storm Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Wow cherries. One of the things I missed. Attended some art openings. There are some exhibits where they served "good" wines for my taste like Montes (Chile), Penfolds Rawson's Retreat, Tyrell, Yellow Tail, Behrenger, Los Boldos and Wolf Blass. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Wow cherries. One of the things I missed. Attended some art openings. There are some exhibits where they served "good" wines for my taste like Montes (Chile), Penfolds Rawson's Retreat, Tyrell, Yellow Tail, Behrenger, Los Boldos and Wolf Blass. Looks like the art openings are catching on. Down with the usual swill they serve! Interesting wines now. Los Boldos, Tyrell, Wolf Blass, etc are quite good value wines and eminently drinkable. Ok this has nothing to do with wine. I've been watching this show THREE SHEETS on Travel and Living and it was only last Monday that i got to learn what XO, VSOP, and VS mean hehehe. In the host's foray into cognac country in France, he got on to explain that XO means Extra Old (at least 6 years aged), VSOP Very Special Old Pale (at least 4 years) and VS Very Special (at least 2 years). VS naturally is the one used in mixed drinks. Not too old to learn something new, ok hehehe. For those curious what Three Sheets means, it is a slang term (maritime lingo, in fact) to denote being royally and riproaringly drunk :sick: cheers! and when drinking, try not to get to that point of hoisting three sails... Quote Link to comment
deloons Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 this is my first post in this thread. try this new tapas bar i tried the other weekend - ok sya! its called Hermano's, theyre in ortigas home depot area, lapit sa J-Jay's. they serve not only a good wine (french wine, california wine, others), but also imported beers (heineken, guinness, tsing tao, etc) and sarap ng pulutan nila. medyo pricey sya compared to the other bars there, so medyo pang hi end drinkers talaga sila. also great for business meetings and such. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) nice to see some activity in this thread. i have to admit that i have been too out-of-touch with wines. my most recent wine moments were with a Nobilo 2004 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Vilarnau Brut Cava. as for the notes, i had a cold so my nose was runny. one thing i could remember was the headached the following day. i'm really not into whites except for a blonde or a brunette! Edited March 12, 2009 by masi Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Looks like the art openings are catching on. Down with the usual swill they serve! Interesting wines now. Los Boldos, Tyrell, Wolf Blass, etc are quite good value wines and eminently drinkable. Ok this has nothing to do with wine. I've been watching this show THREE SHEETS on Travel and Living and it was only last Monday that i got to learn what XO, VSOP, and VS mean hehehe. In the host's foray into cognac country in France, he got on to explain that XO means Extra Old (at least 6 years aged), VSOP Very Special Old Pale (at least 4 years) and VS Very Special (at least 2 years). VS naturally is the one used in mixed drinks. Not too old to learn something new, ok hehehe. For those curious what Three Sheets means, it is a slang term (maritime lingo, in fact) to denote being royally and riproaringly drunk :sick: cheers! and when drinking, try not to get to that point of hoisting three sails... Speaking of Three Sheets - did anyone of you catch the Philippines episode? Pretty funny in some parts. Did the high-proof local stuff. And the flavored liquors (yuck!). That Hobbit bar was featured. And some dive in Malate. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Speaking of Three Sheets - did anyone of you catch the Philippines episode? Pretty funny in some parts. Did the high-proof local stuff. And the flavored liquors (yuck!). That Hobbit bar was featured. And some dive in Malate. no I didn't know that. Just tuned in to the show for about 3 weeks only. I am hoping they put out a compilation DVD of this show. Caught the episodes in Vietnam (where he had snake wine) and the one in Barcelona (now that's a place where his three sheets were hoisted!). Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 nice to see some activity in this thread. i have to admit that i have been too out-of-touch with wines. my most recent wine moments were with a Nobilo 2004 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Vilarnau Brut Cava. as for the notes, i had a cold so my nose was runny. one thing i could remember was the headached the following day. i'm really not into whites except for a blonde or a brunette! same here! too much beer lately...basta ako redheads, I mean reds hehehe... Quote Link to comment
storm Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Came from Betsy W opening. Found the Don Luciano Cab Sauv (hints of cherries) from Spain to my liking than the Mouton Cadet Bordeux. Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Came from Betsy W opening. Found the Don Luciano Cab Sauv (hints of cherries) from Spain to my liking than the Mouton Cadet Bordeux. Mouton Cadet is, from what I can tell, the lowest grade Mouton wine. They charge a lot for it because of the name but IMO it;s really not up to their standards. But I guess they figure us non-French can't tell good wine from swill......you'd be much better off spending your money on a good Oz wine instead! Don't know Spanish wines well at all - not too many available here and those I do find tend to be tempranillos and riojas. A few garnachas. Spanish cabs are rare here, perhaps because there are so many California cabs to compete against. Opened at Savage 2006 pinot last night and was afraid it would be bad. The wine had seeped up the cork and had leaked a bit - typically a sign the wine's been "cooked" - as in overheated while in storage - and the first sip seemed to confirm that. There was a tart ashy flavor - but after 15 minutes that went away and it got drinkable. Decent, but the flavors are a bit muted. Guess it's a bit cooked, but since we were having a very strong flavored beef stew (fennel, rosemary and thyme being the dominant flavors) it worked. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) Came from Betsy W opening. Found the Don Luciano Cab Sauv (hints of cherries) from Spain to my liking than the Mouton Cadet Bordeux. i would have drank the Mouton Cadet the whole night! it's the bread and butter label of Rothschild. a typical bordeaux which would be too complex and if not stored well or not upto temp could be quite crass. not too familiar with the Don Luciano but from the way it's labelled as a varietal the winery must be playing catch up. i would stick to the familiar tempranillo. that's why, i only stick to CA wines now. i am more familiar with what to expect. Edited March 12, 2009 by masi Quote Link to comment
storm Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hehehe. I agree with the Tempranillo. I prefer the ariadne tempranillo than the Don Luciano Cab. The Mouton served last night was too acidic for my taste. Quote Link to comment
masi Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Hehehe. I agree with the Tempranillo. I prefer the ariadne tempranillo than the Don Luciano Cab. The Mouton served last night was too acidic for my taste. Yup, pare! I agree with you on both counts. Pag dating sa Spanish wines, tempranillo is very stable. It should be in the grape variety and the Spanish soil and climate, that makes this variety so utterly Spanish. For Mouton, it's expensive but not impressive! For that price point, you can get a good CA or OZ. But I think, those wines were preferred because the artist lived in Europe, Spain exactly. Quote Link to comment
storm Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Let's have an EB. I'll bring a tempranillo. Quote Link to comment
megatron Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Mga Boss, Tried a bottle of La Roche Merlot 2006 in a friend's party. Had to say it was damn good. Quote Link to comment
JohnMayall Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Do you guys ever watch Frasier on TV? He and his brother come out with some of the most fatuous, conceited, smug comments about wine you could ever imagine. Luckily none of you guys are pulling that stuff here. Edited March 16, 2009 by JohnMayall Quote Link to comment
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