bods1000 Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 met up last night with storm and the wifey plus our long-lost chum, sbm quite a night discussing all sorts of stuff - from inter-island travel in the Philippines, great resorts hereabouts (courtesy of a well-travelled sbm), Oscar-nominated films and great films seen in general - all over a bottle of cab and Deodato's music wafting in the background....a great night in general. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 (edited) Tonight I had, as dinner guest, my favorite and astute political analyst. Over a few simple dishes which i prepared, we had a bottle of Adelsheim Vineyard Oregon Pinot Noir 2003 (Willamette Valley). Man, I must say, you never had a Pinot Noir until you had one from Willamette Valley! Transluscent carmine visual, nose was a mid to full vibrant bouquet of red berries with hints of a oak spice. Pretty long legs, too, just my type... especially if she was a lady ... hehehehehhe! Body was superb! :thumbsupsmiley: An evolving complexity of the berries and spice. Simply lovely! Finish was medium, hardly any tannins but lingering. Sad part was I only had 1 bottle! :cry: Over a cup of Jamaican blue mountain coffee, we capped the evening (mind you, no political talk this time), with a shot of Tawny Port. My kind of night! :thumbsupsmiley: (Oh, I have to mention this... my wifey helped me prepare dinner! :boo: ) Edited March 4, 2006 by masi Quote Link to comment
okidok Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Actually any of the Pinot Noirs from Willamette Valley esp 2003 are really very good... Just had Van Duzer 2003 Pinot from Willamette Valley... As in any of the grape varietals in the area, it made another night aboard a cruise ship worth living... Tonight we're imbibing Rosemont Estate 2004 Triamino Riesling... Very light, very fruity but not like the Auschlese and Spatlese Rieslings of Germany.... Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Actually any of the Pinot Noirs from Willamette Valley esp 2003 are really very good... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You're right on the money! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
Lipstick Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Agxo3, thank you for the award! Haven't received one in ages! Senyorrrr Masi how art daw Check out the cheesecake thread, hehe you will hate me for the temptation posted. But I reckon it would go down well with a Port. Bods!!!!! Hahaha we both are now officially parents of soon-to-be college kids! My daughter is taking Humanities and we were there yesterday for the open house. I love the curriculum and wished I was the one going to college! What's your son taking this freshman year (obviously none of the Humanities courses otherwise I would have seen you yesterday)? FD! Haven't seen you much on the board lately, what's been keeping you busy?? Any interesting new food joints? 8 of Orbs was telling me Platofino in Jupiter is worth trying, been there yet? Eagleyes haven't seen you in these parts recently as well. Visiting the PI soon? Master Storm! How did the wine binge go last Friday? Sorry I could not join the merrymaking as I had to sleep early for my daughter's open house chuva Saturday morning in Ateneo. Okidok, that Rosemont Tramino Riesling must be similar to the OZ Traminer Riesling I had! Now THAT's really nice and about the only white I'm fond of. Haven't seen a bottle it in Manila yet (or maybe am just not looking hard enough!). Hello hello hello and welcome to some new names and not so new names who dropped by the thread in February -- rogerrazor, beluga, cakebread, tokiojoe, okidok, freakish, headroom, ------(-@, shox, dennis612, castlemaine, kikomachine, and BnF95 (buddy! try the Trivento Reserve Malbec! Argentinian to your specs! Nice too hmmmm we should hit Galileo Enoteca soon!). Hope to read you guys more often in this thread. x x x x Ola Winos! Lovely weather today to enjoy a good drop of red Or white even! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Tonight I had, as dinner guest, my favorite and astute political analyst. Over a few simple dishes which i prepared, we had a bottle of Adelsheim Vineyard Oregon Pinot Noir 2003 (Willamette Valley). Man, I must say, you never had a Pinot Noir until you had one from Willamette Valley! Transluscent carmine visual, nose was a mid to full vibrant bouquet of red berries with hints of a oak spice. Pretty long legs, too, just my type... especially if she was a lady ... hehehehehhe! Body was superb! :thumbsupsmiley: An evolving complexity of the berries and spice. Simply lovely! Finish was medium, hardly any tannins but lingering. Sad part was I only had 1 bottle! :cry: Over a cup of Jamaican blue mountain coffee, we capped the evening (mind you, no political talk this time), with a shot of Tawny Port. My kind of night! :thumbsupsmiley: (Oh, I have to mention this... my wifey helped me prepare dinner! :boo: )<{POST_SNAPBACK}> pare that's a label worth collecting - better not throw the bottle yet until agxo's adhesive arrives great seeing you today, pare! Bods!!!!! Hahaha we both are now officially parents of soon-to-be college kids! My daughter is taking Humanities and we were there yesterday for the open house. I love the curriculum and wished I was the one going to college! What's your son taking this freshman year (obviously none of the Humanities courses otherwise I would have seen you yesterday)? x x x x Ola Winos! Lovely weather today to enjoy a good drop of red Or white even! :thumbsupsmiley:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> either they have no open house or I did not peruse the kit that well - after all I'm hopelessly inept with school matters :goatee: Yes, how time flies - parang the memory of me as a college freshman is still fresh in my mind then here comes my kid - college na pala! Exciting din pala - how I wish he could take those other Humanities courses like Lit or that PreDivinity which continually mystifies me - looks like something I would take if I were transported back 30 years hehe...He's taking a business course.... Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 pare that's a label worth collecting - better not throw the bottle yet until agxo's adhesive arrives great seeing you today, pare!either they have no open house or I did not peruse the kit that well - after all I'm hopelessly inept with school matters :goatee: Yes, how time flies - parang the memory of me as a college freshman is still fresh in my mind then here comes my kid - college na pala! Exciting din pala - how I wish he could take those other Humanities courses like Lit or that PreDivinity which continually mystifies me - looks like something I would take if I were transported back 30 years hehe...He's taking a business course....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Time flies when you're having fun! My daughter is on her own now, trying to make it in Hollywood as a screenwriter. In the meantime, she does lighting for various crews to pay the bills........what a tough life. But, it's her choice and she's really into it!! Nice label - definitely a keeper. The 2003 pinots are a mite young still, although many of the wineries do make their wines in a "drink now" style. I've heard good things about them, though, so this is yet another indicator that I should go pick up a bottle or three. Bods - you want me to go pick up some of that adhesive label stuff? Won't be until I get back home. I am now in glorious Taiwan - here for 10 days. I get to spend a weekend here. Oh, well, we do what we must...... Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Senyorrrr Masi how art daw Check out the cheesecake thread, hehe you will hate me for the temptation posted. But I reckon it would go down well with a Port. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Lipstick! Yup! Saw the cheesecake pics!!! I've learned to mortify the sense in more ways than :hypocritesmiley: :boo: pare that's a label worth collecting - better not throw the bottle yet until agxo's adhesive arrives great seeing you today, pare!either they have no open house or I did not peruse the kit that well - after all I'm hopelessly inept with school matters :goatee: Yes, how time flies - parang the memory of me as a college freshman is still fresh in my mind then here comes my kid - college na pala! Exciting din pala - how I wish he could take those other Humanities courses like Lit or that PreDivinity which continually mystifies me - looks like something I would take if I were transported back 30 years hehe...He's taking a business course....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yup, pare, it was really nice to see you and the family yesterday. Thank you for the arrangement. As always, good service and great food!!!! Congratulations! Lipstick and you should be beaming with pride with your children getting into the "Blue School in QC"! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 Time flies when you're having fun! My daughter is on her own now, trying to make it in Hollywood as a screenwriter. In the meantime, she does lighting for various crews to pay the bills........what a tough life. But, it's her choice and she's really into it!! Nice label - definitely a keeper. The 2003 pinots are a mite young still, although many of the wineries do make their wines in a "drink now" style. I've heard good things about them, though, so this is yet another indicator that I should go pick up a bottle or three. Bods - you want me to go pick up some of that adhesive label stuff? Won't be until I get back home. I am now in glorious Taiwan - here for 10 days. I get to spend a weekend here. Oh, well, we do what we must......<{POST_SNAPBACK}> your daughter made the right choice, albeit unconventional, but in life you really have to follow your muse. Melding love for writing and love for the movies and turning it into hopefully a career is something some of us here will give an arm and a leg to - if given the chance, but we have to earn a living first so here we are Anyway we still get to follow our muse, and that is the fruit of the vine :thumbsupsmiley: agxo, there's no hurry for the adhesive stuff. Kung may madadala ka lang when you get to visit us here again would be fine with us. Thanks a lot pare! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 (edited) Hi Lipstick! Yup! Saw the cheesecake pics!!! I've learned to mortify the sense in more ways than :hypocritesmiley: :boo: Yup, pare, it was really nice to see you and the family yesterday. Thank you for the arrangement. As always, good service and great food!!!!Congratulations! Lipstick and you should be beaming with pride with your children getting into the "Blue School in QC"! :thumbsupsmiley:<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whatever I can do for you, pare! Yes, beaming with pride but washed over by anxiety and apprehension over how the kids will face 4 totally new years. Ganito pala yun pare - parang mas nerbyoso pa kami. But I think it's more of being apprehensive that our kids will never get to do the shenanigans we once did in college - God forbid! Plus the fact that's it's a school we're unfamiliar with - not having gone there ourselves in college hehehe.Have a great, stress-free week, pare! Give me a ring if anything will push through this weekend Edited March 6, 2006 by bods1000 Quote Link to comment
storm Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hello friends! Hope we can meet this week either in the gallery or in our house in QC. I prefer in the gallery this Friday. Have a great week! Crash won in the Oscars as best picture. :thumbsupsmiley: Congrats to Bods and lipstick. I hope your kids will have a grand time in the blue school! College days are the best. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Whatever I can do for you, pare! Yes, beaming with pride but washed over by anxiety and apprehension over how the kids will face 4 totally new years. Ganito pala yun pare - parang mas nerbyoso pa kami. But I think it's more of being apprehensive that our kids will never get to do the shenanigans we once did in college - God forbid! Plus the fact that's it's a school we're unfamiliar with - not having gone there ourselves in college hehehe.Have a great, stress-free week, pare! Give me a ring if anything will push through this weekend <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pare, I should say let's drink to that! Hurt, anxiety, happiness, etc. are all part of life. Just imagine how it would be without!!! So far everyone I know from our alma mater who went to the "arrrrreneo" did well!! thanks to the solid education you and the wifey gave them. Kaya, like what I said, "let's drink to that!!!!" :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
Spurt Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 How many of you guys and gals save the labels of the wines you consume? I'm planning to start a wine journal where I intend to place the label. Please share your tips on how to lift the label from the bottle without tearing it! I tried pouring boiling water into the bottle. This is the trick I use to remove stickers from the windshields, but, alas, it won't do!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Every wine we bring in has to have a separate label for BIR purposes, when filed for excise tax, we have to show the amoun t of alcohol content & also for BFAD purposes, what we do is ask the supplier to have an extra label of each and every wine variant. this doesn't answer you masi, hehehe. i even have the chemical analysis sometimes on record of some dom perignon & moet & chandon. but i think soaking the label on any liquid will destroy some prints on the labels specially if you soak in overnight, just a thought. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Here's a link to $100+ wines: http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/06/most-expe...?partner=alerts Would you really spend more than $100 for a Tempranillo?Pretty surprising that several Italian varietals made the list. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Every wine we bring in has to have a separate label for BIR purposes, when filed for excise tax, we have to show the amoun t of alcohol content & also for BFAD purposes, what we do is ask the supplier to have an extra label of each and every wine variant. this doesn't answer you masi, hehehe. i even have the chemical analysis sometimes on record of some dom perignon & moet & chandon. but i think soaking the label on any liquid will destroy some prints on the labels specially if you soak in overnight, just a thought.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Spurt, though not what I really had in mind, it would be interesting to know the chemical analysis of a DOM (no bods, not the same DOM that you are thinking ). who knows some enterprising loco may come up with a chemically generated sparkler that would give the dark green bottled Benedictine a run for its money (although, this holy ordered chap has a long long headstart)! a good ad would be "DOM ako, ikaw DOM ka na rin ba?" what say you about the line, miss lips? Quote Link to comment
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