Wine

[Kaki369]

Bro,

at a restaurant called La Nonna

Thanks!

 

[ikileo]

oh the one at holland v is it? yeah nice place.
i suspect they could be bringing in their own wine. at the very most you can email them about the wine.

i tried looking around online but sorry dude...

what did u like about the wine?

 

[ikileo]

i just ordered 2 bottles of 2005 Lakes Folly Cabernets, a nearly bordeaux blend (in order of highest percentage: cabernet, merlot, petit verdot + shiraz)from the Hunter Valley, Australia.

a very good producer that breaks the tradition and mould by producing a bordeaux blend in Hunter Valley, which is more known for its world class Semillon and Shiraz.

 

[Kaki369]

oh the one at holland v is it? yeah nice place.
i suspect they could be bringing in their own wine. at the very most you can email them about the wine.

i tried looking around online but sorry dude...

what did u like about the wine?

Ohhh! Bro thank you very much for the time!

Asking on behalf of a family member.. hehe...

 

[samba fan]

Ohhh! Bro thank you very much for the time!

Asking on behalf of a family member.. hehe...

yo bro。。talk to u so dao bo respond。。
forget who i am after chopping mi??
i think your fish might be 100 plus dollar now since cny is round the corner。。

 

[ikileo]

@samba fan: as this is a wine-related forum, it would be best if you have any personal issue with kaki369, that it be discussed outside of this forum or via PM. but if you have wine-related questions or discussions, you are more than welcome to ask

 

[albertchng]

muscato no stock so pick up a bottle of sweet red "Birds and Bees"... jin sweet! think girl will like it.

more kick than muscato... at 10% or 10.5% alcohol.

 

[ikileo]

where did u get your birds and bees from?

 

[albertchng]

ehh... basement 1, kallang cineleisure... the wine shop next to the escalator.

 

[Kaki369]

at how much for the birds and bees mate?

 

[albertchng]

Either $19.90 or $18.90... Didnt pay attention to the change the sale staff passed back to me.

 

[Kaki369]

Cheers mate! Thanks!

 

[Hikaru1985]

i agree...rose wines fly off the shelves in more established wine drinking countries during the summer, because they are the perfect drink on a hot day. theoretically this should make sense in SG since its hot most of the time (except these past few days), but our wine culture is still very new and most people view red wines as more 'premium' then 'whites' then 'sweets' and 'rose', in general.

i drank a new world Rose a couple of months back and I wrote about it in this thread. Very good and in a dry style as well, from the Barossa valley. Made from a blend of 4 grapes, including an italian grape. Here's the tasting note: http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=746352

you can find it at 1885 Bottle Shop in Triple One Somerset. Very worth the price in the low 30s region (or was it $29?). Blends a new world style with old world sensibility.

as for old world style, the one i had that i liked a lot was Chateau de Roquefort "Corail" Rose from Provence. you can buy it from www.wines2u.com.sg. THe prices listed on their site already include delivery charges so its very convenient. here's the tasting note (mines somewhere in the middle): http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=688569

Wine Connections brings in some Provencal rose, although i've never tried them. Le Benaton sometimes carries in some Provencal rose as well, so it's worth a visit.

Merci beacoup!

 

[Baggio10]

where did u get your birds and bees from?

this is from Wine Connection, I tried it before at the mhd sultan branch. quite alright for the price. S$19+ i think..cfm less than S$20

 

[Baggio10]

ehh... basement 1, kallang cineleisure... the wine shop next to the escalator.

wine connection..can get from NEX or Serangoon gardens new building too..

go grab the black bottle italian wine at S$30+..very good deal..

 

[Baggio10]

wine connection..can get from NEX or Serangoon gardens new building too..

go grab the black bottle italian wine at S$30+..very good deal..

this bottle

 

[Baggio10]

currently bottles i have:

hope this can spur your interest in wine

 

[Baggio10]

 

[xingan87]

Any recommendation of white wine, a little sweet
n flowery aroma? :3



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[ikileo]

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If you need any help getting around the site you can ask me. Once your virtual cellar is set up, you can track it, see the drinking windows, see reviews and sort them according to pretty much any wine variable (producer, type, varietal, vintage, region, drinking window ...etc)

for example you can browse my 'cellar' here: http://www.cellartracker.com/list.asp?Table=List&iUserOverride=69006

check it out and see if you'd like to use it for yourself