The Four Seasons Resort Langkawi achieved a “first” for the island when they collaborated with renowned wine growers from New Zealand – Misha’s Vineyards.
“We’re excited to introduce these special wines as we want to over-deliver on our guests’ expectation by sourcing premium wines from the world’s most highly regarded wine regions ”said Mohzani “Mo” Mokhtar, Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, who spear-headed this project.
“Misha’s Vineyard is a boutique family-owned estate producing some of the most consistent and highly-rated wines in Central Otago. Their spectacular single-vineyard along with the craftsmanship of Olly Masters, one of New Zealand’s most talented winemakers, is a pretty compelling combination” he added.
Mo visited Misha’s Vineyard estate last year, touring the vineyard with owners Misha & Andy Wilkinson and gaining an in-depth appreciation of the care and attention that go into producing the wines.
“We loved the opportunity to showcase our sustainably-farmed vineyard and to demonstrate how well our wines age” said Misha. “But what’s really special for us with this collaboration, is that more than a decade ago, at the request of a guest, we were asked if we could supply wines to the resort. That was the start of the relationship with the Four Seasons Langkawi which has continued over the past ten years and now we’re starting a new decade of even closer co-operation.”
Integral to the relationship between the Four Seasons Resort Langkawi and Misha’s Vineyard is S.H. Maju Sdn Bhd, Langkawi’s leading wine and spirits importer and distributor.
Owner Alfred Low, first imported Misha’s Vineyard wines in 2014 and has exclusively represented the brand in Langkawi since then.
With a specially crafted wine label the hotel was keen to retain the key elements of the Misha’s Vineyard brand which celebrates the history of the auspicious vineyard site where Chinese immigrants panned for gold in the 1880s.
There is also a recurrence of the lucky number 8 with the vineyard’s location and orientation which is represented by a grape vine with 8 bunches of gold. A graphic of the resort’s signature traditional Malaysian setting is seamlessly blended under this vine along with the Four Seasons Resort Langkawi logo.
The result of the collaboration was the launch of the private labelling showcase of the 2024 Starlet Sauvignon Blanc and 2024 Cantata Pinot Noir.
The Wilkinsons brought the first batch of the wines personally to share with a select group of hoteliers and friends
Guests at the showcase gave rave reviews of the new labels.
Present at the unveiling session was Four Seasons Resort Langkawi general manager, Ivan Giles, managing director of S.H Maju Sdn Bhd, Alfred Low, general manager of Pelangi Beach Resort Langkawi, Neoh Kean Boon among others.
The 2024 Starlet and the 2024 Cantata are distributed exclusively by S.H Maju Sdn Bhd.
