The Journal · Wine education
Learn to love wine,not just to buy it
Plain-spoken guides, real estate stories and pairings you'll actually use — the same knowledge we use to choose every bottle we sell.
Written & curated by The Wine Monk · Singapore, since 2014
Super Tuscan
The wines that broke Italy's rules — and changed fine wine forever.
02Natural Wines
Orange, skin-contact, biodynamic — what they are and why they matter.
03Food Pairing
The pairings that always work, and the rules worth breaking at your own table.
04Wine Curation
How we choose every bottle — the process, the critics, the taste tests.
Explore by place
A taste of where it's from
Every region tells its story in the glass. Read the guide, then shop the wines.
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From the journal
Read & pour
Guides, regions and pairings — written to be read, designed to help you choose.
A Wonderful Wine Evening
An evening with two great Châteauneuf-du-Pape — Marcoux 1998 and Beaucastel 2005. Notes on decanting old vintages and letting aged wine breathe on its own terms.
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Rioja Gem
Inside La Rioja Alta's Gran Reserva 904 — a benchmark Tempranillo blend and a masterclass in patient, elega...
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Great Value Montalcino Heritage
Why Rosso di Montalcino — the 'baby Brunello' — is one of Tuscany's smartest-value reds, and what makes Fat...
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Occhipinti Wines — An Absolutely Inspired Effort
Arianna Occhipinti's Siccagno Nero d'Avola is an absolutely inspired effort from Vittoria, Sicily — a Sicil...
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The Bottle that Started Our Brunello Journey
The 2007 Brunello di Montalcino that started The Wine Monk's own Brunello journey — a revelation after an h...
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"It's stupid not to be organic in Sicily"
How Arianna Occhipinti — who started with one hectare of abandoned vines — became the defining voice of Sic...
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Morellino di Scansano from Fattoria dei Barbi
Fattoria dei Barbi's Morellino di Scansano 2016 — a Sangiovese from Maremma that combines refinement with r...
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Wine Curation — Yet another pleasure of our work
A curated delivery of six bottles — Barco Reale, Morellino, Rosso di Montalcino, Barbera d'Alba and more — ...
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All About Magnums & Double Magnums — Does bottle size matter?
Does bottle size matter? Why magnums and double magnums age wine more gracefully — and why The Wine Monk st...
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Barco Reale from Capezzana — a Tuscan Star on the Rise
Why Barco Reale di Carmignano from Tenuta di Capezzana rewards patience — an entry-level Tuscan that blosso...
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The full cellar notebook
A lifetime of love affair in a one night stand
How to properly breathe, decant and store wine — eight practical tips from The Wine Monk for getting the most fr...
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Wine Critics — Why we need them and why we don't?
Why independent wine critics matter — from Robert Parker to Jancis Robinson — and when it is worth forming your ...
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Fine wines — asset class worth investing?
Are fine wines a worthwhile investment? Key factors — producer, terroir, vintage, provenance and storage — expla...
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