Wine-savvy

[agxo3]

well the only expert here is sir agxo   peace!

pare if you backread, there are posts here that may help you or inform..

yeah Chileans now are at par with the rest of the world - nadevelop na din yung wine industry nila, like what happened with Australia and South Africe - a lot of good wines there...

 

also, it's not advisable to take something alcoholic on a flight as it would worsen your jet lag - you're right, pare - kung magkaka-jet lag ka na din naman, better drink something excellent kesa yung mga mapakla na wines sa plane...

I do believe that in First Class mas maganda ang mga wines nila - what's your experience with this, pareng agxo?

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Me? Expert? Surely you jest! I drink a lot. And read a lot. And fortunately have access to a lot of good wines. But that's about it!

 

I don't advise drinking a lot on the plane because it will dehydrate you, although I joke about my "four sctoches and eave me alone" method of flying across the Pacific. I actually will ask for abottle of water, break out my iPod and crash.

 

First class sometimes has good wines, but more often than not, the wines are not much better than in business. The only really, really good wines I've had in first are the bubblies, and I've been on many first class flights across the Pacific. (That's what happens when you fly to Japan every month - after a while the ground crew gets to know you and gives you perks.)

 

I once took a flight from Narita (Tokyo) to San Francisco - it was a Northworst flight - that was not very full at all, so the stewardess moved me from business to first. So naturally, I chatted her up, thanked her profusely, made her feel good - and complimented her on her choice of bubbly (of the two that were offered). At the end of the flight she gave me a present - a bottle of champagne. A Veuve Cliquot yellow label! Not the most expensive, but for the money one of my favorites.

[masi]

i like to drink wine can anyone recomend good wines that are below 500 pesos. tnx

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i think the best thing you could do here is go to a wine shop like, anthony's in yakal, wine depot, magnum at greenbelt, ______ (sorry i forgot the name) at podium lower lobby, santis in yakal, bacchus at the shangrila... and discover the wine yourself.

 

nothing beats the surprise of being able to pick out a wine and have a good experience with it. after all, what we may recommend may not suit your taste...

[Raintribe]

you know, women are like wines in a wine-tasting event - SNIFF, SIP, SWIRL, SPIT OUT :cool:

cheers again!

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Quick question: Found a couple of 1L Chilean reds in a supermarket yesterday. One of those stored in Tetrapaks. Anyone care to elaborate on different forms (advantages/disadvantages) of storing wine?

 

By the way...it was drinkable.

[Raintribe]

and oh...bods...that SNIFF, SIP, SWIRL, SPIT OUT thing...goes also for men

[bathala]

as far as i know...just dont let the sun get to it or it might turn into vinegar. Also (correct me...) you have to store it on its side so the cork will not go dry and in a dark place...your cabinet will do. I placed some of my wines in my cabinet ad so far, ok pa naman silang lahat.

[agxo3]

as far as i know...just dont let the sun get to it or it might turn into vinegar. Also (correct me...) you have to store it on its side so the cork will not go dry and in a dark place...your cabinet will do. I placed some of my wines in my cabinet ad so far, ok pa naman silang lahat.

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It's not so much the sun, as much as it is temperature. If the wine gets too warm, it will "cook" and the flavors will mutate into something less than pleasant. A sour, vinegary taste is often the result. Also important is that the temperature (whatever you store it at) be consistent. Lots of high-low swings will damage the wines as well. So - keep it at 20 deg C or lower, and keep it consistent. And a dark, dry place is best - but not too dry. You want the cork to stay moist. Keeping the wine on its side helps keep the cork moist.

 

If the wine has one of those newfangled syntehtic corks, then you don't have to keep it on its side, as the plastic corks do not shrink in dry environments.

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[Guest simply_miss]

oist bods! when will i can get to taste your wine

[bods1000]

and oh...bods...that SNIFF, SIP, SWIRL, SPIT OUT thing...goes also for men

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I have no doubt about that

[bods1000]

oist bods! when will i can get to taste your wine

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if we get to see each other again

[bods1000]

thanks masi, well i'm already a memeber of wine depot, but have not drop by there store for a long time na. maybe will check out the other wine shop you recomended tnx again

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Wine Depot is having another branch at Home Depot (?) along Julia Vargas...

[missmanners]

i consider myself a wine snob. but was surprised to find that some supermarket-grade wines are ok. JUST OK. not fabulous or anything. drinkable at best.

 

when beggars can't be choosers, grocery fare can satisfy.

[bods1000]

for health maintenance (as red wine is reputedly good for the body), supermarket wines will do...

for special occasions of course, it's a different matter.

[agxo3]

i consider myself a wine snob. but was surprised to find that some supermarket-grade wines are ok. JUST OK. not fabulous or anything. drinkable at best.

 

when beggars can't be choosers, grocery fare can satisfy.

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I've got some good wines at groceries before, but Draeger's, Oakville and Andronico's are not your ordinary groceries. They've got wine inventory that make many a wine store pale in comparison.

 

Safeway, Albertson's, Raley's and other local groceries, OTOH, have inventory that's price driven. For a daily drinker, they often are the right class of wine, price-wise and quality-wise. For a special occasion, or for something you want to sip and savor, they're a much less reliable source.

[ttinio]

wow this is such a kewl thread

 

ive been wanting to learn more about wines since im a dining freak

 

anyway just want to share that theres this place i saw in

Blue Wave, near amari macapagal highway

 

italian restaurant drink all you can wines, and they have WINE CATERING

different selections

[Spurt]

wow this is such a kewl thread

 

ive been wanting to learn more about wines since im a dining freak

 

anyway just want to share that theres this place i saw in

Blue Wave, near amari macapagal highway

 

italian restaurant drink all you can wines, and they have WINE CATERING

different selections

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I think that's Plato Platina. Nice place.