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Pare, with all due respect, it's the snake's apdo, not the blood, that is mixed with some shoktong in a small glass that is drunk by mainly old men around Lumpini Park to reinvigorate themselves. No one sells the stuff in Patpong; there's too much p***y already in Bangkok's red light area for all men!

 

If you really want something exotic, go to Vietnam. There are merchants there who sell wine in dark green bottles...also in the wine is a gecko!

 

I thought there were no pussies anymore in Patpong, pare :P

 

....and I thought that a green worm in a bottle was gross enough hehehe

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A lot of it has to with just maturity. Older vines are more mature and therefore put more of their energy into developing the fruit while younger vines are still spending a lot of their energy on growth. And older vines are cultivated and trained and pruned for lower yields over many, many years so they tend to develop low yields, also concentrating the flavors in the fruit.

 

Older IS better! Just like us oldies!  :lol:

 

hindi tayo DRINK NOW :P

I read that for newly-planted vines, it will take up to 3 years before it will bear wine-quality fruits....so dapat pala mahaba pisi ng vineyard owners.......

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So - went to Mitchell Katz in Livermore lat Saturday for their lobster bisque/sangiovese event. Piping hot lobster bisque - pretty well done! not the best, but not bad at all! - that went well with the sangiovese (featured wine of the day, being as how it was the release of the 2003 vintage) and the sauvignon blanc.

 

Tasted the sauv blanc, 2003 sangiovese, 2002 Shenandoah Valley (Sierra foothills) zin - wow!, 2002 petite sirah, 2003 Livermore zin, and 2003 sangiovese "port".

 

Sauvignon blanc (2003???) - bright fruit with honeysuckle, orange and grapefruit flavors. Also stone fruit flavors (peach, nectarine, apricot). Just a hint of sweetness. Would go good with Chinese/Thai/other Asian food, also with lobster bisque and otehr cream/seafood concoctions. Drink now.

 

Sangiovese 2003 - a bit young, needs another year in the bottle. Can drink now, but there will be a hint of "green" to is, and tannins will still be rigth in your face. Lots of great red berry flavors. Pair with almost ANY Italian food - marinara sauce, good dry salami, a medium aged grana padano cheese. Will be good in a year, great in two.

 

Shenandoah Valley zin (2002) - all I can say is wow!. 15%+ alcohol content, ~1.2% residual sugar. Big, bold. Smooth , restrainted tannins. That characteristic white pepper edge in the finish. Lots of dark berry flavors, a bit of smoke. After dinner with some bittersweet chocolate! Or with a good grilled steak.

 

Petite sirah 2002 - the winner of the bunch, I think. BIG! Loaded with fruit - a bit of raisin, lots of berries, black cherry, smoke and leather. Needs a good, hearty meal to go with it, or drink with a medium aged hard cheese and a good cigar.

 

Sangiovese "port" 2003 - a port-style wine made with sangiovese grapes. Very unusual. Most California port-style wines I've tasted have been made with zin or cab grapes. A refreshing change. Only available to club members, but luckily I belong to the club.

 

Coming to a wine store near you! - I hope, some time soon.

 

sana nga, pare...

The Shenandoah looks good and the Petite syrah looks more than promising...I hope we can make something out of this....we'll explore more...

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hindi tayo DRINK NOW :P

I read that for newly-planted vines, it will take up to 3 years before it will bear wine-quality fruits....so dapat pala mahaba pisi ng vineyard owners.......

 

Yup - 3 to 5 years before you get grapes good enough to make decent wine. And longer to get those age-worthy wines that live forever. Not an investment for the short term kind of MBA-ish investor.

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double post.....

 

hey there, freakish! what took you so long?

Haven't seen Sideways as it has not been shown here yet hehehe...were the Pinots big in that film?

 

I'm fine....still mellowed out like wine hehehe :*

 

hahaha!! was just busy with family life, :)

yeah..the movie featured pinot noir

(just get the pirated copy am sure there's one somewhere in greehills, hehehe)

just amazing how it can affect the sale of those wines in real life :cool:

 

good to know you're fine...

hah, how come we've both mellowed? :P :lol:

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hi guys,

 

i'm not a wine afficionado nor am i associated with any wine drinking clubs...just wanted to ask, where we can buy those wine bottle(or is it cork) openers? my uncle has a bottle that hasn't been opened yet 'coz we have no idea where to buy a wine bottle opener(is this how you call it)?

 

anyways, we appreciate the help :mtc:

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Yup - 3 to 5 years before you get grapes good enough to make decent wine. And longer to get those age-worthy wines that live forever. Not an investment for the short term kind of MBA-ish investor.

 

yes those are the ones that get burned...

You should enter for the long-haul - wine is not for the weak of heart, the shallow of pocket....

Many outsiders are enamored by the wine industry - and they enter as soon as they have hefty pockets, not knowing the pitfalls and dangers only a long-timer in the industry knows...

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hahaha!! was just busy with family life,  :)

yeah..the movie featured pinot noir

(just get the pirated copy am sure there's one somewhere in greehills, hehehe)

just amazing how it can affect the sale of those wines in real life :cool:

 

good to know you're fine...

hah, how come we've both mellowed? :P  :lol:

 

you know, I never noticed your member title - so how come you've mellowed hehehe....

I'm mellowed, because I'm now ready for drinking :evil:

 

nah, I want to watch it in the big screen first then have an original for my collection...the pirated copies are just for other crappy films...

It's good to know you've been a good family woman hehehe....

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hi guys,

 

i'm not a wine afficionado nor am i associated with any wine drinking clubs...just wanted to ask, where we can buy those wine bottle(or is it cork) openers? my uncle has a bottle that hasn't been opened yet 'coz we have no idea where to buy a wine bottle opener(is this how you call it)?

 

anyways, we appreciate the help  :mtc:

 

 

I saw some good and decent (I suppose) corkscrews and wine opener at Wine Depot (Malugay ST. Makati). About P300+...

Thanks for visiting...tell us if you have any concerns..

 

When I was a newbie in wine-drinking, I didn't know these wine openers so I just used an icepick to push the cork inside :P Pretty messy but i got to drink the wine immediately hehehe....

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you know, I never noticed your member title - so how come you've mellowed hehehe....

I'm mellowed, because I'm now ready for drinking :evil:

 

nah, I want to watch it in the big screen first then have an original for my collection...the pirated copies are just for other crappy films...

It's good to know you've been a good family woman hehehe....

 

You both seem to be pretty mellow right now - so what wine are you drinking to mellow yourself out?

 

Damn - just remembered I have a bottle of chard I left in the fridge (opened!!) for almost a week. Well, let's see what its like tonight. I might have some good vinegar! It's a Retzlaff, 2001.

 

I was just at Retzlaff last weekend, after going to Mitchell Katz (they're within a couple of miles of each other and I had a designated river! :P ). Tasted their 2004 chard and suv blanc. Both very, very nice. And for the first time in the past few years, they have what promises to be a really good merlot and a pretty decent cab. Not a hint of "green" this year. But the blend will beat either one solo, I think. But time will tell. So my friend and I each bought a case to be picked up next year this time. Yup, back to buying futures! He's bought a case of reds, I bought the whites. When we pick up the wines, we get to spec what's in the case.

 

Haven't seen Sideways yet, either and it's out on DVD soon. No longer on the big screen here, so I guess DVD in widescreen on HD will have to do.

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I saw some good and decent (I suppose) corkscrews and wine opener at Wine Depot (Malugay ST. Makati). About P300+...

Thanks for visiting...tell us if you have any concerns..

 

When I was a newbie in wine-drinking, I didn't know these wine openers so I just used an icepick to push the cork inside :P Pretty messy but i got to drink the wine immediately hehehe....

 

thanx for the info..will help a lot :cool:

 

btw, does wine lose its taste when you have not opened the bottle yet?

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