masi Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Anyway, how to gauge a good German wine? The label should tell you. Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (quality wine with special distinction, or attributes) is the category which includes all the finest wines of Germany. Each carries one of six special attributes (Prädikat) on its label. They are, in ascending order of ripeness at harvest: Spätlese — literally means late harvest. Wines of superior quality made from grapes harvested after the normal harvest. These wines are more intense in flavour and concentration, but not necessarily sweet. Good with richer, more flavorful foods, or by themselves. Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) — harvest of individually-selected berries which are overripe and dried up almost to raisins. Rich, sweet, luscious, honey-like wines. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> great post! :thumbsupsmiley: we have a global perspective of the different wine regions. now at least when we go to wine shops we know what to look for in german wines. i have tried the qualitatswein mit pradikat spatlese and the trocken and these were pretty sweet wines considering that i wasnt much into wines then. Edited July 31, 2005 by masi Quote Link to comment
masi Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Tropicana ... no sweat yan, it is C2 that is causing them sleepless nights. For FMCG kasi right on the money minsan yung low price intro strat --- mass market eh so they get it from the volume. You would freak if you knew the kind of margins they have! Sinful! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> oh i think i have an idea how big those margins are!!!! they have to be BIG to make sure they pay the ad guys and gals!!!! heheheheheh..... while the other guys cant sleep over a dwindling market share... the ad people are popping corks due to more ads!!!!!! :thumbsupsmiley: such is life... one man's misfortune is another man's wealth!!! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 you guys are having too much fun :cool: kaka inggit i got stuck at home today (it's saturday, about 4 pm here now)waiting for someone to call since last nightin case he could squeeze in a couple of dives over at monterey bay today into his sched oh well babawi na lang ako bukas after church ...drive to the wine country, have brunch someplaceand maybe pick up a few bottles <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we'll have fun together come September, pare!we do hope matuloy kayo dito.Well, konti pa lang nga kami dito what more pag dumami talaga tayo sa mga WEB, mashayang lasheng sigurado hehehe So how did your wineday, I mean Sunday come along? Walang patawad talaga ang mga tao dito! Pati yung bisyo ng pari pinapatulan! You must very very close to the priest for him to share the cup, lest you actually be a Priest! .. Forgive me father for I have sinned, I drank Nove... oops. hehehe. I only get the host. Isn't "presence" in tagalog .... Aguinaldo? hehehe. Actually, it's pagdalo or pagdadalo. I was thinking about PWE - dapat super alat ng isasabay na pagkain para PWEdeng isawsaw na lang doon sa dalang bote ala datu puti.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> right! pagdalo is it! I'll use it on lipstick next time na hindi uli sya sumipot pare most of us here went to Catholic schools so I guess it's hard to rub off that Mompo from our collective consciousness - not that we had a lot of it back then! What we had was a lot of curiousity about that red stuff inside that bottle being used at Mass...pare since you mentioned PWE - hwag kang mawawala dun! Kailangan ang pagdalo mo dun hehehekung super alat ang barchow natin dun tagilid na naman ang cholesterol level natin nito Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) yup, the gloriamaris is still there. they had (or have?) this promo thing that makes you believe that you're ordering crabs for a really good deal (they have a huge picture of a fat crab just outside their doors) but when it is served, you'll find out that your cheap crabs are alimasag and not alimango. and, as you said, their greenhills branch is better (although the quality of the food there has also deteriorated). as for pepato, i don't really think of gaite flores while i'm eating their seabass so i'm not bothered by her going upscale to fine cuising. (even if i really don't like cibo food. i'd rather go to cafe bola.) speaking of wolfgang puck, i think i saw a sign in gateway saying that he's opening a restaurant there. (or was i just dreaming?)<{POST_SNAPBACK}> so Cafe Bola is Gaita Fores' too? Maybe that's why I see her there....If the Aranetas are chummy-chummy with Wolfgang Puck, it just maybe true. We can all dream hehe me i like the grass really cut low halos bare... the ball rolls true and fast to the hole..no bumps no stubbles (pare, this is actual golf terminology...so i'm not trying to let your imagination fly, ok! kaya mag golf ka na rin!!! ) dont take novellino, punta ka dito i'll give you mistal!!! :boo:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I still can't take you up on that offer - I'll continue to play golf in my imagination - complete with stubbbly grass and holes so tight you have to aim straight and true.......... I know it's a typo pero save up that Mistral for Plonk Night Edited July 31, 2005 by bods1000 Quote Link to comment
Lipstick Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Anyway, enough of this lecture for now. Good night to all of you there (though the sun is still quite high here!) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Wow! That was an informative read! Thanks HOL! :cool: i've been to kikufuji but in traders hotel (across ccp). i havent been to the their branch in little tokyo! thre is a good jap resto on the second floor of milelong. specialty is nabe which is what most sumo wrestlers eat to gain abit of weight. i've been told the best sashimi is served at benkay in dusit! sakura is best known for its yakiniku . have you tried nanbantei (yakitori) at gb3. the dipping sauce made of miso is sooooo good with the yakitori and a glass of shocho (japanese gin). my jap clients dont drink wine except when we eat italian or spanish food. the moment we eat japanese food its beer, sake or shocho! pag ktv its watered down chivas.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I could have the name of the resto wrong but basta nasa Little Tokyo sya! Nanbantei in GB3 tastes soooo like fastfood! :thumbsdownsmiley: I reckon a shiraz would go well with Sakura's yakiniku .. whaddya think? oh i think i have an idea how big those margins are!!!! they have to be BIG to make sure they pay the ad guys and gals!!!! heheheheheh..... while the other guys cant sleep over a dwindling market share... the ad people are popping corks due to more ads!!!!!! :thumbsupsmiley: such is life... one man's misfortune is another man's wealth!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HEH! Do not mock! Sige ka baka bigla na lang wala akong ma i-post dito at tuluyan na ako mag goodbye dito AWARD! right! pagdalo is it! I'll use it on lipstick next time na hindi uli sya sumipot <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Isa ka pa! Pikon ako hah! :grr: Lech, first day na first day of the week eh nagco-collect na ako ng awards! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 No, not a chef. I'm a MD who thinks training abroad is a good excuse to see the world and educate myself on food, wine, and beer (not necessarily in that order ). So far, I've had the luck of meeting people who have this same interest and thus, knowledge is passed on! Hehe! I agree with the Barossas! Maybe that's why I prefer the shiraz from that region - the body just knocks you out! I've had a beautiful cabernet sauvignon when I celebrated my birthday there last year, a Sandgate 1998 from Margaret River and, though young, the tartness was barely perceptible and it went down so smooth! Even my Aussie friend was impressed and took note of this bottle! Too bad I couldn't find another few bottles, I so wanted to bring some home with me. You should try the Coonawarras! Coonawarra is a wine region in South Australia with a cool climate . The long growing season is marked by sunny, warm and dry days followed by cool evenings, an ideal combination developing the intense varietal characteristics for which Coonawarra is renowned. Originally, shiraz was their primary varietal, but eventually they've produced very good cabernets. I've still got a St. Hugo 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra locked up at home (A$70 wine given to me as a gift before leaving! I expect it is quite good, because in Australia, you can be sure that the pricier the wine, the better the quality, which cannot be said, unfortunately for French wines where price cannot always be used as a gauge). I'll give you some input on the Germans after I've tasted quite a bit more. My head is still spinning from that Chianti Reserva 2001 (Italy) we had last night. Cheers! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you better stay quiet on that St. Hugo as some beguiling lurker here might perk up hehe...what are the more popular Coonawaras? maybe they have some here.....your description makes it look interestingly similar to Margaret River....Barossas are excessively alcoholic so if I need a big kick I go look for one - Grant Burge was the last Barossa I had. hope you could attend our wine ebs in the near future... we consume a reasonable amount of wine (right bods!) laugh and talk alot! only after we complete the wine tasting ceremonies so we have something to post on this thread!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> "reasonable" just doesn't describe it, pare - more like lugubrious - as in chug-a-lug Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Hahaha oo si Masi lang pwedeng event organizer dahil balita ko Bods kapag ikaw nag organize eh di natutuloy dahil ikaw mismo nakakalimutan mong may WEB on the agreed date! Nakakatatlo ka na! At papano mo naman nalaman hindi makinis ang hita ng mga pakistani??? Pyrotechnic din ang level ng award mo Bods! Susmio, buti na lang hindi ako gullible .... otherwise eh nagkaroon na ako ng meningitis at sumabog na ulo ko dito sa thread na ito dahil sa mga BOLA ninyo! Uuuuuyyyy alam ko yung pineapple juice din! :boo: Eh alam mo ba yung sa asparagus din? Si Ghost In A Shell natin eh hindi si ms boo ang kinakarir kundi si ms .... ! Speaking of pigs, didja know that there orgasms last for 30minutes??? I wanna be a pig in my next life! :goatee:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey hold your zebras!! anong tatlo - isang beses pa lang ako sumablay ano heheheYour Honor, this fair damsel is imputing falsities on my person!!! hehehe papano kikinis yun eh nababalutan ng balahibo hita ng mga yon dibadibs?? It's pyrotechnic only because the subject I'm referring to is highly-explosive in terms of charms and wit..... para ngang may nabasa din akong asparagus dun pero I forgot na - bulong mo nga sa akin hehehe...That came from a very authoritative resource person..... at may kinakarir nga si Casper!!!??? bulong mo na din kung sino hehehe yes pigs are like that...kahit fraction lang nung ability nya I could pass on happy na..I think it comes from practice - pigs muck around all day in the mud hehehe :evil: I wanna muck around na tuloy!!!! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 pare, i just noticed the time of your last post and the one before this? dont you go to sleep? mukhang naghanap ka ng ladies in white ha!!! :boo: wala ng mompo drinking for the parishioners... i remember when the priest rans out of blessed host, he will make you drink from the chalice...kaya, pagsabi ng pari, the blood of christ"... dapat sagot d "amen" but cheers! or i'll drink to that!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ssshhh pare I'm working, I mean pretending to work.If I had a lady in whatever color of the rainbow here, do you think I will still be posting? As it is, I'm making love to the keyboards :sick: hahahaha first time I heard that!!buti ngayon ko lang nabasa yan - baka cheers nasabi ko sa pari kanina Quote Link to comment
boibastos Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 ......Has anyone noticed a section on beer anywhere? I can also contribute a lot to that. Hehehehe! :cool:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi H-O-L, I know it's OT, but I'm desperate. Do you have any idea where to get this dark Bavarian wheat beer called Aventinus? It's from the Schneider and Sohn brewery. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Hi H-O-L, I know it's OT, but I'm desperate. Do you have any idea where to get this dark Bavarian wheat beer called Aventinus? It's from the Schneider and Sohn brewery.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> this is the 2nd post on Aventinus and where to find it! pare do stick around in this thread, at the rate the people here are hitting the wine shops we'll surely bump into one and post it here immediately. however, should you beat us to the gun and find it... post it here! i, too, am curious how this beer taste! Quote Link to comment
masi Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) hey hold your zebras!! anong tatlo - isang beses pa lang ako sumablay ano heheheYour Honor, this fair damsel is imputing falsities on my person!!! hehehe para ngang may nabasa din akong asparagus dun pero I forgot na - bulong mo nga sa akin hehehe...That came from a very authoritative resource person..... at may kinakarir nga si Casper!!!??? bulong mo na din kung sino hehehe yes pigs are like that...kahit fraction lang nung ability nya I could pass on happy na..I think it comes from practice - pigs muck around all day in the mud hehehe :evil: I wanna muck around na tuloy!!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Defendant bods, your comments are out of order!!!! uso ngayon ang trial by publicity (ala s.cam)!!!kung sinabi ni lipstick 3x ka sumablay you are as guilty as rumored!! so prove your innocence which i think you could but i will overrule!!!! unless mag painom ka and this judge will consider your appeal!!!! which one about the asparagus... 'cos asparagus (read as far as) i am concerned all i know about asparagus is it has high uric acid content... on the swallowing part... well that i have to dig deeper!!!! but considering that the comment came from a very authoritative resource person , i submit!!!!! i still cant forget that elephant by the riverbank in thailand!!! Edited August 1, 2005 by masi Quote Link to comment
masi Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 so Cafe Bola is Gaita Fores' too? Maybe that's why I see her there....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, Cafe Bola belongs to Gaita. I havent been there although I've seen the menu -- but one of these days i will try. pero between trying something new for lunch or a bowl of steaming pho and summer rolls at hue, i'll go for the latter. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) I could have the name of the resto wrong but basta nasa Little Tokyo sya! Nanbantei in GB3 tastes soooo like fastfood! :thumbsdownsmiley: I reckon a shiraz would go well with Sakura's yakiniku .. whaddya think? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> there are several restos in little tokyo serving bento (packed lunch) and kikufuji is one of the better ones! that area of pasay road is really quaint. there is a hotel (i forgot the name) across the road and its resto is fitted with tatami mats!!! :cool: really? i didnt know that nanbantei fastfoodish! my jap clients and i go there for the yakitori, and they say that it's pretty authentic. at any rate, you have to admit that the miso dipping sauce is good! d ba!!! sayang ililibre ko pa naman ikaw dun.. e since ayaw mo pala dun... another place where the dipping sauce is so sarap is this korean resto in mimosa!! yup a shiraz would be a good match for the yakiniku!!! why are you asking what i think? manlilibre ka sa sakura :thumbsupsmiley but if you are really looking for good bbq short beef ribs, arirang at alabang is the place to go!!!! may pumpkin soup pa which is really ssssoooooooooo good!!!! have a great week! Edited August 1, 2005 by masi Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Hi H-O-L, I know it's OT, but I'm desperate. Do you have any idea where to get this dark Bavarian wheat beer called Aventinus? It's from the Schneider and Sohn brewery.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>If it's a rare imported beer, try going to Athena in Festival Supermall in Filinvest. They have a huge assortment of imported beers and ales. We got a couple of Monty Python's Holy GrALE there just for kicks. hehehe. I'm not a beer drinker so can't comment on it's taste. If they have that, they might also have Aventinus. Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 there are several restos in little tokyo serving bento (packed lunch) and kikufuji is one of the better ones! that area of pasay road is really quaint. there is a hotel (i forgot the name) across the road and its resto is fitted with tatami mats!!! :cool: really? i didnt know that nanbantei fastfoodish! my jap clients and i go there for the yakitori, and they say that it's pretty authentic. at any rate, you have to admit that the miso dipping sauce is good! d ba!!! sayang ililibre ko pa naman ikaw dun.. e since ayaw mo pala dun... another place where the dipping sauce is so sarap is this korean resto in mimosa!! yup a shiraz would be a good match for the yakiniku!!! why are you asking what i think? manlilibre ka sa sakura :thumbsupsmiley but if you are really looking for good bbq short beef ribs, arirang at alabang is the place to go!!!! may pumpkin soup pa which is really ssssoooooooooo good!!!! have a great week!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Nanbantei in GB3 is very authentic. Unfortunately, I think they overcook their bbq's here. Funny, it wasn't like that when they were in Polaris. Maybe they have someone else manning the griller. But between the yakitori in GB3 Nanbantei and Kikufuji, I'd go for Kikufuji. The servings are juicier! Wala lang ngang miso dipping sauce sa KF. Personally, I prefer the yakitori cooked shio style (grilled with salt). If it's an indication, there are more Japanese eating in Kikufuji than in Nanbantei. Shochu and sake really go well with this cuisine. Maybe we should have a WEB to compare Shochu, shiraz and sake. :upside: Quote Link to comment
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