The Wine Review. Mr CH'NG Poh is a lawyer by training. He is the publisher of The Wine Review (South-East Asia's oldest wine magazine, since 1991), and the world's first annual Guide to Bordeaux in Chinese. For more visit - www.chngpohtiong.com

1. The Wine Review
Ch’ng Poh

2. About Ch’ng Poh
• Mr CH’NG Poh is a lawyer by training. He is the publisher of The Wine Review (South-East Asia’s oldest wine
magazine, since 1991), and the world’s first annual Guide to Bordeaux in Chinese. Ch’ng Poh articles have
also appeared in magazines, including Harper’s and Decanter of the UK; and Silver Kris, the magazine of
Singapore Airlines. Chng Poh Tiong also writes a quarterly column for Decanter magazine.
• The judges had remained the same three people until last year when, for the first time, I decided not to be
one of the “active” judges but instead to invite an Overseas Guest Judge.
• But having founded the event, I stayed on as Chairman of the Panel of Judges in those few instances when
the three judges did not agree amongst themselves. There were very few such instances last year when
Adam WYNN, one of Australia’s top winemakers, was the first Overseas Guest Judge. The same was true for
this year with Overseas Guest Judge, Philippe BLANC. (The real hard work was undertaken by the judges, not
the Chairman).
• Philippe Blanc is in charge of one of Bordeaux’s most revered wines. Chateau Beychevelle in Saint-Julien is
not only an historic property but also produces one of Bordeaux’s greatest wines. Philippe had also worked
in two of Australia’s highly regarded wineries, Taltarni and Clover Hill.

3. • Ignatius CHAN, a former founding partner and executive
director of Les Amis Restaurant, Lighthouse Restaurant, Au
Jardin Restaurant and fine wine merchants Vinum, recently
embarked on perhaps the most exciting challenge in his
working life. On September 1st, he opened his own
restaurant called “Iggy” a short-form of his name. It is
situated on Level Three of the Regent Singapore.a
• Don TAY, on the other hand, has been the proprietor of his
own wine shops for a long time. Bacchus is situated in the
basement of Paragon Shopping Centre on bustline Orchard
Road in Singapore and also has a branch within Isetan
Departmental Store in Kuala Lumpur’s stunning Petronas
Twin Tower. Not so long ago, Don also opened
Bacchus@Boathouse (opposite Fullerton Hotel), the wine
bar with the incredible view inside the historic Boathouse (a
former lighthouse) next to the Singapore River and the
open sea.
• The three judges tasted 455 wines this year. That number is
slightly down from last year’s 470. The wines came from all
over the world including Greece, France, Italy, Spain,
Germany, Hungary, Portugal, South Africa, California,
Canada, Argentina, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. Here
are the full results. I am also taking the opportunity to
match the wines with the most ideal food pairings.
Wine Judges

4. More From Chng Poh
• www.chngpohtiong.com
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNWaXxbMg4Y
• https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/my-weekend-7
• www.airnzwineawards.co.nz
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2rJNbLpd7M
• https://medium.com/@chngpoh8/chng-poh-chng-poh-
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