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i prefer red wine after dinner

 

Unless it's a really top-end red (maybe a 1975 Chateau Gruaud-Larose? Or a 1995 Rubicon?) red wine is best paired with a good meal. Or a good cigar. Or even better, both. :D

 

After dinner I prefer a good brandy (lately I've been drinking a Hennessey white brandy), whisky (18 year Talker, Hibiki, or Yamasaki), or when I want something light, a good sherry (Lustau Palo Cortado!).

 

Not much for a white unless it's an un-oaked chard.

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Correct!

Hindi gaya ng naimbak na plaka yan. You can clean an old record and can still play it. But an improperly stored wine. You won't even be able to take a sip out of it.

 

And yes, wine is best taken with meals. It can also be taken on very late night hours, like what I and some others do. While listening to some late night Bill Evans, or trying to compose a short story. A red is indeed nice company for that. Immediately after dinner, some coffee or espresso would do.

 

Pero kanya-kanya naman yan. Whatever floats your boat...

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@agxo3

 

If you're in to Sherry try 15 Romolo in North Beach. Their selection is great.

 

Found this nice store in Grand Ave in South City called Bitters and Bottles and they recommended this Bourbon called Lost Republic which was awesome. Ended up returning and picking up 6 bottles. hehehe I also picked up a couple of Balcones Single Malt and Balcones Baby Blue.

 

Did you get funded btw?

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IB - not funded yet. Finishing the demo so we can get in front of the VCs before Thanksgiving. If not, it will be early next year.

 

Lost Republic - gotta try that! How's the Balcones?

 

Bods/Masi - school reunion got punted to April - just before tax day!!! So I won't be there in late jan as originally planned. I still plan to be there at least 2 weeks, with at least 3-4 days in MAnila, so we have time for an EB. Still planning to bring a really nice Rubicon. 2004?

 

Picked up a bottle of Cirq Treehouse Pinot Noir. Cirq is the new winery by Michael Brown of Costa-Brown fame. Wow! And I think I'll be on the list for their next releae. Now THAT's what a California pinot should be like. Smooth, just a hint of the funk (mushrooms, cedar bark) that marks a true pinot, lots of bright red berries and cherries, and a slight hit of smoke and tobacco. And that "what the hell is that?" hint of almonds way in the back.

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Bods/Masi - school reunion got punted to April - just before tax day!!! So I won't be there in late jan as originally planned. I still plan to be there at least 2 weeks, with at least 3-4 days in MAnila, so we have time for an EB. Still planning to bring a really nice Rubicon. 2004?

 

Picked up a bottle of Cirq Treehouse Pinot Noir. Cirq is the new winery by Michael Brown of Costa-Brown fame. Wow! And I think I'll be on the list for their next releae. Now THAT's what a California pinot should be like. Smooth, just a hint of the funk (mushrooms, cedar bark) that marks a true pinot, lots of bright red berries and cherries, and a slight hit of smoke and tobacco. And that "what the hell is that?" hint of almonds way in the back.

Copy pre!

 

Mainit na dito nun hehe! See you!

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Successful Thanksgiving dinner with brother and his family.

 

We brought the appetizers - tapas inspired. Butternut squash soup shooters with créme fraiche and chives, pork belly (with crispy skin!!) in Brazilian cheese bread with my very own apple cider vinegar BBQ sauce, deviled eggs with caviar and truffle oil, a very Spanish Ibericó meat platter - jamón , lomo, chorizo and salami - with garroxta cheese, roasted chanterelle mushrooms on truffle butter toasted baguette, and (you've been wondering where the wine was!) a very nice Lustau Peninsula Palo Cortado and a magnum of 2008 J Vineyards brut sparkling wine.

 

Almost anti-climactic - Inglenook Rubicon 2004 to go with the turkey dinner.

 

Bods/Masi - dates for next year are pretty well set. Arriving Manila April 6, drive to Baguio next day. Return to Manila April 11 or 12, return to SF April 14. Wine EB! What date works best for you guys? I'll bring a real nice bottle or three.

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Successful Thanksgiving dinner with brother and his family.

We brought the appetizers - tapas inspired. Butternut squash soup shooters with créme fraiche and chives, pork belly (with crispy skin!!) in Brazilian cheese bread with my very own apple cider vinegar BBQ sauce, deviled eggs with caviar and truffle oil, a very Spanish Ibericó meat platter - jamón , lomo, chorizo and salami - with garroxta cheese, roasted chanterelle mushrooms on truffle butter toasted baguette, and (you've been wondering where the wine was!) a very nice Lustau Peninsula Palo Cortado and a magnum of 2008 J Vineyards brut sparkling wine.

Almost anti-climactic - Inglenook Rubicon 2004 to go with the turkey dinner.

Bods/Masi - dates for next year are pretty well set. Arriving Manila April 6, drive to Baguio next day. Return to Manila April 11 or 12, return to SF April 14. Wine EB! What date works best for you guys? I'll bring a real nice bottle or three.

The 12th would work best for you, I should guess. It's been years ha!

 

Dala ka din nung garroxta cheese. I am intrigued. I love cheese! Is that some kind of a Basque cheese? Pangalan kasi eh lol!

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The 12th would work best for you, I should guess. It's been years ha!

 

Dala ka din nung garroxta cheese. I am intrigued. I love cheese! Is that some kind of a Basque cheese? Pangalan kasi eh lol!

Lets go for the 12th for now....you never know, things can change again!

 

Garroxta is similar to a P'tit Basque, but a bit softer and less sharp. I'll bring a wedge if I can still find it at that time. Sa Costco kasi - you find it now, next time wala na naman.

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Lets go for the 12th for now....you never know, things can change again!

 

Garroxta is similar to a P'tit Basque, but a bit softer and less sharp. I'll bring a wedge if I can still find it at that time. Sa Costco kasi - you find it now, next time wala na naman.

Will the Rubicon pair well with the mild garrotxa?

 

My favorite nowadays is wine with kesong puti, the one that's made in Laguna or Davao. I eat it actually with any kind of wine - shiraz, cab, or pinotage lol! I like its texture and the flavor is not too complicated.

 

I saw a Ravenswood Zin in rustans again. 2012 vintage. Would it still be good? I remember having Ravenswood years ago and I was not impressed. Stag's Leap is also now available at rustans at an astronomical price. Its 2012 vintage I guess is still too green.

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Will the Rubicon pair well with the mild garrotxa?

 

My favorite nowadays is wine with kesong puti, the one that's made in Laguna or Davao. I eat it actually with any kind of wine - shiraz, cab, or pinotage lol! I like its texture and the flavor is not too complicated.

 

I saw a Ravenswood Zin in rustans again. 2012 vintage. Would it still be good? I remember having Ravenswood years ago and I was not impressed. Stag's Leap is also now available at rustans at an astronomical price. Its 2012 vintage I guess is still too green.

 

Rubicon would overpower the garroxta - its a bit on the mild side. A good rioja would do well, or a GSM (grenache-syrah-mourvedre). Or a really good pinot noir.

 

With kesong puti I'd go even lighter - a light pinot, like a David Bruce 2005 or a young, light, bright zin from around the Lodi area.

 

The Ravenswood 2012 should still be good - I'm just now drinking my 2009 Edizione Pennino zins from Inglenook and they are wonderful. I also have some 2010 Noah;'s zins that are drinking really well right now. The questions is - which of the Ravenswoods? they make a number of different levels of the zins you really need to specify which one. If you can find Ridge, give it a try. The 2011s are very nice. Seghesio with the blue foil is quite good. But my favorite from the Dry Creek area is the Zichichi Estate zin from 2009.

 

Stags leap - again, which one? 2012 is one I would hold for another 2 years, at least. If you can find Caymus, or Mt. Veeder, go for it!

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