Oh Wine Me!

In my old job marketing some bars and restaurants I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Stolich, Moet and my favorite Lapiz Anejo… tequila so smooth you just feel the warmth sliding down your throat – dapat lang considering it’s $50/ bottle… not that I spent for anything of course.

But after consecutive nights of “working”, I already smelled tequila coming out of my pores. So Iwent cold turkey and hit the treadmill 4x/week until I was sure I sweated all the alcohol out.

In my current job where I am constantly snubbed by San Miguel and welcomed by wine suppliers, it was inevitable that I develop a taste for the wines served in our events. After several seminars and tasting, I still don’t know how to sniff wood, florals, spices et al… all I know is whether I like the taste or not. Many times when eating even at the most modest of places I feel the meal can be made perfect only if accompanied by a red, white, rose or sparkling. Wine is just so delightful to me plus the fact that it’s good for the body and gets you to that giddy place without getting you trashed. I’ve gotten to the point of including a bottle in my weekly grocery budget.

Don’t get intimidated by the imported names. Start off with Novellino if you must. Check out these brands at P500/ bottle and below: Cava Vallformossa from Barcino, Sangre de Toro & San Valentin from Torres, Sta. Carolina from Premier and Viña Albali from Titania available at major groceries and liquor stores.

Expand your horizons by stopping the expansion of your midriff – consider this… Beer=4.5% vol., Wine=14-15% vol… mas astig kapag wine-drinker ka!