Wine

[ikileo]

had this last night with my gf over burgers

https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=23296

so guys, let me know your thoughts on which day would be best

 

[hkm520240]

Next week I will be free for a Friday dinner (23/12) or Boxing day lunch/dinner (26/12). My preference will be Boxing day lunch.

I had a BYO wines session with my regular wines group this afternoon. Quite an impressive lineup spanning 5 decades with good mix of varietals and wines region.

 

[ikileo]

nice looking stuff! which one was yours and which was your fave? where'd u have it at?

 

[ikileo]

finally my notes from the Wolf Blass dinner on 29th Nov.

https://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=16267

 

[hkm520240]

nice looking stuff! which one was yours and which was your fave? where'd u have it at?

It was a casual session at one of the guy's place. I brought the Irvine Grand Merlot '02. Having been decanted at home 1hr before bottled back and bring to tasting. It was showing quite well with Jammy fruits and thickly textured. Although served blind but many had guessed it was a new world Merlot as the varietal expression was so obvious.

I was surprised that the 1969 Barolo showing very well with plenty of tertiary notes and sweet fruits. Balance & mellow palate very similar to an aged Burg.

 

[jhchoo85]

Next week I will be free for a Friday dinner (23/12) or Boxing day lunch/dinner (26/12). My preference will be Boxing day lunch.

I had a BYO wines session with my regular wines group this afternoon. Quite an impressive lineup spanning 5 decades with good mix of varietals and wines region.

Wow... this looks impressive..

 

[looiwte]

I was surprised that the 1969 Barolo showing very well with plenty of tertiary notes and sweet fruits. Balance & mellow palate very similar to an aged Burg.

Yup from my limited experience there seem a few parallels between Nebbiolo/Barolo and Pinot Noir/Burgundy.
From my experience with Barolo, quite surprised to see light-coloured wines have such powerful, complex personalities. Really tannic, untouchable for the first 10 years.

Wanted to get some >10 yr old Barolos from Robert's WEA recently but the ones I wanted had all been sold.

About the wine outing, there are a couple of hols round the corner. I've no plans yet for:

24 Dec lunch
25 Dec lunch
26 Dec lunch & dinner
31 Dec lunch
1 Jan lunch & dinner
2 Jan lunch & dinner

 

[ikileo]

ok guys,

so that we all have a clear view, i have done up a quick and dirty google docs spreadsheet

The link is below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwJeRz_cmZDdE9temRYTWZZS3AyMTFpRktqNTUwc3c

Just click it, no sign-in required. I have put in my dates, just add on with your name and whether yes/no for that meal slot.

 

[hkm520240]

Updated mine.

I received a question from my colleague who wants to buy 2 bottles wines as a gift and bring over to Malaysia when he goes back his hometown in 2 days time. So he asked for my recommendation of what to buy and he may buy it from Singapor duty free shop. Ok, he wants a smooth, non-dry (so I guess he means less tannic and with hints of sweetness) and approachable red with budget of $50 per bottle. So in my mind what I think of is new world Merlot and probably from Australia is more widely available.

I often feel difficulty (or rather not confident) in giving consultation to beginners because my palate are use to flavourful, structured and robust wines. I will not recommend wines that I don't think is good but I also afraid wines I recommend does not suit their palate. In this case I also find myself not familiar with what are the wines sell in duty free shop.

Can anyone give me some suggestion of what varietals/wines I can recommend to him? Probably those likely to be found at duty free shop. Thanks.

 

[ikileo]

merlots are good. new world pinots are usually quite palate friendly and easily available at DFS. I was there a week ago.

young spanish wines do the trick as well...

 

[hkm520240]

Anything u see as a good buy from DFS below $50? Thanks.

 

[ikileo]

i can't remember the producers exactly...i was busy looking at their Elderton Command and Ode to Lorraine, haha....

 

[ikileo]

the rest of you guys who haven't filled in your preferences yet, please do so by tomorrow can?

 

[Alancch]

hi guys,

saw that you all are wine lovers here discussing about wines,
for myself im a wine broker as our company specialize in wine from Bordeaux, france. if anyone interested to get some wines for this festive season or for consuming. feel free to contact me.

cheers, alternate you may look at our company website on our services too.
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[ikileo]

hi alancch, thanks for your post. i am sure those interested will contact you but if i recall you can't really advertise commercial services on a post. i am not a mod but could you at least remove your URL links to your business?

 

[MuthuCurry]

Next week I will be free for a Friday dinner (23/12) or Boxing day lunch/dinner (26/12). My preference will be Boxing day lunch.

I had a BYO wines session with my regular wines group this afternoon. Quite an impressive lineup spanning 5 decades with good mix of varietals and wines region.

@hkm - what a nice line up of fantastic bottles, just wondering how many of you guys to finish all the bottles?

 

[hkm520240]

Total 9 ppl so average a bottle per person.

 

[MuthuCurry]

Total 9 ppl so average a bottle per person.

1 pax per bottle, you guys can drink like a whale!! hehe..

 

[kangzkangz]

Hi guys, stumbled upon a wine blog entry that shares 3 interesting wine videos.

(1) How To Taste Red Wine
Easy-to-understand video on the 4 S’s: See, Sniff, Sip, Summarise!
(2) How to Open a Bottle of Wine Like a Sommelier
Quite a funny guy showing how to open a bottle - the way to impress chicks
(3) Wine & Food Pairing tips
For the geekier wine noobs!

3 Wine Videos for noobs & pro-wannabes

 

[ikileo]

reign, looiwte, muthu, condor and anyone else who are keen on the having the meet up please update your statuses in the google docs sheet i prepared please.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwJeRz_cmZDdE9temRYTWZZS3AyMTFpRktqNTUwc3c