“Wine is the thinking person's health drink.” These wise words are scribbled in chalk on a board at the Cork & Screw wine house in Jakarta; you'd be hard-pressed to find someone here that disagreed.

In just three years, what was Indonesia's first complete and conceptual wine bar has become one of the top recommended places to wine and dine in Jakarta. And for good reason, marketing and public relations director Jennifer Karjadi and her three partners have targeted a unique crowd of Jakarta wine drinkers and delivered to them exactly what they want.

“They're young, successful and sophisticated, and they are beginning to appreciate fine wines,” says Jennifer. “Ten years ago people here didn't really appreciate wine, but now the Indonesian market is ready and we want to educate that market.”

As you enter the Cork & Screw bar at Wisma Kodel in Kuningan you are presented with the classic composition of a wine shop where more than 500 labels from 12 different countries are stocked in rows of wooden, open cases. “That's exactly the concept,” says Jennifer “We wanted it to appear as a restaurant inside a wine shop.

Savouring Chinese cuisine in Jakarta may never be the same again. With the opening of Table 8 at Hotel Mulia Senayan, lovers of Chinese cuisine can now enjoy world-class food in an ambience that combines European chic with Chinese artistry.

Table 8 is a feast for all the senses. Serving Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine, the restaurant boasts street food favourites as well as various delicacies from the two regions, complete with a tea counter that offers a wide variety of Chinese teas from different regions of China.

Not to be missed are its signature dishes such as the world-famous soup, “Buddha Jumps over the Wall”, Braised Superior Shark’s Fin with Black Truffles and Dried Scallops served in a stone pot. For the more adventurous, “Beggar’s Chicken” is a must-try.

What makes Table 8 really unique is its extensive Chinese buffet, the only one of its kind in Jakarta. The buffet has something for everyone from a variety of noodles freshly cooked to wok-fried dishes to mouth-watering Chinese desserts.

Flick through the pages of most golf magazines these days and, in addition to ads for the latest "go-further" golf balls and "hit-straighter" drivers, you will now find ads for Rolex, Patek Philippe, Mont Blanc, Corum and Breitling watches.

Also likely to be on prominent display are ads for the latest Mercedes-Benz M-Class car, Bally and Ermenegildo Zegna fashion, Bvlgari jewellery, Samsonite luggage, and Graf Von Faber-Castell and Mont Blanc pens.

You are also likely to find articles about the finest restaurants, cars and fashion accessories that seem to have nothing to do with the game of golf. All of this is because golf has become associated with luxury, from luxurious golf resorts on exotic islands through luxurious real estate surrounding high-end golf courses to luxury golf clubs made of gold by the Japanese company Honma.

It’s hardly surprising that golf has become the luxury sport. It’s always been a rich person’s sport and, despite some success in opening the game up to the average person, particularly in the West, it’s still very much a rich person’s sport, especially in Asia. And rich people like luxury.