Wine-savvy

[bods1000]

sure, tara! i'll be off to bora this holy week, i plan to bring my good bottles, hehe. i went to meet someone for lunch today, when i arrived, they ordered a bottle of two ocean (shiraz). i've checked and rechecked, the vintage is 2000! i did not made any comments. hehehe dito na lang. the resto is indian/asian/indonesian/chinese type. the wines are stored in a cabinet display, plus FTI sells that kind of wine on a bargain if its 2003 vintage, it should not be stored that long di ba? anyway, nakautang na naman ako tuloy ng tatlong bote - Amici Cab Sauv, Arrowood Syrah & merlot from the store i'm suppose to invite you guys.

 

That 2000 Two Oceans should have been drunk a long time ago. I'm sure it had gone bland.

That Arrowood sounds inviting hehehe kelan pare?

[bods1000]

i'm still here; although i live a little further up the road from vallejo

the wino description is spot on

i've been busy as always, but a bit more so lately

i was on vacation (carribean cruise) the first week and a half of the month and when i got back to work on the 13th, i gave my notice to leave the company effective the end of the month. yes, i will go on a permanent vacation and retire early. the retirement coincides with the turnover of my condo unit (serendra, the fort). i will be on my way to manila about mid april.

 

masi, i share agxo's sentiments. you should have called!

 

that makes two of us on permanent vacation mode

hope we can meet up together with the gang when you're here, pare...

[igol ays]

You're retiring already? Good for you! I hope this doesn't mean you'll leave the area permanently! We haven't even had our EB here yet! I was hoping to do something when Masi comes over for vacation - soon? And I hear someone else from this group may be here in May or thereabouts. If that happens it will be cause for a day tour of one of the wine areas around here.

nah! will still keep the house here (at least for now). i'll just take advantage of philippine summers and try to visit as much of the philippines and philippine dive sites as possible.

 

 

that makes two of us on permanent vacation mode

hope we can meet up together with the gang when you're here, pare...

looking forward to that :cool:

[bods1000]

nah! will still keep the house here (at least for now). i'll just take advantage of philippine summers and try to visit as much of the philippines and philippine dive sites as possible.

looking forward to that :cool:

 

I'm sure we can hatch up something when you're here....we're just a PM away :cool:

[storm]

I've been very busy lately. I'm preparing for a new show before we leave for the USA in May.

 

Pero I can still manage to get out sa gabi just like last night when we attended the grand launch of Bonifacio High Streeet. The place is World class, ang ganda. The event was spectacular. The cocktails catered by CIBO was superb. They had an open bar until 11pm. They served mixed drinks, pilsens and light beer, gumamela iced tea, champaigne and of course chardonnay and cabs (Stone Cellars by Behringer).

[agxo3]

I've been very busy lately. I'm preparing for a new show before we leave for the USA in May.

 

Pero I can still manage to get out sa gabi just like last night when we attended the grand launch of Bonifacio High Streeet. The place is World class, ang ganda. The event was spectacular. The cocktails catered by CIBO was superb. They had an open bar until 11pm. They served mixed drinks, pilsens and light beer, gumamela iced tea, champaigne and of course chardonnay and cabs (Stone Cellars by Behringer).

 

When in May, pareng Storm? Paki PM na lang sa 'kin so I can plan for it. My nephew got accepted to Ateneo and my brother asked if I could go to introduce him to friends and family so I said okay. I will plan around your trip here. I want to take you to Coppola and J wineries and may beNoah's and Retzlaff also.

 

I have quarterly busines reivews with the China and Taiwan companies but I can set those for whenever I want. And I need to be in Taiwan /China end of April for some new products and new production in China.

[storm]

Pareng Agxo,

 

May 1 ang flight but we'll drop by Honolulu first and stay there for 3 days before we go to LA. I don't know anybody in Hawaii pero feeling Hawaii-Five-O kaya we'll go.

[agxo3]

Pareng Agxo,

 

May 1 ang flight but we'll drop by Honolulu first and stay there for 3 days before we go to LA. I don't know anybody in Hawaii pero feeling Hawaii-Five-O kaya we'll go.

 

Great! I will plan accordingly! When do you think you'll make it to the San Francisco area?

 

Hawaii is fun. Where will you stay? If you have time try to go to the Big Island - I think it's nicer than Oahu and Waikiki Beach although Waikiki is the most famous beach.

[agxo3]

hi guys, back in manila again. i just would like to join in the discussion, krug is being sold by "olga" here. there are lots of wines coming in with screw cap - one i know from CA, skrewkappa, some don sebastiani, recently i heard this wines are available in highlands steak in MOA.

 

I was just rearranging the wine in my wine fridge so I could store the latest Rubicons that came in (2 more bottles!) and I found an Armida wine that I picked up not too long ago. A zin, aptly named "Poizin". Tried it at the winery and while not a classic wine, definitely a good drinker. Anyway - I'd forgotten that it's a screwcap! I'll open it around Easter when we get together for Easter dinner. Cross your fingers! I hope it will be as good as I rmember it!

[agxo3]

For eagleyes and others in the area -

 

http://www.winecountry.com/about/experienc...top10picks.html

 

top 10 FREE wine tastings.

 

For the rest, something to plan for!

[agxo3]

I was just watching a show on wine in Las Vegas, and one of the segments was on Aureole (in the Mandalay Bay casino) where they have this "wine tower" which is a temperature-controlled glass tower that holds almost a thousand bottles. To pick out a wine, a "wine angel" gets strapped into a harness that then is raised to the right height so she can pick your bottle from the right stack. Now that's not news. what I just saw on the segment was the wine angel - a very Pinay-looking gal named Daphne Lucas. She even sounds Pinay! Guess she is.......AND she knows her wine! Now THAT's my kinda gal! (BTW - she's quite pretty, too!)

[Raintribe]

Hi Rain! Welcome back? Where are you now? As I recall, you were heading off to Europe somewhere there's good wine, I hope!

 

Everything alcoholic is expensive in that part of the world.

 

@bods...yes, I am back and while a feminine touch may be great, I am also sure that the gentlemen in this thread are doing well.

 

The other night, I had the pleasure of sharing a bottle of Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand with my Brit business partner at the Marco Polo poolside. It hit the right note with the weather being humid and hot. I wonder if this brand is one of the so-called "critter wines" in the OZ-Kiwi market made for the mid-market?

[bods1000]

Everything alcoholic is expensive in that part of the world.

 

@bods...yes, I am back and while a feminine touch may be great, I am also sure that the gentlemen in this thread are doing well.

 

The other night, I had the pleasure of sharing a bottle of Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand with my Brit business partner at the Marco Polo poolside. It hit the right note with the weather being humid and hot. I wonder if this brand is one of the so-called "critter wines" in the OZ-Kiwi market made for the mid-market?

 

The very name of that sauvignon blanc definitely qualifies it as a member of the "critter" segment but I wouldn't know if it's for the mid-market. Any price idea?

 

well we're glad you're here...maybe this time if you make an appearance here in Manila, all of us critters will definitely come to meet you

 

Have a solemn Lenten week....

[Raintribe]

oh...i will definitely be in Manila once a month. Next week Tuesday until Thursday is the next trip.

[agxo3]

Everything alcoholic is expensive in that part of the world.

 

@bods...yes, I am back and while a feminine touch may be great, I am also sure that the gentlemen in this thread are doing well.

 

The other night, I had the pleasure of sharing a bottle of Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand with my Brit business partner at the Marco Polo poolside. It hit the right note with the weather being humid and hot. I wonder if this brand is one of the so-called "critter wines" in the OZ-Kiwi market made for the mid-market?

 

Tell me about it! I was in London some yeas back, and in a mid-range steak restaurant a middling-to-halfway decent Bordeaux was $60 for a bottle!!! for that price I wanted a more than drinkable wine, so my friend and I ended up sending 3 bottles bvack for vaiour reasons. The first was corked, the seond and third (a differnt wine form the first) were both cooked. Cooked?? In London????? After the third bottle, the manager caqme by and suggested we drink beers instead. On him. sowe did. London's got good beer!!!

 

There are a lot of "critter wines" from Oz and NZ. Most are mid-price, mid-range - good daily drinkers, but not anything you set aside for a special occasion. Good value for the quality, though. At least here in the SF Bay Area. Compared to similar-quality CA wines, the Oz and NZ wines are good deals! The CA wines are a bit overpriced, IMHO. At least the "daily drinker" variety. The good stuff is still good stuff - expensive but good, and a better value for the money than the good French swill.

 

Stay on the board!! I think we definitely need the feminine perspective on wine. We males all try to be the "alpha male", so to speak, and tend to agresssively promote what we think is "good". We need a more balanced, a less "macho" outlook. Not to mention you gals all look a damn sight better'n we do!

[agxo3]

Popped open a 2003 Fenestra (Livermore Valley) Mourvedre tonight. Tannins still a bit out there - needed a half-hour or so to air, but once it opened up it was smooth, lightly (but nicely) tart - kinda like tart red cherries. A bit of raisin in the background, and some dark plum. A hint of licorice (I wonder where THAT came from???).

 

Had it with ----> a chicken, cheese and bacon (yes!!!) sausage (a Bruce Aidell concoction), and scrambled eggs. A wierd combination, to be sure. But it all worked together. Who woulda thunk it??

[bods1000]

Stay on the board!! I think we definitely need the feminine perspective on wine. We males all try to be the "alpha male", so to speak, and tend to agresssively promote what we think is "good". We need a more balanced, a less "macho" outlook. Not to mention you gals all look a damn sight better'n we do!

 

We second that motion!

No wines for me for a better part of a week because of some nasty cold. Ended up drinking just a few days ago that half-bottle of Yellow Tail shiraz left over from a week ago. But it held up well - not bad for a week-old wine. Not one to waste some wine here hehehe....

[boomouse]

Just picked up a few bottles of two wines today. One of them is destined to accompany some nice 'wagyu' prime rib brought in by a Japanese friend this weekend.

 

Which should I serve?

 

1. Chateau Gros Caillou, St. Emilion Grand Cru, 2000

2. Beni di Batasiolo, Barolo, 1999

 

I like my meat rare as does my guest.

 

No heavy sauces or spices on this one. I think the meat will be able to do the talkng on its own.

[bods1000]

Just picked up a few bottles of two wines today. One of them is destined to accompany some nice 'wagyu' prime rib brought in by a Japanese friend this weekend.

 

Which should I serve?

 

1. Chateau Gros Caillou, St. Emilion Grand Cru, 2000

2. Beni di Batasiolo, Barolo, 1999

 

I like my meat rare as does my guest.

 

No heavy sauces or spices on this one. I think the meat will be able to do the talkng on its own.

 

mr. boomouse!

welcome to the thread!

you have a very distinguished taste in wine - I think a Barolo would do justice to that prime rib you'll be having....

[idunno]

Had a Reynolds Family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001. Reynolds is a small family winery located in the Stags Leap District. 2001 being a good year in Napa, this wine is great! Powerful with a nice long finish! Gets better once aerated in the glass.

 

Really good with the Florentine steak of Balducci's in Serendra!

Edited April 12, 2007 by idunno

[boomouse]

Had a Reynolds Family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001. Reynolds is a small family winery located in the Stags Leap District. 2001 being a good year in Napa, this wine is great! Powerful with a nice long finish! Gets better once aerated in the glass.

 

Really good with the Florentine steak of Balducci's in Serendra!

 

They also have a good selection of Brunellos...

 

Ask the captain for the trademark Balducci's/L'Opera Aglio e Olio with angel hair spaghetti spiked by a few shavings of their in-house proscuitto. Even a young reasonable Long Flat 2004 finishes well.

[boomouse]

mr. boomouse!

welcome to the thread!

you have a very distinguished taste in wine - I think a Barolo would do justice to that prime rib you'll be having....

 

Thank you for your kind words but you give me too much credit.

 

Lest some old timers in this thread be fooled, at the risk of sounding like I am bragging (I am not), I must confess to a humble knowledge of wine and through the years have mostly relied on a bottle's price tag to see me through times when I must provide a decent bottle or two. Now that I've discovered this thread after almost 5 years on MTC, I hope its still not too late to learn.

 

Yes, I will uncork the barolo, decant it, and will be toasting you at least before we attack that nice 'wagyu' (it really is just the nihongo word for beef but has come to be used to refer to the products that are also known commonly as Kobe beef. S&R at the Fort sell some for about P16k for a slab that comes in under two kilos--its not a steal. Its highway robbery.

Edited April 12, 2007 by boomouse

[bods1000]

Thank you for your kind words but you give me too much credit.

 

Lest some old timers in this thread be fooled, at the risk of sounding like I am bragging (I am not), I must confess to a humble knowledge of wine and through the years have mostly relied on a bottle's price tag to see me through times when I must provide a decent bottle or two. Now that I've discovered this thread after almost 5 years on MTC, I hope its still not too late to learn.

 

Yes, I will uncork the barolo, decant it, and will be toasting you at least before we attack that nice 'wagyu' (it really is just the nihongo word for beef but has come to be used to refer to the products that are also known commonly as Kobe beef. S&R at the Fort sell some for about P16k for a slab that comes in under two kilos--its not a steal. Its highway robbery.

 

pare we need that "humble" knowledge of yours as we all are still learning here. Immersion in the world of wine we have discovered requires a continuing learning process. Nobody here professes to be a wine expert. We're all just winos here hehehe...

welcome ulit pare and I hope you can join us if we hold some wine thingy, ok?

 

Recently had another McGuigan Bin something Limestone Coast Cabernet. This wine never fails. Very smooth, still quite fruity, with a tender loving finish that somehow conveys the nearest thing to a throat massage.

 

At around P680+, now that's a steal!

[boomouse]

pare we need that "humble" knowledge of yours as we all are still learning here. Immersion in the world of wine we have discovered requires a continuing learning process. Nobody here professes to be a wine expert. We're all just winos here hehehe...

welcome ulit pare and I hope you can join us if we hold some wine thingy, ok?

 

Recently had another McGuigan Bin something Limestone Coast Cabernet. This wine never fails. Very smooth, still quite fruity, with a tender loving finish that somehow conveys the nearest thing to a throat massage.

 

At around P680+, now that's a steal!

 

I look forward to your next event.

 

How does it usually work? Is there a theme? Everyone brings a bottle?

[bods1000]

I look forward to your next event.

 

How does it usually work? Is there a theme? Everyone brings a bottle?

 

sometimes there's a theme, say a White Wine night but most often it's just whatever you can bring. Nothing fancy. Just everyday drinking wines but luckily nobody has yet brought a Carlo Rossi or a Novellino. Small group lang kami pare. It's usually just once or twice a year as everyone's always busy hehehe....sometimes there's a host - who somehow takes care of the food and everybody brings wine. Sometimes we meet outside where the wine is good....Sometimes it's not just a celebration of wine - we also get to have cheese or cigars or some single-malt hehehe...