13
Jul
10

Wine Consumption Guide

If you plan to have a party and still have no idea on how many bottles of wines to purchase. Here is a useful guide to help you decide.

A bottle of wine (750ml.) serves approximately 5 glasses. Typically 18 bottles serve a party of 100 people. One case carries 12 bottles.

Calculation:
persons/100×18 =1.5 cases

Summary:
100 people = 18 bottles
200 people = 36 bottles
300 people = 54 bottles
400 people = 72 bottles
500 people = 90 bottles
600 people = 108 bottles
700 people = 126 bottles
800 people = 144 bottles
900 people = 162 bottles
1000 people = 180 bottles

Functions in Thailand normally consumes 80% red wine and 20% white wine. This calculation is based on wine served as a compliment to other beverages.

27
Apr
09

Popular White and Red Wines

These types of white wine are available almost everywhere in the States.

Popular white wines

Chardonnay
Can come from California, Australia, France, or almost any other place.

Sauvignon Blanc
Can come from California, France, New Zealand, South Africa, and other places.

Riesling
Can come from Germany, California, New York, Washington, France, Austria, Australia, and other places.

Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris
Can come from Italy, France, Oregon, California, and other places.

Soave
Comes from Italy.

Popular red wines

Cabernet Sauvignon
Can come from California, Australia, France, and other places

Merlot
Can from California, France, Washington, New York, Chile, and other places

Pinot Noir
Can come from California, France, Oregon, New Zealand, and other places

Beaujolais
Comes from France

Lambrusco
Usually comes from Italy

Chianti
Comes from Italy

Zinfandel
Usually comes from California

Cotes du Rhone
Comes from France

Bordeaux
Comes from France

27
Apr
09

10 Occassions to Drink Rose

Ten occasions to drink rose (and defy the snobs)

1. When she’s having fish and when he’s having meat (or vice versa)

2. When a red wine just seems to heavy

3. With lunch–hamburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, and so on

4. On picnics on warm, sunny days

5. To warn your son/daughter, mate, friend (yourself?) off cola

6. On warm evenings

7. To celebrate arrival of spring or summer

8. With ham (hot or cold) or other pork dishes

9. When you feel like putting ice cubes in your wine

10. On Valentine’s Day (or any other pink occasions)

01
Apr
09

How to taste wine

Wine Tasting: How To Taste Wine Properly
If you have been ever invited on a wine tasting party and that you declined to go because you don’t know a thing about wine or even tasting it, then you might want to try learning. Wine tasting isn’t wine-tastingabout those types of people doing the classic cliché in wine tasting, which is sip, swill and spit, but you will see that wine tasting can be a lot of fun as well as educational. So, here is some step by step information on how to taste wine that will be able to help you whenever you are in this kind of situation. By knowing how to taste wine properly, you will definitely enjoy wine tasting parties more and you will also not feel and look lost in the party. The first step is to observe the wine by sight. To do so, you need to pick up the glass. There are basically a couple of ways to do this. If you are served with a chilled wine, you should pick up the glass on its stem and not by the bowl. The reason for this is that the palm of your hands is warm. This will warm the wine quickly and will ruin its natural taste. So, if you are served with a chilled wine, never pick it up by the bowl. Don’t even think about touching the bowl. If you are served with room temperature wine, then you can hold the glass on bowl. However, as much as possible, you should still pick it up by the stem even if the wine is served in room temperature. After you picked up the glass and is now in your hand, the next step is by examining the wine by sight. Do this by holding it slightly at an angle and should be against a white background. If the host of the party knows what wine tasting is all about, he or she should cover the table with white linen. This doesn’t only look pretty, but it will also serve its purpose where you will be able to examine the wine. Just remember to be aware that there is wine in the glass and you should avoid spilling it by tipping the glass too far. The bouquet is also an important part of tasting the wine. The bouquet refers to the smell of the wine and you might even hear people refer to it as the “nose”. To properly smell the wine, you need to your hand holding the wine at a level position. Then, swirl the wine gently inside the bowl. The idea to this act is to expose air in to the wine so that the aroma will escape the wine and become trapped in the part of the bowl which is empty. Then, move the glass close to your nose and inhale deeply. Savor the aroma and inhale again. You might want to exhale after inhaling as you may feel dizzy. After inhaling, it is the right time to comment. If you don’t know what to say because you are inexperienced with wine, then the safest way to go is to say rich for red wine, and light for white wine. Now for the actual tasting… You need to keep in mind that tasting wine is not about getting plastered by guzzling everything inside the glass but should only take small sips from the glass to capture the flavor. After having wine inside your mouth, you should taste the wine by rolling it around your tongue a few times before spitting it or swallowing it slowly. Don’t forget to exhale. That’s how it’s done. Remember these tips and you can be sure that you will have lots of fun at wine tasting parties. You need to remember that wine tasting parties doesn’t need to be boring and intimidating, but it can be a great way to socialize and even joke a bit.
Continue reading ‘How to taste wine’

11
Feb
09

minus 5 ice bar pattaya

-5 Ice Bar and Super Club-PattayaWhen I talk about Pattaya, the things that come into my mind are bars, clubs, a-go-go, beach, banana boat, girls, farangs, lady boys, sunshine, walking street, seafood, and etc. Although Pattaya is one of the hottest places in Thailand that draws many tourists each year, there’s one place I need to mention here that will make this place a bit cooler. The minus 5 (-5 ice bar and super club) ice bar and super club is a new trendy and the coolest place in Pattaya located at Amari Nova Suit. As the name suggest, all the glasses, furniture, walls, and the bar itself are made of ice chilled at -5 degrees. Not to worry if you are going there with your with your bikini or swimsuit as guests are provided with winter clothes and gloves.

CONTACT INFORMATION
-5 Ice Bar and Super Club
Amari Nova Suites, 254 Moo 9,
Soi Petchtrakool, Pattaya, 20260.
Telephone: 6638 489 488. Open Daily from 6pm.
www.minus5pattaya.com
Source: Cape North Distribution

07
Feb
09

only in thailand

Want to buy something at the market? You will love this one. I have no idea where the heck is this market but this market is somewhere in Thailand. I think it’s the market where you can shop until you drop (by the train!)

07
Feb
09

Will red wine save us from heart disease?

Q: Will red wine save us from heart disease?What's in red wine?
A: Maybe. There are many studies point out the benefits of drinking a glass of red wine per day (as for women), and 2 glasses of red wine a day (as for men) can lower the risk of heart attack for middle age people between 30-50 percent. Red wine may also prevent additional heart attack if you already suffered once. Other studies state that red wine can raise HDL Cholesterol and prevent LDL Cholesterol from forming. Red wine may help prevent clots and reduce blood vessel damage caused by fat deposit.

Q: What is in the red wine?
A: Red wine is a high source of antioxidants flavonoid phenolics, particularly resveratrol and flavonoids. Resveratrol can be found in grape skins and seeds. Resveratrol increases HDL Cholesterol and prevent blood clotting. Flavanoids exhibit antioxidant properties prevent blood clot and plaques formation in arteries.

But do not start drinking alcohol if you are not already drink alcohol as it may increase cancer risk as suggested by other studies.




Follow me on Twitter

icontexto-webdev-social-bookmark-09-bonus1

RSS Unknown Feed

  • An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.

Twitter Updates

Tell the whole world about this!

Flickr Photos

funny_a21

funny_a16

funny_a15

08-1806701011

eat-eat-eat

More Photos

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.