Monday, July 28, 2008

California Cults.

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~ Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Pepato ~ Gentleman Joe amongst the Stockbroker, Jorge, Dong, Fil and Sunny. Gentleman Joe hosted yet a...
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Friday, July 25, 2008

July 25 Lunch at Je Suis Gourmand: Couscous & Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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A few months ago, over a lunch at Aubergine with Robert Burroughes, Lawrie Martin brought a 1998 Château de Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape ...
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Dinner, Saturday, 19 July 2008: 3 Premier Cru Burgundies.

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Got home an hour and a half ago from Saturday dinner out at Je Suis Gourmand with my sons and nephew/godson. My wife had a migrane and, so,...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Flirting with the Green Fairy.

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Absinthe , called "The Green Fairy", because of its vaguely luminous emerald hue and its reputed hallucinatory effect, is a potent...
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Monday, July 14, 2008

Some Locally Available Value Wines, Part II: Reds

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Since I'm writing about value wines, my recommendations are limited to those that cost P3000 and below. There are many good wines locall...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Some Notable, Good Value, Locally Available Wine, PART I: Whites and Rosés.

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It struck me only today that most of my posts are on wines not locally available. A handful are, but they are scattered about my blog. I fig...
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Friday, July 11, 2008

11 July 08 Lunch at Old Manila.

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The Stockbroker organized today's wine lunch at Old Manila with Bernie. The Doc, Johnny R and I joined in. Old Manila's lunch buffet...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Wine + Food + Friend = Memorable Dinner

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It's as simple as that. Conversation flows freely, hours pass unnoticed, yet every detail of the evening lasts and lasts. July 4th, 200...
Saturday, July 5, 2008

The Stockbroker's Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vertical.

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3rd July 2008 at Sala, dinner and wine for 9. Hot on the tail of the '96 top Médoc event the Stockbroker organized, he hosted all the wi...
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