Huber's Food & Wine Fair 28-29th May 2011

*No images as I didn't bring my camera!*

A new event on the calender? Organised by The Straits Wine Company and Huber's Butchery. The Straits Wine Company has been holding the wine fiesta yearly around October season. A look at the 2009's Wine Fiesta by The Straits Wine Company here.

The scale of the Huber's F&W fair is pretty small, with just four 'booths' of wines covering mostly Australian and a dash of Italian wines. Food wise, there was smoke salmon (best dish in my opinion), ox tail soup, beef steaks, sausages, various types of breads and cheeses. The entry charge is SGD$25 per pax and it's all-you-can-eat.

Notable wine selection included Rocca Delle Macel Sasyr Sangiovese Syrah 2007 from Tuscany, Italy. Discounted price of $39 was reasonable. Copletrone Montefalco Rosso DOC 2007 from Umbria, Italy was great, with rose, deep floral nose and a very pleasant palatte. Moving to Australian, the notable wines were Woodstock Shiraz 2009 and Woodstock The Stocks Shiraz 2008 from McLaren Vale. The 2009 was had nose of white flowers, some pepper on the palette, saccharine notes, very pleasant. SGD$29! The Stocks 2008 was smooth, balanced and a delicate Shiraz for such a young vintage. The Stocks takes it's grapes from a 'monopole' with vines up to 110 years old. Priced at SGD$83, it's a great value for money Shiraz!

Other wines worth mentioning:
Woodstock Old Fortified NV. SGD$59 (RRP $68.80). Bernice, the representative from McLaren Vale, mentions that one can keep this for months in a fridge. This has the usual honeyed, chocolaty nose but a very pleasant light palate Bernice recommends Vanilla icecream + a shot of port and a crushed Ferrero Rocher (Can't wait to try this!!)

G.D. Vajra Moscato 2009 SGD$28 (RRP $34.80)
A very decent and delicious Moscato with good finesse. Acidity rounds off well in fine harmony with the fruity. A little too much sugar for my liking but this is a sure hit with the ladies. A first round TKO with Brown Brothers.


Wines not worth mentioning:
Schloss Schonborn Marcobrunn-Kabinett Riesling 2008
Flat, sugared drink. Would prefer some acidity to balance the wine out. Fruit was also not much present.

Personal thoughts: A good event to bring together friends for a lazy brunch or 'tea'. Would prefer the food to be warmer and some of the wines/beers more chilled. Hope to see more events from Huber/Straits Wine Company!