Wine

[ikileo]

sorry, i don't have one. i have tasted one but no bottle

any reason why u are collecting the bottle?

 

[ikileo]

@starhappy & looiwte: hey guys i mixed up your sherries. your east india solera is the same, but the other ones "amontillado" and "manzanilla" you guys gotta swap. so sorry about the mixup!

@starhappy

Kindly transfer me $63.90 for the sherries below.

NV Manzanilla Papirusa
Price S$26.10 nett/375ml

NV Jerez East India Solera
Price S$37.80 nett/500ml

Thanks! do u have my acct no?

 

[stayhappy21]

I personally felt it was a joyous occasion (as with most wine related events), and we had 5 reds and 1 dessert (thanks to ikileo) and the comparison of the new world (Australia) Shirazs vs the old world (French) went well.. On one hand we had silky, fruity full bodied reds which were a little on the sweet side, and on the other we had the mineraly, earthy, structured reds for comparison..

Everyone should come to the tasting (at least once in their lifetimes..) How how amazing the fruit evolves grown in different soils in different parts of the world can produce such amazing differences!

Oh, a special mention to the Burger place.. You aren't likely to find something like that in Singapore too.. Def worth exploring!

 

[bronsonquek]

I like the deeply punted brown bottle. not common.

 

[ikileo]

i guess your best bet would be to check with restaurants/wine bars to give u their used bottles with deep punts.

 

[stayhappy21]

I like the deeply punted brown bottle. not common.

But seriously mate, what are you gonna use it for? Display piece? Collectors item? Souvenir?

 

[ikileo]

hi all, time for the long awaited pics. it's a fun session with loads of very different shiraz/syrah. clearly there is a distinction even within a similar region

Ciders to start

Tucking into the burgers

Wine 1: 2004 JJ Hahn 1914 Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia

Wine 2: 2005 Schubert Estate Goose-yard Bloack Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia

 

[ikileo]

Wine 3: 2007 Kilikannon Alliance, Crozes Hermitage, France

Wine 4: 2009 JL Chave "Offerus", Saint Joseph, France

Wine 5: 2009 Chateau Maris "La Togue", Languedoc, France

Dessert Wine to finish: 2000 Schlossgut Diel Dorsheimer Goldloch Riesling Auslese, Nahe, Germany

 

[ikileo]

The line up. yum yum.

Hope to see you guys the next time!

@condor
@secret agent

Where were you guys? You missed out!

 

[hkm520240]

Ikileo, thanks for uploading the pics!

Anyone by any chance has an empty bottle of Montes Folly?
Looking for the empty bottle only. will self collect in singapore.
thanks in advance.

I do have Montes Folly but it is not an empty bottle. If you must collect this bottle and you can wait, I don't mind pass you the empty bottle after I have drank it. But no commitment for when I will consume this wine.

 

[Condor]

had to pass this over at the last minute. flew out to bkk and not back yet.

 

[bronsonquek]

Ikileo, thanks for uploading the pics!




I do have Montes Folly but it is not an empty bottle. If you must collect this bottle and you can wait, I don't mind pass you the empty bottle after I have drank it. But no commitment for when I will consume this wine.

thanks bro. let me know.

 

[MuthuCurry]

Ikileo, thanks for uploading the pics!




I do have Montes Folly but it is not an empty bottle. If you must collect this bottle and you can wait, I don't mind pass you the empty bottle after I have drank it. But no commitment for when I will consume this wine.

hehe, i have 1 too... same comment as hkm!!

i must say tt i was very impressed with the bottle when i first saw it .. it is really beautiful (hope the wine is as beautiful as the bottle!).

 

[looiwte]

Think hkm mentioned this before: the manga 'Drops of God', and its influence on the Asian wine market has also been widely publicised. Found an English version on the internet and it's very interesting indeed. I think the hyperbole common in wine fits the comic book fantasy medium very well indeed. Just started reading, and am amazed to find many a mention of obscure cult wines, eg. a Miani Merlot from Friuli with only 7,000 production.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Gouttes_de_Dieu
http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/529292/drops-of-god-gets-english-translation
http://www.mangapark.com/manga/the-drops-of-god

 

[Baggio10]

Think hkm mentioned this before: the manga 'Drops of God', and its influence on the Asian wine market has also been widely publicised. Found an English version on the internet and it's very interesting indeed. I think the hyperbole common in wine fits the comic book fantasy medium very well indeed. Just started reading, and am amazed to find many a mention of obscure cult wines, eg. a Miani Merlot from Friuli with only 7,000 production.

Les Gouttes de Dieu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drops of God gets English translation | Daily wine news - the latest breaking wine news from around the world | News | decanter.com
The Drops of God Manga - Read The Drops of God Manga Online For Free - MangaPark

ah..you are evil...i'm hooked on the comic!

 

[ikileo]

Yeah I have been following it from very early on. But it's been stuck at ch33 for ages!

Kino sells the English version but not cheap

 

[reign]

I only get to catch the tv version till ep 6. Then no time to continue..

 

[ikileo]

In Thailand now. Just drank the 2009 Pian de Ciampolo last night over dinner.

Very nice at 12.5% alc. fresh and lively. the body reminds me of a cab franc from the Loire but with very pure Tuscan flavours.

 

[looiwte]

The English version stops at Vol 4 / Ch 33, but the Chinese version is already at Vol 30!
?? ??28

Remember to savour a glass of something good while you read!

Oh Pian del Campolo, Montevertine's entry Sangio!

Hope I don't start sounding like the comic's Italian snob Chosuke haha..

 

[ikileo]

Ahh good the Chinese link. Ugh, time to brush up on my chinese