We welcome you to the November edition of Just Landed.

It’s been a busy time at CellarMaster over the past few months. In June we visited Vin Expo to finalise some very exciting new agencies from France and Italy, as well as arranging for our new Consultant Sommelier, Kelley Michael Schaefer, to join us.

The wines and Kelley have now arrived.

Kelley is one of the best wine educators we have come across and his enthusiasm is infectious. I urge you to talk to Kelley as his services are free and his training will definitely take your wine team to the next level.

We are also hosting our annual Trade Day on Friday 20 November at Kurumba Island Resort. Please put this in your diary so that you can taste and learn about some amazing wines as well as to meet with our visiting superstar wine makers.

Bon appétit!

Linas Zalk
Wine Navigator
Cellarmaster

The Cellar Master 2009 Trade Day & Wine Master Classes
You are invited to visit our exceptional wine collection, along with the Wine Master Class program where you can learn the finer points behind many of the wines we offer.

Where: Kurumba Island Hotel
Date: Friday 20 November, 2009
Time: 10.30 am - 4pm
Transfer from Airport: 10.30am
RSVP: info@cellarmaster.com.mv by Friday 13th NOV 2009

We will be showcasing an absolute treasure chest of premium wines from France , Italy and of course from Australia and New Zealand. To learn more about what will be happening and to meet the some of the producers of  these brands, book your place today by following the link below.

Kelley Schaefer – your key to better wine service

CellarMaster is pleased to welcome and to offer you the service and expertise of award winning sommelier and wine educator Kelley Michael Schaefer. With 15 years of experience in all facets of the wine industry; ranging from wine making and lab analysis to published wine journalism and wine education, his understanding of wine is comprehensive, and ability to explain such a vast and complex topic succinctly unique.

Please take advantage of Kelley's energy, expertise and infectious enthusiasm on behalf of the Cellarmaster team.

Chateau D’Esclans - The most exclusive rosé in the world! Discover why Wine Spectator, Robert Parker Jr, Jancis Robinson and other wine cognoscenti from around the world are raving about the fantastic rosé wine collection from maverick wine legend Sasha Lichine’s Chateau D’Esclans in Cotes de Provence, France.

The wines are made by old Lichine family friend, Patrick Léon, former winemaker of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. What Lichine and Léon have developed is a line of rosés with Burgundian winemaking techniques-and Studio 54 marketing. The wines are now de rigueur on the super yachts of Cannes and St Tropez.

These wines take rosé to the next level, with a range of four wines increasing in complexity and quality-Whispering Angel, Esclans, Les Clans, and Garrus, will finally dispel the misconception and myth that rose wine is not a serious wine.

Curious about our new French and Italian selection

Cellar Master is a specialist in the best Australian and New Zealand wines but we are also including a much focused selection of French and Italian wines. Read on for more information on some of our gems.