JJ Wine & Tapas

Since our last publication, the expansion and refurbishment of JJ Retails wine bar has been completed.  The new extension of the company building, JJ Wines & Tapas, consists of a stylish dining bar for more seating and three comfortably furnished private rooms for socials.

The newly refurbished JJ Wine & Tapas with its modern baroque aesthetic deco portrays an elegant yet sophisticated ambience which is enhanced by a tint of European flair. The bar has a kitchen and serves bistro tapas style dishes created by Chef Revelino who has gained his culinary experience in Australia. The dishes have been designed to complement the wine selection while also cater to customers who prefer to have food with their wine.

The wine is the main course
and everything else is just garnish …

The private rooms are comfortably furnished with sofas and equipped with modern furnishing. Two of the rooms accommodate up to five people with the other big size room provides for up to ten.  These quiet and cozy spaces are designed for privacy with a warm, pleasant and homely atmosphere in which wine-loving consumers can relax while sipping their wine.

In the corner of the bar stands the WineEmotion Otto, an automated advanced wine dispensing system — the one and only such automated wine dispenser that can be found among wine bars in the whole of Malaysia to date. Utilizing two temperature-controlled chambers and engineered to handle the rigorous commercial setting, its flexible customisation options allow for the placement of eight wines within the machine and the programming of desired serving portions to suit the requirements of the owner’s operation.  This dispenser is also a preservation system in that once opened, each bottle of wine can be preserved for at least 30 days without the concern for aromatic cross-contamination or the risk of spoilage.

With the installation of the wine dispenser, JJ guests can now sample the wine by the glass before buying them thus expanding their range of wine, especially premium wine, tasting experience. The customer who visits alone can also enjoy an enhanced selection of premium wines without having to commit to a 750ml bottle.

Despite its new opening, many exciting wine happenings have taken place and more events are lining up to quench the wine thirst of novices and experts alike. In mid January, the intermediate level wine appreciation class featuring wines from Germany, the ancestral home of Riesling, kick started wine enthusiasts’ exploration of German wines and left the participants with a new, insightful appreciation for Riesling.

The same month saw yet another exclusive and special event in which wine lovers were not only given the rare opportunity to participate in the master level wine appreciation class conducted by Mr Stefano Gandolini, the dedicated wine entrepreneur-cum-winemaker from Chile, but also enjoyed a wine dinner with the master himself sampling some of the highly commended and limited production wines from the Gandolini , Ventolera  and Von Siebenthal vineyards of South America.