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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Award-winning Andrea Biasiotto Prosecco
The award-winning Andrea Biasiotto Prosecco — rated best Prosecco by Luca Maroni — pairs beautifully with a...
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Rising Bolgheri Superstar
How Orma from Tenuta Sette Ponti became one of Bolgheri's most exciting — and still affordable — Super Tusc...
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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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When the Night Demands Something Extraordinary
Tignanello 2016, Pontet Canet 2013, and Vieux Telegraphe 2012 — three exceptional bottles for an evening wh...
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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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The full cellar notebook
The perfect gift for a 40th Birthday — Sassicaia 1980
The perfect gift for a 40th birthday — Sassicaia 1980 has flourished across four decades into something truly ex...
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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 — all u...
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The Legend of Sassicaia 1975
Before the legendary 1985, it was the 1975 Sassicaia that held legendary status — winning Decanter's Great Clare...
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Natural Wines (or Orange Wines)
Stanko Radikon — revolutionary natural winemaker and pioneer of Ribolla Gialla orange wine from Friuli. A story ...
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Looking for a Monthly Wine Subscription?
A monthly wine subscription isn't for everyone — until you realise it is. From SGD 100 value reds to SGD 500 mat...
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Well-loved Wine Books — Secrets of the Sommelier
Rajat Parr's Secrets of the Sommeliers — the wine book that ignited The Wine Monk's own journey, and one of the ...
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Moscato Passito — a delicious dessert wine
Tenuta Il Falchetto's Moscato Passito is an artisanal dessert wine of real elegance — crushed flowers, melon, ap...
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The Joys of Wine Delivery
A reflection on Saturday morning wine deliveries during Circuit Breaker — and how contact-less delivery changed ...
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Revisiting Moscato the Dessert Wine
Il Falchetto's Ciombo Moscato d'Asti is a serious artisanal wine, not just a sweet fizz — Tre Bicchieri from Gam...
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Need help surviving the Circuit Breaker? We are here to help!
Six principles for surviving the Circuit Breaker — a lighthearted guide to finding solace in good wine during Si...
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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 started...
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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 blossoms be...
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