agxo3 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Uuuuuhhhhh!!!???? Could you run that by me, one more time. I feel "lost baggage" somehow!!!! Here's a photo of the label.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oooops - typo alert!!! Arriving Feb. 6, leaving for Baguio Feb. 8. Back to Manila Feb. 13, out to Cebu Feb. 14 , over to HK the 17th, back to SFO the 19th!!!! Busy enough for ya? Busy the whole time, not a day free!!! Next time I'll stay in Makati 4 whole days! THEN we can go food and wine tasting each night! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yup, bounce, bounce, bounce the whole trip. You think I'd learn and give myself more time! But, it's a two week trip and I can't stay away longer than that!!!! So, gotta fit it all in! So, Ms. Lips, no cooking this trip!!!! But, I promise, next trip! Looking like maybe mid-year. Yeah, I know - the hottest timeof the year! Do I know how to plan or what? Hey, Masi! Where's the photo of that label??? Quote Link to comment
masi Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Oooops - typo alert!!!Yup, bounce, bounce, bounce the whole trip. You think I'd learn and give myself more time! But, it's a two week trip and I can't stay away longer than that!!!! So, gotta fit it all in! So, Ms. Lips, no cooking this trip!!!! But, I promise, next trip! Looking like maybe mid-year. Yeah, I know - the hottest timeof the year! Do I know how to plan or what? Hey, Masi! Where's the photo of that label???<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Been having trouble uploading the photo since last night!!!! :grr: This message appears every time i try to upload, "The requested file upload failed because suitable permissions have not been enabled on the 'uploads' directory. Please contact the board administrator and inform them of this error." Contacted an administrator already. Sorry for the inconvenience. Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hmmm. Something is really wrong with the thread. It doesn't want attachments. Does this reflect on the people here - 'don't like attachments'? hehehe Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I think it is us who miss so much by you not being here Mr. Agxo3! Looks like we all had our share of LEMONS this season. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, but you have sooooo much fun with your EBs and all! Lemons a plenty this year, but NO, repeat NO limoncello!!! What's THAT all about? After I raved about it all last year and made sure to say thanks, and give those guys a NICE bottle of wine, and all, they don't give me another bottle? Life is so unfiar!!! :boo: :boo: Quote Link to comment
aiboman Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 So when will our next EB be?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Been a lurker here for a while. Would be keen to join your EBs and discuss more of Old World wines with you guys. Seems like everyone here is into Napa and Oz/Kiwi wines. Gotta look more to the birthplace of Great wine. Quote Link to comment
G T Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 i've read in one of our newspapers here that there are now wines in cans.wines are from australia (barokes yung name). meron na ba nito dyan sa pinas? one is chardonnay semillon while the other is cabarnet shiraz merlot. price is S$6.95/250ml can. Quote Link to comment
Lipstick Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 hmmm... ako din pwede pa volunteer? since i can't appreciate wine like you guys and gals do...i can definitely appreciate good food! :boo: wow madame lipstick..i am so thrilled by your wish and offer. will gain more guts to join you guys will keep myself posted in this thread..who knows..i might just pop in one of your ebs... thanks gain! mwah :*<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Don't say MIGHT ... please just say YES, DEFINITELY WILL JOIN! I have an additional bonus for you .... the lowdown on the boys on this board! That's good incentive enugh isn't it? :* So when will our next EB be?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Set na natin! Let's have it at Cyrano? I'll sponsor the squid siomai, a bottle of 2002 Ventisquero Grey Camenere, and a deli-cheese platter! Ayan hah! Yeah, but you have sooooo much fun with your EBs and all! Lemons a plenty this year, but NO, repeat NO limoncello!!! What's THAT all about? After I raved about it all last year and made sure to say thanks, and give those guys a NICE bottle of wine, and all, they don't give me another bottle? Life is so unfiar!!! :boo: :boo:<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I won't argue with you on that, we do have sooooo much fun at the WEBs. Hehe yes I remember you and the Limoncello. Err ever tried just begging for a bottle of it? Hayyy naalala ko na naman yung movie UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN.... beautful photography, enchanting really. Quote Link to comment
Lipstick Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Been a lurker here for a while. Would be keen to join your EBs and discuss more of Old World wines with you guys. Seems like everyone here is into Napa and Oz/Kiwi wines. Gotta look more to the birthplace of Great wine.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome to the thread aiboman! Do share with us which old world ones have your heart? When was your conversion moment? I've no aversion to the "oldies" and have had my beautiful share of them ... like I mentioned before --- they are sooo dependable, so smooth, lush and just lovely (the brunello de montalcino from Cantina di Leonardo was a beaut as well as that bordeaux from Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien and Château Beychevelle). But the wines I would drink all depend on my mood and of course companion/s. Almost like clothes, it's like a choice between a Coco Chanel or a Vera Wang --- quite different isn't it and yet both are beautiful creations. Looking forward to seeing your tasting notes posted here aiboman. Cheers! Quote Link to comment
Lipstick Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Checking out that Italian vinotek Galileo Enoteca tonight. Will have a WR for you guys later! Cheers! Quote Link to comment
chocolateandport Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Haha!!!! Call it releasing angst! When you're in Manila, I'll take you to Wine Depot for that Sparkling Shiraz, White Shiraz and Sparkling White Shiraz! The Pinot Noir Chardonnay I have is from Australia. Also, m brother brought home a bottle of bubbly from Burgundy (the name just escapes me now). Wouldn't that be a pinot noit chardonnay, as well, considering that the Burgundy region produces both grapes in abundance?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> The appellation Cremant de Bourgogne- Burgundy's sparkling wine category- is made in the traditional champagne method where the secondary, fizz-creating fermentation happens in the bottle. But since the wine isn't made within the winegrowing zone of Champagne, it doesn't have the right to use such appellation. A Cremant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs is usually made entirely from Chardonnay; a Rose can be made from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Gamaydepending on the style that the winemaker is going for. By law, the appellation permits the use of all grapes, in varying proportions, grown in Burgundy for its production. Gamay, however, cannot make up more than 20% of the blend. Where is Wine Depot? I'm heading to the Philippines for a two-week vacation and I'm very interested in checking out the wine scene back home for work purposes. While I'm at it, do you have any advise on wine bars? I am a Wine Director at a restaurant in NY and it will be valuable for me to see where the industry is at back in the Philippines. Quote Link to comment
storm Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 An old friend owns MAGNUM in GB2 but I haven't been there yet. Hi Sis Lipstick. Just text us when (Cyrannos EB). How about next Friday? Or sooner? :cool: Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Been a lurker here for a while. Would be keen to join your EBs and discuss more of Old World wines with you guys. Seems like everyone here is into Napa and Oz/Kiwi wines. Gotta look more to the birthplace of Great wine.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Welcome! The reason you see a lot about Aussie and Napa wines here is simple - some of us (myself, N2DB, Eagleyes) are all in the SF Bay Area, from which Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Livermore, Lodi (Amador County), Gold Country, Monterey and Santa Cruz Mountain wine areas are no more than two hours away. Paso Robles is 3 hours away. So there's where the Napa connection is. Aussie wines are plentiful in your neck of the woods, and certainly more affordable than most Old World wines (French in particular). I do have access to a LOT of French wines here, but with a few notable exceptions I've found that they are no more likely to be palatable, pleasing, or even exceptional, than a California wine. And in the lower price brackets, it's hard to beat the Aussie and Kiwi wines. French wines also tend to be more expensive here due to import duties - gotta protect that local wine industry, y'know! Notable exceptiuons would be - 1) Sauternes - yes, there are other sweet wines, other dessert wines. Bonny Doon Vin de Glacier, Inniskillin Ice Wines and others both from CA and Australia. But NOTHING compares to a good Sauternes, and certainly nothing compares to a Chateau d'Yquem.2) Vouvray - an off-dry petillant Vouvray is simply in a class by itself. Bright, slightly sweet, tangy and citrus-y, green apple and honeydew!3) Champagne - California sparklers tend to be a bit sweeter than the real thing, and while there's a time and a place for that, overall Iprefer the French style. A CA bubbly that come pretty damn close (and is my personal - and N2DB's as well - favorite) is J sparkling wine. Winery is in Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Kitchen before pictures - Lips, Bods, Storm, Masi, N2DB, I found a few before shots, so here's a couple of 'em! Now you can see just why I wanted to re-do the place...... from the family room - the range took the spot of the ref, the ref moved to where the ovens are in this pic. See that huge, blocky countertop? Replaced by that granite. I like the new place sooooooo much better! Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 And one final shot to close out the kitchen saga - from the breakfast nook looking in. The cooktop is gone, of course. Microwave's moved over to the end and is a lot smaller. Porcelain-coated cast iron sink is gone, now a stainless steel sink. See that space in the corner just to the left of the white towel? that's where my old wine ref (there! no longer OT! ) went. Small, but holds up to 30 bottles. Vinotheque brand. Not bad at all! I still have it, of course, and need to find a new home for it. For now it's in the dining room corner. And - one of the biggest changes that made the space open right up - no more big, bulky raised ledge along the countertop. Man, that was ugly!! :sick: Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 And one final shot to close out the kitchen saga - from the breakfast nook looking in. The cooktop is gone, of course. Microwave's moved over to the end and is a lot smaller. Porcelain-coated cast iron sink is gone, now a stainless steel sink. See that space in the corner just to the left of the white towel? that's where my old wine ref (there! no longer OT! ) went. Small, but holds up to 30 bottles. Vinotheque brand. Not bad at all! I still have it, of course, and need to find a new home for it. For now it's in the dining room corner. And - one of the biggest changes that made the space open right up - no more big, bulky raised ledge along the countertop. Man, that was ugly!! :sick:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was awed by the new kitchen before you posted the old picture. Now I'm really impressed! Did you design the kitchen yourselves or did you get an interior designer to do it? The lower granite table top sure gave the kitchen a roomier look compared to the previous high back design. Congratulations again on your wonderful kitchen! Quote Link to comment
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