August 2012 | Wine Cellar Plus

Chateau d’Yquem vertical at Mosaic

Posted on 6th August, by Wine Cellar in Tasting Notes. 1 Comment

Could we have asked for a more spectacular venue than Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient and their Conference Room? Definitely not. From the moment our guests arrived, greeted by bokke and zebra along the driveway, they were made to feel special and welcomed with proverbial open arms. Transported what feels like a million miles away [...]

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