agxo3 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Mahirap na sigurong kontrahin ang trend na ito. A lot of people, I'm sure, and that includes you and I, will still prefer the romance of corks, no matter how chancey the wines will be.In fact, iniipon ko yung mga corks ko - may isang garapon na ako I really don't know for what purpose....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah - I save the corks too! My daughter has started doing the same thing. She was visiting from LA this past weekend and she saved the cork from our dinner wine. So she's starting to do the same ting. Good for her - I taught her to appreciate good wine and good liquor, so now she can't drink the swill so she's restricted to drinik the good stuff. Since she can't afford too much, she can't drink that much! There's a method to my madness after all! Stopped by the wine store after dinner and couldn't resist - bought two more bottles. One is an Australian shiraz - Wishing Tree. Do yo know anything about it? Relatively inexpensive - $9.99 at retail, but seemd to have good reviews, and this is a wine store whose owner has pretty much teh same taste in wine that I do. I'm expecting and hopig it's good. I need a good but inexpensive shyrah/shiraz I can count on. I also bought a Ben Ray passito de pantelleria. $35 for a split (375 ml)!!! But it's one of those "wow!" wines. It's a dessert wine made from grapes that have been allowed to ripen then shrivel on the vine (sun dried, not botrytis or freezing) then pressed. Intense honey/lychee flavors with good acitidity to back it up and keep it from getting cloying. Also lots of dried stone fruit in there - dried apricots or nectarines came to mind. Last but not least - for diner last night (stir-fried green baens with oyster sauce, a bit of thai chili, and those dried Chinese sausages)I opened a Vouvray (from Vouvray - duh! - in the Loire Valley in France). Synthetic cork (yuck!), off-dry, pleasant with light acidity. Classic chenin blanc flavors, some honeysuckle on the nose, cantaloupe and (verly light) grapefruit. The flavors complemented each other - I suspect that made the wine more pleasant that it would have been by itself. Not memorable (so much so that I can't even remember the producer), but not bad for $3.99 at Trader Joe's. Still looking for the lightly bubbly (in Vouvray the call it pettillant), lightly off-dry (but by no means sweet) wine I picked up when driving through the town several years ago. I was told it was available here (California), but no luck finding it! Quote Link to comment
sally bogna mathay Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Mahirap na sigurong kontrahin ang trend na ito. A lot of people, I'm sure, and that includes you and I, will still prefer the romance of corks, no matter how chancey the wines will be.In fact, iniipon ko yung mga corks ko - may isang garapon na ako I really don't know for what purpose....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> same here pare, i keep the corks too but don't know what to do with them...i read from an article on this issue (cork vs plastic) that one probable reason is the fact that the supply of cork is fast running out...they come from a tree, most of which have been affected by some type of pest...portugal is world's main supplier of cork Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 Yeah - I save the corks too! My daughter has started doing the same thing. She was visiting from LA this past weekend and she saved the cork from our dinner wine. So she's starting to do the same ting. Good for her - I taught her to appreciate good wine and good liquor, so now she can't drink the swill so she's restricted to drinik the good stuff. Since she can't afford too much, she can't drink that much! There's a method to my madness after all! Stopped by the wine store after dinner and couldn't resist - bought two more bottles. One is an Australian shiraz - Wishing Tree. Do yo know anything about it? Relatively inexpensive - $9.99 at retail, but seemd to have good reviews, and this is a wine store whose owner has pretty much teh same taste in wine that I do. I'm expecting and hopig it's good. I need a good but inexpensive shyrah/shiraz I can count on. I also bought a Ben Ray passito de pantelleria. $35 for a split (375 ml)!!! But it's one of those "wow!" wines. It's a dessert wine made from grapes that have been allowed to ripen then shrivel on the vine (sun dried, not botrytis or freezing) then pressed. Intense honey/lychee flavors with good acitidity to back it up and keep it from getting cloying. Also lots of dried stone fruit in there - dried apricots or nectarines came to mind. Last but not least - for diner last night (stir-fried green baens with oyster sauce, a bit of thai chili, and those dried Chinese sausages)I opened a Vouvray (from Vouvray - duh! - in the Loire Valley in France). Synthetic cork (yuck!), off-dry, pleasant with light acidity. Classic chenin blanc flavors, some honeysuckle on the nose, cantaloupe and (verly light) grapefruit. The flavors complemented each other - I suspect that made the wine more pleasant that it would have been by itself. Not memorable (so much so that I can't even remember the producer), but not bad for $3.99 at Trader Joe's. Still looking for the lightly bubbly (in Vouvray the call it pettillant), lightly off-dry (but by no means sweet) wine I picked up when driving through the town several years ago. I was told it was available here (California), but no luck finding it!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> tingnan mo nga naman - lahat pala tayo nag-iipon ng cork Matagal nang pinag-iinitan ng wife ko yung mga cork - gusto nang itapon - pero I always say hey dont you dare touch that stuff hehehe...me too I'm planning to initiate my kids to wine when they are of drinking age na - good thing dalawa na kayo ng daughter mo ang nag-appreciate sa wine. Parang I've seen a Wishing Tree here...yup Aussie wines are quite inexpensive but they are of good value naman. They have to, dahil ang dami na ding lumalabas na wine sa kanila and to be competitive sa export market dapat medyo competitive din ang pricing nila. I'm not familiar with sweet wines because they're not widely available here. I'd really like to para naman may variety na din ang iniinom ko.... cheers! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 same here pare, i keep the corks too but don't know what to do with them...i read from an article on this issue (cork vs plastic) that one probable reason is the fact that the supply of cork is fast running out...they come from a tree, most of which have been affected by some type of pest...portugal is world's main supplier of cork<{POST_SNAPBACK}> it comes from oak yata eh but I'm saddened to know of that pest....lalong mababawasan ang mga corks......pare itago lang natin yung mga cork - baka one day we open a wine bar and we can have a use for them sa decor Quote Link to comment
freakish Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 For a cheap wine, look for an Australian label called Yellow Tail. It's more consistenly drinkable, at least for now.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> a friend gave me this Yellow Tail (shiraz) but i haven't opened it yet...at least i have an advance review with this one (as i really don't have any idea) i'll open it on halloween so nobody will pester me to buy beer. Quote Link to comment
freakish Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 it comes from oak yata eh but I'm saddened to know of that pest....lalong mababawasan ang mga corks......pare itago lang natin yung mga cork - baka one day we open a wine bar and we can have a use for them sa decor <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hehehe, you can use them as Christmas tree ornaments!! just use a tie wire and hang them. if you have those wine plate names, you can mix it with the corks too... :cool: for a vintage look, glue them on a polished wood board and put caption under (name of wine or date you had them, etc), you can do one board one cork or corks in rows and columns in one board....matrabaho no? la lang pag tripan mo lang if you want to relax sometime..hehhee(relax daw o) :boo: Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 hehehe, you can use them as Christmas tree ornaments!! just use a tie wire and hang them. if you have those wine plate names, you can mix it with the corks too... :cool: for a vintage look, glue them on a polished wood board and put caption under (name of wine or date you had them, etc), you can do one board one cork or corks in rows and columns in one board....matrabaho no? la lang pag tripan mo lang if you want to relax sometime..hehhee(relax daw o) :boo:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey welcome back, ms. freakish!no please no tie wires...i don't want to dismember my corks hehehe.....yes i've been thinking of gluing them on to a wall or something as some sort of decor for a planned wine bar I'll have to get the interior designer's take on this Sayang nga I should have thought of that earlier - but as of now it would be impossible to recall which wine a cork came from - besides which the woman of the house would really confirm in her mind's eye that I'm a true nutcase doing that heheh....a soothing glass of my favorite wine is enough to relax me...tell us how you find the Yellow Tail....we need a COMPLETE wine review and tasting notes from you hehehehehe....Cheers! Quote Link to comment
freakish Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 hey welcome back, ms. freakish!no please no tie wires...i don't want to dismember my corks hehehe.....yes i've been thinking of gluing them on to a wall or something as some sort of decor for a planned wine bar I'll have to get the interior designer's take on this Sayang nga I should have thought of that earlier - but as of now it would be impossible to recall which wine a cork came from - besides which the woman of the house would really confirm in her mind's eye that I'm a true nutcase doing that heheh....a soothing glass of my favorite wine is enough to relax me...tell us how you find the Yellow Tail....we need a COMPLETE wine review and tasting notes from you hehehehehe....Cheers!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah it will be kind of weird to see you sniffing the cork just to get the name or kind of wine it sealed..hehehhe. hmmnn...i'll try my best to describe it, as i am no expert i'll just do it in layman's term. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 yeah it will be kind of weird to see you sniffing the cork just to get the name or kind of wine it sealed..hehehhe. hmmnn...i'll try my best to describe it, as i am no expert i'll just do it in layman's term. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no please that was just a joke personally I find wine reviews intimidating as I feel pressured to also experience what the reviewer went through. But how on earth can i see if it tastes like apricots or blackberry when I don't know or haven't even tasted those fruits Another thing - I'm not much into French wines because I don't know how to pronounce their darned names! I mean kelan ko lang nalaman na beaujolais is pronounced like beelaszh or something Quote Link to comment
freakish Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 no please that was just a joke personally I find wine reviews intimidating as I feel pressured to also experience what the reviewer went through. But how on earth can i see if it tastes like apricots or blackberry when I don't know or haven't even tasted those fruits Another thing - I'm not much into French wines because I don't know how to pronounce their darned names! I mean kelan ko lang nalaman na beaujolais is pronounced like beelaszh or something <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was hoping you will redeem me from giving that review...*whew* i'll just let you know if i like it..then i will stick to iced tea, hahahah!! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 I was hoping you will redeem me from giving that review...*whew* i'll just let you know if i like it..then i will stick to iced tea, hahahah!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> no you promised a layman's review, and a layman's review is what we expect....sige na, please? We're no experts here too...no iced tea, too. Sige ka lalo kang lalamigin dyan Quote Link to comment
freakish Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 (edited) no you promised a layman's review, and a layman's review is what we expect....sige na, please? We're no experts here too...no iced tea, too. Sige ka lalo kang lalamigin dyan <{POST_SNAPBACK}> segi po..gusto nyu itago ko cork (meron kaya yun)? tapos ibigay ko sa inyo pag pumunta kayo dito? weihehehee!! :upside: Edited October 27, 2004 by freakish Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted October 28, 2004 Author Share Posted October 28, 2004 segi po..gusto nyu itago ko cork (meron kaya yun)? tapos ibigay ko sa inyo pag pumunta kayo dito? weihehehee!! :upside:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes it has a cork - just can't recall kung oak o plastic....god, she will really k*ll me now if I say I'm going to Toronto to pick up some cork ...you could start your own cork collection hehehe.... Quote Link to comment
Spurt Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 hey, bods!!! wassup??? i'm in hk pa rin..... working. you guys seems enjoying manila this halloween.hehehejust got a sip of the chateau angelique monbousquet, nice pare, its also nice with the price. i'm also trying my collection of napa valley wines (Fife & others), wala lang. have you seen the place called the cork in rockwell? the entrance to that resto had a post full of corks. bods.... yung long lost meeting natin na di matuloy tuloy.... pagbalik ko na lang. Quote Link to comment
sally bogna mathay Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Another thing - I'm not much into French wines because I don't know how to pronounce their darned names! I mean kelan ko lang nalaman na beaujolais is pronounced like beelaszh or something <{POST_SNAPBACK}> heh, heh, bods, beaujolais is pronounced something like this: bohw-zhjo-lay...the s at the end of a word is never pronounced... Quote Link to comment
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