Serving mostly modern European cuisine with subtle Asian influence, the restaurant boasts a plethora of fresh imported and local seafood options as well as other delectable items including a small selection of meats and pastas on its menu.

The restaurant layout is split into two floors with the ground floor catering comfortably for up to 45 persons. The first floor houses the restaurant's wine cellar as well as the cigar lounge and private room. Upstairs has a maximum seating capacity of 35 persons.

For inquiries about dining at Soleil, visit www.soleil.my 

For more Italian wine choices and wine tasting events, visit www.winetalk.com.my 

Wine Shopping Made Easy for East Malaysia

Do you like wines but have difficulties finding them in your area within East Malaysia? Are you in Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan or Bintulu where your wine choices are limited? Don’t you wish there was an easy way for you to look and shop for wines then get them delivered to your home? 

Wine Talk, Malaysia’s largest online wine shop, has recently launched and extended its delivery service to East Malaysia. For the past years, Wine Talk has successfully delivered wines to major cities in West Malaysia. This time, it is happy and pleased to expand its services to the beautiful East Malaysia islands and cities. 

Wines from various winemaking countries can be found at Wine Talk East Malaysia site. These countries include France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Argentina, South Africa, Chile, USA and Uruguay. Be spoilt for wide choices of wine grapes such as Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and more. If you love popular brands like Penfolds, Wolf Blass, Lindemans or Gerard Bertrand, you’d be delighted to find it at Wine Talk.  

Wine delivery in East Malaysia is now just a few clicks away. When you log on to www.winetalk.com.my, just select “East Malaysia” as your “shipping to” option and you can start choosing your wines. Need help on which wine to choose? No problem! Wine Talk is the first wine shop in Malaysia to have an online shopping advisor, both for West and East Malaysia locations. Simply log on to www.winetalk.com.my during work hours of weekdays and you’ll find an online advisor who can help you decide with your shopping. Whether you need advice on which wine goes well with a dish or which wine can you buy within a certain budget, Wine Talk’s wine shopping advisor can help you. 

Wine Talk is an online wine delivery service in Malaysia, providing fast, efficient and easy way for wine enthusiasts to shop online for wines, wine accessories such as wine glasses, wine chillers and decanters. May it be red wine, white wine, sweet wine, Champagne, sparkling wine or even non-alcoholic wine, searching for wines that you like is easy at Wine Talk. 

Online shopping at Wine Talk is made even easier with various payment options such as credit card, online banking, PayPal and cash-on-delivery (for selected Klang Valley areas in West Malaysia). You can also get assistance from Wine Talk for corporate orders, wine event requirements and wedding wines.

What type of wine do you like? Are you looking for a certain wine label and not sure where to find it? Try searching for it at www.winetalk.com.my. If you can’t find it on the website, just chat with a wine shopping advisor or send an email to info@winetalk.com.my for assistance. They’d be more than happy to help you in all your wine needs!

More good news? Voucher offer? You can use my personal voucher code to enjoy RM50 OFF on your first purchase! Use my code CELESTE50 on RM250 worth of normal-priced wines, valid for West and East Malaysia.  

A view from the top with KL Sky Tour Helicopters!

Wine Talk and Cempaka Helicopters bring fun and excitement to a new level

Have you tried sitting inside a helicopter and flying in it? Wouldn’t it be exciting to try?

Malaysia’s Premier Heli-Tours, KL Sky Tours by Cempaka Helicopters had recently brought 30 lucky Wine Talk customers up in the skies to a beautiful view of Kuala Lumpur. The unforgettable helicopter ride lasted 6 minutes each and trust me, this 6-minute ride will give you something to remember beyond just 360 seconds. 

Starting from the helipad at Titiwangsa, the sight of 2 shiny helicopters is impressive. The moment those rotor blades started spinning, guests got excited to soar high and fly! 

The 2 helicopters, The Robinson R44 and The Robinson R66 Turbine, are a sight to behold. But these are not just beauties; these are armed to deliver best-in-class service. The R44 carries 3 passengers excluding pilot, powered by Lycoming IO-540 six cylinder engine and has a cruise speed of 110 kn (200 km/h: 130 mph). The R66 carries 4 passengers excluding pilot, powered by Rolls Royce RR300 Turbine engine  and has a cruise speed of 125kn (144mph, 231km/h).

Take a look at those sexy leather seats. Another great thing about the seating design of each helicopter is the access to panoramic view for each guest. Everyone (except the pilot!) can take photos, selfies, wefies and videos to capture moments up there!

Couple by couple, guests started on their first and amazing 6-minute sky tour. Guests enjoyed a spectacular bird’s eye view of KL’s famous landmarks such as:

• Istana Budaya
• Petronas Twin Towers
• KL Tower
• The Royal Selangor Golf Course
• National Stadium
• National Mosque
• Dataran Merdeka
• Batu Caves

Views from the top:

Wine Talk guests and team had a great time with Cempaka Helicopters. The pilots and the entire crew were friendly, helpful and full of smiles, despite the heat of a warm day. 

Cempaka Helicopters provides rides to individuals, tourists, locals and even corporates. Whether you want to enjoy view from the top of the city or just need to get somewhere really fast, you can book a helicopter ride.  

4 basic packages available:

The KL Express - 6-minute tour that will take you on a sky view of KL’s main attractions including KL Tower, Merdeka Square, National Stadium and Petronas Twin Towers. 

Price - RM198 per person + 6% GST, minimum of 3 passengers per flight

The City Explorer - 15-minute tour to enjoy a sky view starting from The Batu Caves, site of the annual Thaipusam festival, whisking over to Jalan Duta, home of Federal Territory Mosque and the National Palaca along with KL’s homes of the rich and famous, ending up with a sky tour of the majestic buildings of downtown KL. 

Price - RM488 per person + 6% GST, minimum of 3 passengers per flight

The Jungle Escape - 30-minute tour to enjoy all the sights from The City Explorer plus KL’s untouched and pristine rainforests along Quartz Ridge to the Batu Dam. 

Price - RM960 per person + 6% GST, minimum of 3 passengers per flight

The Mountain View - this is the ultimate 45-minute indulgence. Flight rises to 6,000 feet over valleys and mountains covered in lush rainforests to the famous Genting Highlands. Flight back to the city covers panoramic view of KL city skyline, the Batu Caves, KL’s royal quarters and downtown iconic buildings. 

Price - RM1,388 + 6% GST, minimum of 3 passengers per flight

For VIPs, Private Charter Flight is available for arrangement. This is for people who need point-to-point travel service, which can be used to serve various needs including business purposes or transfers from airports to island resorts, short breaks, attending special events, whether it is a special family occasion such as a wedding, a relaxing lunch away from the city, a major sports event or just a day out visiting family and friends. It’s fast, easy, private and simply an elegant way to travel. Why else do a lot of celebrities travel by chopper?

Flights depart from the new KL City Helipad in Titiwangsa. If you don’t want to drive over, just use Grab or Uber to get you there!

Here’s the Wine Talk team and the Robinson R66 Turbine at the helipad!

Want to experience an amazing helicopter ride?

You can book your helicopter rides at http://www.klskytour.com/

Or visit Cempaka Helicopter at 

Titiwangsa Helipad

Tasik Titiwangsa, Titiwangsa, 53200 Kuala Lumpur

www.klskytour.com

Good Food Always Goes with Great Wines

If you love good food then it's the perfect time to shop for great wines!

What’s up with the weather these days? Sometimes it’s sunny then it will suddenly rain…oh, man, I just washed my car! 

But whether the weather is wet, hot or humid, one thing’s for sure; it’s always a great time to have a glass of great wine. Wine Talk, Malaysia’s largest online wine shop with more than 2,500 wines in its selection, is currently having a limited sale offer of 25% OFF on selected wines. Simply use the code WHYNOT upon checkout to enjoy this discount. Valid for 1-time use per customer only, limited stocks and time, shop at www.winetalk.com.my/sale/special-sale.html for your wines. No minimum order required. By the way, it comes with free standard delivery across West Malaysia with an order of RM120 and above.

Some of the beautiful wines included in this special:

(White wine) Wine Men of Gotham Sauvignon Blanc - This Sauvignon Blanc displays tropical aromas of lychee, passionfruit and hints of cut grass.

(White wine) Wine Men of Gotham Pinot Grigio - This Pinot Grigio displays lifted aromas of citrus fruits, pear, and lime. The palate is clean with crisp acidity and a lovely array of floral and fruit flavours.

(White wine) Gotham Wines Clare Valley Riesling - This wine displays characters of lemon, lime and grapefruit along with touches of mineral.

(White wine) Domaine Maby 'Variations' Cotes Du Rhone White - This cuvee is a classic white Rhone-Blend, crafted with local varietals which bring a great balance of flavours and minerality. This is a cracking wine, very aromatic with hints of lemon, white flowers and a generous palate with fresh fruits combined with hazelnuts, white flowers and apricot; a beautiful wine with elegance, strength and balance.

My personal favourite is this one...

(Rose wine) Domaine Maby 'Variations' Cotes Du Rhone Rose - This cuvee is a classic Rose Rhone-Blend, crafted with local varietals which bring a great balance of flavours and minerality. Fresh, fruitful with strawberry, blackcurrant, and raspberry, this is smooth and well-balanced. A perfect match with a selection of tapas or a BBQ – shared with friends.

(Red wine) Gotham Wines Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Lifted aromas of chocolate and dark cherries, combine with a richly flavoured palate of spicy, ripe plum and hints of oak.

(Red wine) Wine Men of Gotham Shiraz Grenache - This Shiraz Grenache is an aromatic medium bodied wine combining fresh blackberry flavours with gentle floral aromas and notes of strawberry.

(Red wine) Printhie 'Ashburnham' Cabernet-Merlot - Their classic Bordeaux blend offers a rich bouquet of ripe plum and black cherry with hints of sweet berries. The palate is full with dark plum and blackberry, gently layered with soft oak influences and velvety tannins. A very friendly and generous red – to enjoy with friends. 

You can even order just 3 bottles and it will be nicely packed in this cool green box!

Don’t let the weather or other things (like no Pokemon Go) ruin your mood! Have a lovely time with wines, with friends and with good food!

Happy wine shopping at www.winetalk.com.my

10 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Shop for Wines Online

You can now shop and pay for almost everything online using your mobile, laptop or desktop. Clothes, shoes, lunch, dinner, flowers, appliances, gadgets, even pay for your utility bills online. With probably the fastest we’ve seen in technology development so far, mobility has been continuously changing the way we shop, the way we manage time, and the way we live our lives.

But should you really shop for wines online? Here are 10 reasons why you shouldn’t:

1.  Because you enjoy wasting time to drive to the mall or shop. With the lovely traffic that we have here, especially during peak hours, you don’t want to miss every second that you’re stuck in the car, not moving, or maybe moving inch-by-inch. This may also include the lingering pangs of hunger that you go through while stuck in a jam. No, you don’t want to miss all those.

2.   Because you enjoy going around and looking for parking slots. So after wasting time to drive all the way, of course, you also enjoy circling around the parking lot or stalking people who might be leaving soon just so you can get that one free parking slot. Or maybe you also enjoy occasional acts of illegal parking and eventually getting clamped. What a joy!

3.   Because you love looking like an idiot with all those bottles on the shelves. Oh, yes, you definitely enjoy having no idea on which shelf to start with nor which shelves are just the type you are looking for. You don’t want a website that easily filters your choices for you. You specially don’t like an organized site where you can choose by type, by country, by grape or price range. No, you don’t want easy choices that save you time.

4.  Because you don’t like information about the wine. Wines from Australia, Chile and other New World wines have English information which you can understand. But what you love the most are those from France, Italy and Spain that use languages you don’t understand, leaving you clueless on what you’re buying. As long as it’s a wine bottle, that’s good enough for you. Then you definitely don’t want a website that provides you the key information such as type, grape, body, flavor and even some food pairing notes.

5.  Because you love spending precious half an hour or more looking at wines on shelves and end up buying the same wine you had before. Since you’ve already enjoyed going through traffic jam, looking for parking lot and finally reaching the shop, you might as well spend some more precious time looking at each bottle, deciphering the labels and info, asking the staff about each wine and getting half an answer. Oh, well, you might as well pick up the same wine as before since you know how it tastes.

6.   Because you love carrying the bottles from the shop to your car and from your car to your doorstep. When you’ve finally bought the 6, 12 or more bottles, you definitely want to carry them yourself. It doesn’t matter if it’s around 10kg, you love carrying heavy stuff. You don’t want to order wines online and get them delivered to your preferred address anywhere in West Malaysia. You’d love to carry them around in your arms.

7.  Because you don’t want any satisfaction guarantee. It doesn’t matter to you if the wine is awful or corked. You enjoy drinking awful wine after all the time you spent picking the wines and carrying the bottles. And the best part is you can’t return them. You don’t want to buy it online, at Wine Talk, where you get satisfaction guarantee --- getting a replacement or return in value credits to change the wine. You like wasting money (and time) for bad wines.

8.  Because you don’t want access to a wine expert or sommelier. You prefer asking about wines from shop staff who can’t even tell you the difference between a Sauvignon Blanc and a Riesling, less likely about what’s the best wine to serve for a specific dish. You’re happy to just talk to people who probably know wine a lot less than you do. No, you definitely don’t want to shop online where a sommelier or other wine advisors can personally guide you in picking wines for personal consumption, events, wedding or whatever. A wine site like Wine Talk allows you to chat online and speak with them while shopping, even give you some wine tips!

9.  Because you don’t like wide range of wines that you can easily discover in just a few clicks even at the comfort of your couch. Shopping for wines online allows you to shop anytime anywhere, no closing hours, no need to get dressed and you don’t even need to physically hand over cash or card. But you don’t want these, right? You are happy to chase operating hours of a shop and exert every effort needed to pay for your wines. You don’t want to be relaxing at the balcony sipping a glass of that delicious Shiraz or Chardonnay while shopping for wine at the same time.

10. Because you want to go through points 1 to 9 over and over again. Ahhh, the time wasted, the pain and other difficulties you experience when buying wines at the shop are worth it, aren’t they? If you enjoy all these and would not shift to easy, convenient, comfortable shopping, then online is definitely not for you. A wine site like Wine Talk exists to provide wine lovers the best possible shopping experience. But, hey, you don’t want that. So go ahead and continue using more time, energy and possibly more money by going to your normal shop.