Wine

[Beta_Tester]

Aside from this horror.. i had a red wine from.. Rocky or some wild rock naming wine.. i couldnt really remember.. Pinot Noir..

Taste like fruit. berries i think. But goes well with my Pasta. She brought the wine along. Free Corkage.

I cant really recalled coz after that we went clubbing. Two of us drank 1.5 bottles of Martell, some Jaggerbomb,some can of red bull,some shots,mixers n funny stuff.. etc... barely made it out. The service staff n bouncers at St James were very nice. They move us to a quiet corner n took care of us..

 

[ikileo]

There is a NZ Pinot called Wild Rock. I assume that was it?

 

[Beta_Tester]

yeah wild rock. just checked.

 

[dfstan]

Sowine.. u go read up reviews first. The other day I saw them haViNg promotion on local papers.

did a quick check and it seems to be quite good. did you have 1st hand experience or heard something different? do share please.

 

[ikileo]

Personally for me, I can understand the appeal but the Sowine would not be very applicable for me. Most of the time my wine is consumed within the meal and usually those that I leave overnight I purposely let it air overnight to see how the wine progresses. If its a good wine it should hold in the bottle even overnight.

 

[looiwte]

Haha, I had something similar - waiter poured red wine into my glass, which was already half filled with white wine! Lots of blur or first day OJT waiters around nowsaday..

i had a horror ystd..

This waiter pour warm water into my half filled San Pellegrino!!!!!! I duno what to do.. My date just laugh.. But thats just b4 i was abt to pay.

 

[Beta_Tester]

hahahaha! then how?!

 

[ikileo]

email from Hermitage Wines

A L I O N
(August 27 to September 2nd only)

Bodegas Alion, is one of the three most prominent Spanish winery situated in Ribera del Duero, and the region, is well-known for its enthusiastic wine-making characteristics. Although the 2006 & 2007 vintages were met with challenging obstacles, it has managed to churn out quality wines. Alion label differs itself from the Unico or Valbuena labels mimicking a Bordeaux-styled, "modern" wine. Thus, Alion find itself in a unique position offering hints of Bordeaux but is proudly produced in Spain.

2006 ALION (6L) - OUR PICK!
Retail Price: $1,068.93
Special Price: $856


2006 ALION MAGNUM (1.5L)
Retail Price: $212.93
Special Price: $171


2006 ALION - HOT DEAL!
Retail Price: $116.63
Special Price: $94


2007 ALION
Retail Price: $116.63
Special Price: $94




wah lau, i bought the '06 Alion 2 years back during the Vinum sale for $60+

 

[hkm520240]

Hi can share photo shoots of the wines we had during last Sat Dim Sum lunch?

That was a good session and good opportunity to compare Sancerre & Pouilly Fume side by side, not forgetting there was an interesting Oaked US Sauvignon Blanc and wild card Spanish Albarino too. Thanks.

 

[ikileo]

Hi can share photo shoots of the wines we had during last Sat Dim Sum lunch?

That was a good session and good opportunity to compare Sancerre & Pouilly Fume side by side, not forgetting there was an interesting Oaked US Sauvignon Blanc and wild card Spanish Albarino too. Thanks.

sure...doing it now during my lunchtime haha...


for those of ya'll who missed it, it was a good time to meet up again, eat tasty food and try a wide range of sauvignon blancs.

Left to right

2006 Le Domaine du Rochoy 'Le Grand Rochoy', Sancerre, Loire Valley, France
2010 Domaine A. Cailbourdin 'Les Cris', Pouilly Fume, Loire Valley, France

2010 Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand (the one with the DELL stickers)
2010 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

2008 Hess Select Sauvignon Blanc, Lake County, California

The wild card
2008 Pazo Barrantes Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain - Made from the Albarino grape.

 

[Beta_Tester]

Hows the Dog point?

 

[stayhappy21]

Yeah, thanks for welcoming me to the makan session last Saturday.. It was a great experience! We had wines from 4 different countries and a good spread of styles..

Excellent opportunity to meet up with fellow wine lovers and share tips and lobangs on wines too.. Not to mention the delicious dim sum..

So when are we gonna do the next one? Shall we do a Bordeaux Medoc + SE GCC or 2nd wine? This one should go well with steaks and such..

 

[ikileo]

with the announcement of Carrefour closing soon, i hope there will be some clearance sales on wines. Especially those that Carrefour brings in themselves.

gonna stock up on their Loires and Alsace wines. Many good QPRs there.

 

[reign]

Dammed sad sia...but like u mentioned... i hope got cheap sales as well!

 

[Beta_Tester]

yeah.. bad news. i use to go there to eat snake, date, shop for stuff ~

 

[reign]

Haiz... mostly there to get my wine...

 

[oxycon]

Good info thru reading the blog

 

[evanisaacwoon]

looking forward to some clearance sales on wines...

 

[ikileo]

Hows the Dog point?

really good value at $30+

good quality. straddled between new and old world very well in my opinion. needs some time to open up beforehand.

 

[ikileo]

Good info thru reading the blog

welcome to the forum. i haven't updated the blog in a long long time. now i just update cellartracker and the forum here.

you can tell us more about your wine experiences (no matter how many or how few).