boomouse Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 (edited) Wow, I am looking forward to attend this EB! To celebrate the independence of the Philippines! (Or to celebrate the success of your favorite winning senators...) Or to lament the loss of favorite senatorial candidates. Anyway, you guys set it up. Ambag ako ng isang "Grand Cru". Edited May 28, 2007 by boomouse Quote Link to comment
fire_breather Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) I like Reisling (Schmitt Shonnen) a German wine that is smooth and fruity easy on the palate. Edited May 30, 2007 by fire_breather Quote Link to comment
idunno Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Let's have an EB next week! How about Wednesday? Quote Link to comment
idunno Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Seems that everyone is super-busy... There is a new resto/deli in 6750 called Gaster. Probably still owned by Tony Boy Cojuangco... They have a decent wine list. A lot more of the affordable and commercial wines. Maybe their list will improve. The GOOD THING here though is you can have their wines at the same price when you dine. Haven't tried their food but I heard that it is good. I hate it when restaurants charge you P1000 for a P200-supermarket wine... Quote Link to comment
storm Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Just got back from USA. It seems everybody's busy. Anyway, I'm so tired that I need another vacation. Australian wines are cheaper in the US than in our beloved Pinas. Based on the current exchange rate, the price there is about 30% cheaper. Quote Link to comment
idunno Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Just got back from USA. It seems everybody's busy. Anyway, I'm so tired that I need another vacation. Australian wines are cheaper in the US than in our beloved Pinas. Based on the current exchange rate, the price there is about 30% cheaper. Welcome back storm! I always thought that the prices in Wine Depot for Australian wines are cheaper here because I compare it to the listed prices in Wine Spectator. But I thought wrong. And you have A LOT MORE CHOICES in the States... Hayyyyy.... Maybe because the SIN TAX makes up a big part of the premium? They should remove that now since drinking wine is NOT A SIN. :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Welcome back storm! I always thought that the prices in Wine Depot for Australian wines are cheaper here because I compare it to the listed prices in Wine Spectator. But I thought wrong. And you have A LOT MORE CHOICES in the States... Hayyyyy.... Maybe because the SIN TAX makes up a big part of the premium? They should remove that now since drinking wine is NOT A SIN. :thumbsupsmiley: Good to see you got back safely, Storm! One reason Aussie wines are cheaper here is the US is a MUCH larger market for their wines and between volume driving prices down, more competition for the wines, and their desire to capture more of the market, we have a situation where the market is dictating prices. California by itself has a wine market that is many. many times larger than your wine market there. Don't be misled, though - this is defintely true for California where the competition is extremely fierce in the wine industry, what with the abundance of local wineries. Some other parts of the country are not expriencing the same low prices that we do here in the Golden State. Case in point - the famous two-buck Chuck (Charles Shaw) wines that are $1.99 here are THREE-buck Chuck ($2.99) in New York city. Quote Link to comment
lordagaemmemnon Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Anyone who can recommend a store where I can find red wine that is semi sweet? Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Anyone who can recommend a store where I can find red wine that is semi sweet?Most grocery wine sections have semi sweet red wines. Even Pricesmart has them. Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Just got back from USA. It seems everybody's busy. Anyway, I'm so tired that I need another vacation. Australian wines are cheaper in the US than in our beloved Pinas. Based on the current exchange rate, the price there is about 30% cheaper.Welcome back, Storm! Hope you had a great US vacation. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 pareng storm, welcome back!For a change, you need to have a vacation from your vacations hehehe... Quote Link to comment
storm Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Hahahaha! Thanks for all the welcome back. I'm back to work yet my dreams are still set in the USA. We really had a great time in the USA. Many thanks to Agxo for letting us stay in their beautiful home with a view, complete with magnificent state of the art dream kitchen and barbecue, plus the deep wine collection and the menacing white toy (tulo-laway ko) in the garage. We loved the food and wine matching. Cheers to the master! :thumbsupsmiley: Let's have an EB. I'm getting thirsty na! Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Hahahaha! Thanks for all the welcome back. I'm back to work yet my dreams are still set in the USA. We really had a great time in the USA. Many thanks to Agxo for letting us stay in their beautiful home with a view, complete with magnificent state of the art dream kitchen and barbecue, plus the deep wine collection and the menacing white toy (tulo-laway ko) in the garage. We loved the food and wine matching. Cheers to the master! :thumbsupsmiley: Let's have an EB. I'm getting thirsty na! You're welcome any time, Storm! The dancer has a place of honor in the living room! Gets lots of compliments from everyone who's seen her. I opened a 1995 Rubicon for dinner while Storm and family were visiting, and it did not disappoint! Smooth and velvety, deep garnet color, classic cabernet nose with red cherries and a hint of smoke (that's from age, I think!) Bold and bright with strawberries right out front. It was the second bottle I opened - the first was a (much) lesser bottle that I had opened earlier in the day. It was okay, but the Rubicon was the star of the night. I'll let Storm tell you about my new toy that he saw in my garage. Quote Link to comment
chefdoctor Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 try nyo chateau los boldos Quote Link to comment
storm Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Happy father's day to the winos who have children. When is our eb so I can tell you Agxo's toy? Quote Link to comment
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