Meet the Noses

Ed  Soon - Broad Nose

Ed Soon is an Oenologist by training - basically a wine scientist.  This means he understands about wine from a very technical point of view and also from over 30 years of tasting experience!

Broad Nose loves anything off the beaten track and will drink pink wines at a black tie dinner, quaff Malbecs at picnics, toast with sherry and sip Sauvignon Blanc all night long. Broad Nose writes often about wine as the Contributing Wine Editor for Appetite magazine, and thinks that all drinkers should trust their own palates and not take wine scores too seriously.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Promiscuous Nose

Lisa is Singapore's only Master of Wine - the highest distinction of expertise in the wine industry globally.  Though born and raised in rural Maine, USA, Promiscuous Nose spent more than 12 years working in the UK wine trade and 5 years employed as a wine buyer for one of Japan's top importers. She is now based in Singapore and writes a regular column 'In Asia' for eRobertParker.com. Lisa recently achieved her Master of Wine qualification.

Promiscuous Nose is a promiscuous wine drinker, meaning she is happy to quaff good quality wines from a broad range of regions around the globe. She has a slight preference for red wines, with Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo being amongst her favorite grapes. Favourite Wine: No doubt...1967 Château Rayas

Timothy Goh - Scrupulous Nose

As Maitre D' and Chef Sommelier of the Les Amis Restaurant Group's flagship restaurant in the Shaw Centre, Scrupulous Nose is the custodian of the restaurant's $5 million wine collection...a job that certainly keeps his equally scrupulous (and discerning) young palate in top shape! His nose and palate fitness are well know, in particular since he was voted the Sommelier of the Year at the World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence in 2008. 
Favourite Wine: If I have to pick one...1978 DRC, Romanee Conti! If I get more choices then any of Claude Dugat's Charmes or Griotte Chambertin!

Suzanne  Brocklehurst - Nose-to-the-Ground Nose

Keeping her nose, and feet, firmly to the ground has been a challenge for Nose-to-the-Ground Nose. Her distinctly nomadic lifestyle has led to wine industry experience on three continents over 20 years - sales, marketing, teaching, judging, consulting and writing.
Fresh, aromatic whites, such as Riesling, Albarino or even Gruner Veltliner are always close at hand in the fridge. Whilst medium bodied, multi-layered reds such as Pinot Noir are a firm favorite at the dinner table. Favourite Wine: Given only one choice? It would have to be champagne, infact Pol-Roger Blanc de Blancs 1998

Chee Wee Lee - Equitable Nose

Equitable Nose joined the Singapore wine trade in 1999 and has worked in wine retail, distribution, import, export businesses for well-known wine merchants like Cold Storage, Culina, and Auric Pacific Fine Wines.  Equitable Nose is striking off on his own to develop an interesting, new wine business venture, Vino Cave.  Meanwhile he is keeping his finely-tuned palate in shape with judging, wine training, and The Local Nose monthly tastings. Favourite Wine: Any Musigny, Grand Cru will do

Hwee Peng Lim CSW - Thorough-bred Nose

Thorough-bred Nose is a Singapore wine educator, writer and wine marketing specialist who gets his name from the "thorough" wine notes that he writes.  He brings a tremendous palate to The Local Nose panel, along with a keen interest in helping wine consumers understand what they are drinking. Favourite Wine: Can't single out one when I am still exploring delicate Burgundies, classy Clarets, pure Alsatians, uncovering Austrian native varietals, discovering depth in Australian wines...and I haven't seriously started with Spain and Italy!

Ying Hsien Tan - Raptor Nose

Currently pursuing his Master of Wine qualification, Raptor Nose is a long time wine aficionado and wine scholar with one of Singapore's most extensive wine libraries.  Over the years he's developed his palate and dedicated himself to the pursuit of definitive wine knowledge.  Quietly discerning in his evaluations, yet brutally honest with this opinions about wines, Raptor is an uncompromising hunter of quality wine.  He is now marshalling his tasting skill and wine knowledge in his Master of Wine studies, and will likely be Singapore's first 'native born' Master of Wine in the future! 
Favourite Wine: 1955 Krug

Magdalene Tan - Savvy Nose

Savvy Nose is the owner of Mag's Wine Kitchen and the posh, upscale gastrobar Wine Universe.  She has years of experience tasting and selecting wines for her establishments and along the way has become quite savvy about wines. Favourite Wine: Still searching for it...

Ervin Tang - Guest Nose - June 2010

Ervin Tang has been in the F&B industry for almost five years, and have learnt a lot about food and wines. He started off as a trainee 6 years back and is now a sommelier of The Cliff Restaurant. Wine caught his attention more and the interest grew gradually when he was taught by a few managers and sommeliers about wine. Not only does Ervin love to consume wine, but knowing them and understanding has become a passion, as he says each vintage tells different stories about each of the wine.

Entering his fourth year at The Cliff, Ervin is still pursuing the WSET and also looking forward to the CSW course as well. Favourite Wine: German Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Region Riesling and also Cote Rotie from South of France

Derrick Lim - Sommelier/Wine Consultant

Derrick Lim was previously the Chef Sommelier at the St. Regis Hotel Singapore. Currently, Derrick is the Consulting Sommelier for Imperial Treasure Restaurants Group, the fastest growing Chinese Cuisines chain in Singapore today, and the Waku Ghin Restaurant by one of most renowned chefs, Tetsuya.

Sarah Mayo - The Big Nose

Sarah Mayo is the founder and managing director of The Local Nose.  Yes, this whole TLN-thing was her idea!

Sarah holds the WSET Diploma qualification and has judged wines at Vinitaly and for The Peak, Appetite Magazine and Cusine & Wine Asia magazine in Singapore. Although she always tastes the wines she prefers to remain on the backend of the TLN website writing and editing ;-)

T.C Liong - Confident Nose

Liong has been the Assistant F&B Director / Wine Director at the American Club in Singapore for the past 10 years.

Britta  Giese - Princess Nose

Britta is currently the sommelier at the Fairmont Hotel in Singapore.

Philip Li - Guest Nose August 2011

Philip currently lives in Australia and travels frequently to visit wineries around the world. He was the guest nose for the TLN tasting in August. Favourite Wine: French and aged Aussies