bods1000 Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 Sunday I was at Wine Depot and I was sure impressed by the hugeness of their showroom. They do have a sale going on till Christmas and they got all these promo gimmicks. It turns out that WineDirect is the agent here of Constellation because Ravenswoods, Dunnewood, Simi, Blackstone flooded the entire showroom. So many wines to buy - too little budget hehehe...But I did get to buy a Grant Burge 2000 Shiraz at quite a price I don't normally spend (read: more than P600) if only to whet my curiosity at this premium Aussie label and to taste for myself a real-honest-to goodness Barossa bruiser...That bottle would be for Christmas but I might buy more because they have a promo which says you buy 6 Grant Burge and get a wine cooler for free...Also I'd really have to go back if only to get my hands on a Ravenswood Zin or a Simi - they have another promo where you get a free bottle of Nathanson Creek when you buy any three of Ravenswood or Blackstone... After Wine Depot I swung over to Anthony's to check out masi's info but it was closed (at 12 noon)?..... Quote Link to comment
masi Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Sunday I was at Wine Depot and I was sure impressed by the hugeness of their showroom. They do have a sale going on till Christmas and they got all these promo gimmicks. It turns out that WineDirect is the agent here of Constellation because Ravenswoods, Dunnewood, Simi, Blackstone flooded the entire showroom. So many wines to buy - too little budget hehehe...But I did get to buy a Grant Burge 2000 Shiraz at quite a price I don't normally spend (read: more than P600) if only to whet my curiosity at this premium Aussie label and to taste for myself a real-honest-to goodness Barossa bruiser...That bottle would be for Christmas but I might buy more because they have a promo which says you buy 6 Grant Burge and get a wine cooler for free...Also I'd really have to go back if only to get my hands on a Ravenswood Zin or a Simi - they have another promo where you get a free bottle of Nathanson Creek when you buy any three of Ravenswood or Blackstone... After Wine Depot I swung over to Anthony's to check out masi's info but it was closed (at 12 noon)?.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> bods, where is wine depot? I want to check it out too!Anthony's is close on Sundays, but you can go to Magnum (same owner) at Greenbelt 2. They sell wines at the same price provided its take out... good luck... Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 bods, where is wine depot? I want to check it out too!Anthony's is close on Sundays, but you can go to Magnum (same owner) at Greenbelt 2. They sell wines at the same price provided its take out... good luck...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> oh well...sayang talaga I wanted to hit two grapeskins with one stone last Sunday Wine Depot is at Malugay corner Ayala, near Zuellig....I got so sign up as a member when I was there...They have free tastings every Friday.....can we "accidentally" bump into each other there one of these days? what do you say? Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Sunday I was at Wine Depot and I was sure impressed by the hugeness of their showroom. They do have a sale going on till Christmas and they got all these promo gimmicks. It turns out that WineDirect is the agent here of Constellation because Ravenswoods, Dunnewood, Simi, Blackstone flooded the entire showroom. So many wines to buy - too little budget hehehe...But I did get to buy a Grant Burge 2000 Shiraz at quite a price I don't normally spend (read: more than P600) if only to whet my curiosity at this premium Aussie label and to taste for myself a real-honest-to goodness Barossa bruiser...That bottle would be for Christmas but I might buy more because they have a promo which says you buy 6 Grant Burge and get a wine cooler for free...Also I'd really have to go back if only to get my hands on a Ravenswood Zin or a Simi - they have another promo where you get a free bottle of Nathanson Creek when you buy any three of Ravenswood or Blackstone... After Wine Depot I swung over to Anthony's to check out masi's info but it was closed (at 12 noon)?.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Bods! Ravenswood! If you like zins, pick up a Ravenswood. Or 2. Or 3. What the heck, pick up a case!!! The Lodi zin or the vintners reserve 2000 should be real good. Or, settle for the 2002 - still good. Look for a report next week. I hope to get myself good and schnockered on those Coppola wines on Sunday. Gotta make up for this week without wine! Quote Link to comment
freakish Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Hey Miss F! Seems like you had a good time at that wine fair! Of all those Coppola wines, perhaps the best value all around (price vs. taste) is the Rosso. Over here I can get it at Costco for all of $6.99, and it's a good "drink now!" wine. Not much for chards, so no coment on those, except to say the 2003 wines are still a bit too young for drinking, even the whites. And the reds could use a few more years (except for that Rosso which is good now).<{POST_SNAPBACK}>so maybe i can buy those "young" wines now and drink it later, say two years or a year from now? hhmmnn, i might do that. I'll just buy now since they're not always available on the local stores and some of them has to be ordered direct from the distributor (well that's what the lady on the counter told me) Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Hey Bods! Ravenswood! If you like zins, pick up a Ravenswood. Or 2. Or 3. What the heck, pick up a case!!! The Lodi zin or the vintners reserve 2000 should be real good. Or, settle for the 2002 - still good. Look for a report next week. I hope to get myself good and schnockered on those Coppola wines on Sunday. Gotta make up for this week without wine! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aside from shiraz, I just might get hooked on zinfandel if I do get a taste of a Ravenswood zin, so I'm pretty excited to get my hands on one.....I can't recall what vintage was on sale - I do hope it's the 2002..... pare I've been reading some and I read that Ridge and Rancho Zabaco also makes some pretty good zins - how do they compare with Ravenswood? cheers! Quote Link to comment
masi Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 oh well...sayang talaga I wanted to hit two grapeskins with one stone last Sunday Wine Depot is at Malugay corner Ayala, near Zuellig....I got so sign up as a member when I was there...They have free tastings every Friday.....can we "accidentally" bump into each other there one of these days? what do you say?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok, i know this place... thanks... sure that will be great thing to do to end a workweek... albeit, i'm pretty tied up tomorrow already... another wine bar you can go to is the store across santis in yakal, makati... it's in the same building of santis, it's just next door. cheers. Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Aside from shiraz, I just might get hooked on zinfandel if I do get a taste of a Ravenswood zin, so I'm pretty excited to get my hands on one.....I can't recall what vintage was on sale - I do hope it's the 2002..... pare I've been reading some and I read that Ridge and Rancho Zabaco also makes some pretty good zins - how do they compare with Ravenswood? cheers!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ridge does make good zins, but they're a bit pricey. Rancho Zabaco makes a good zin, less $$ than the Ridge. I heard Ridge got bought by a Japanese investment firm, but it may have been spun off again....... If you can find a Sonoma Creek zin, preferably a 1999 or 2000, give that a trty as well. Last, Seghesio is pretty consistently good with zins. Try the one with the blue foil. As with others, 1999 and 2000 were good, and 2002. 2001 less so - at least IM(not so)HO. Just found out from my wife that she called Coppola too late to RSVP for Sunday's shindig, so we couldn't get in. :cry: So I guess I'll have to find another winery to go drown my sorrows in. Well, Kaz is having his winter sale, maybe I'll drive up to Sonoma instead of Napa. Kaz is a character, and makes a great wine to boot! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted December 4, 2004 Author Share Posted December 4, 2004 ok, i know this place... thanks... sure that will be great thing to do to end a workweek... albeit, i'm pretty tied up tomorrow already... another wine bar you can go to is the store across santis in yakal, makati... it's in the same building of santis, it's just next door. cheers.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> thanks I'll check out that place since I plan to go back to Anthony's...As for Wine Depot I plan to be there on a Friday before Christmas - to check out what their tasting is like hehehe...and also to get some Ravenswoods to add to my holiday libation.... cheers! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted December 4, 2004 Author Share Posted December 4, 2004 Ridge does make good zins, but they're a bit pricey. Rancho Zabaco makes a good zin, less $$ than the Ridge. I heard Ridge got bought by a Japanese investment firm, but it may have been spun off again....... If you can find a Sonoma Creek zin, preferably a 1999 or 2000, give that a trty as well. Last, Seghesio is pretty consistently good with zins. Try the one with the blue foil. As with others, 1999 and 2000 were good, and 2002. 2001 less so - at least IM(not so)HO. Just found out from my wife that she called Coppola too late to RSVP for Sunday's shindig, so we couldn't get in. :cry: So I guess I'll have to find another winery to go drown my sorrows in. Well, Kaz is having his winter sale, maybe I'll drive up to Sonoma instead of Napa. Kaz is a character, and makes a great wine to boot!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> unfortunately I don't think Sonoma Creek or Seghesio is available here...also for that matter Ridge or Rancho Zabaco.....but I always get surprised at what's suddenly available here...I mean I didn't think that Ravenswood or Blackstone or Grant Burge was here...next year I do hope that some new labels will find their way to our shores...who is Kaz by the way Quote Link to comment
basketballcardsking Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Try the cabernet of Mondavi. You will love it! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Try the cabernet of Mondavi. You will love it!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> thanks, pare! cheers Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 (edited) Went to the Livermore holiday wine event - hit just 5 wineries! Didn't like 2 of them, so no report other than that - Garre and Rios-Lovell. Livermore Valley Cellars was hit and miss. They make some quirkily-named zins, and their latest in the "butt" series is - The Crack of Dawn (2003). zin blend - grapes from Amador County (Sierra foothills), and 3 local vineyards. Young, with a bit of green to it, but I think it will develop well over the next 3 years. Not a lot of pepper ont he finish - very fruity and juicy instead. Not a lot of tannins. Drink within 5 years. Alicante bouschet (2002) - tastes well at the winery but for some reason not when you fet it home. I'd pass on this one. Syrah (2002) - firm, full, but not as satisfying as others. I wonder why? Wood Family Cellars - I LOVE their zin (2002)! Rich, full, pepper and fruit on the finish. Smooth and velvety. Their 2002 syrah is also very, very nice! Smooth, restrained tannins, loads of fruit, full in the mouth. Black cherries and strawberries! Yum! Big White House - tasted out of the barrel. Not impressed, except for their tawny port (1999) that I ended up buyng a half-case of futures. To be realeased January. Deep tawny (almost ruby), nice toast and caramel from the barrel. Lots of depth. Great with a firm cheese (think parmesan) or an aged cheese (think stilton). Didn't get to go to Coppola, and spent sunday goofing off instead. Sorry. A perennial recommendation from Coppola - Coppola Rosso. Red table wine, non-vintage. Best bang for the buck, other than the Rubicon (any vintage since 1995, although I favor the 95) at a member's discount. Edited December 6, 2004 by agxo3 Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 I wonder why nobody's releasing Coppola here.....their Rosso might be a hit here - good value.... Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I wonder why nobody's releasing Coppola here.....their Rosso might be a hit here - good value....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not GOOD value, GREAT value! At $6.99 at Costco, you can't beat it! Full bodied, low tannins, fruit that won't quit. Light pepperiness (just a bit of zin usually blended in), nice red berries. the best "drink now" wine I know of - 2-buck Chuck and other pretenders notwithstanding. Quote Link to comment
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