Date: September 20, 2010

Philippines Wine Shop Clark Wine Center is pleased to share with you articles, news and information about wine, wine events, wine tasting and other topics related to wine and the appreciation of wine.

The USA is the fourth-largest wine-producing country in the world. Its wine regions stretch from one side of the North American continent to the other, with the majority of US states now growing grapes for wine. That said, most of America’s wine production flows from the western states bordering the Pacific ocean, with California producing the largest quantity (90 per cent of the national total), followed by Washington and Oregon. On the east coast, New York state is an important wine region and ranks third nationally in terms of production.

The enormous diversity of this continent has enabled an extensive selection of vines to flourish. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are widely planted, with both grapes capable of producing a remarkable range of styles. Merlot thrives, mostly in cheaper wines and blends, although there are some outstanding varietal examples. Zinfandel produces chewy red wines and, by contrast, fine rosé or blush wines, while Pinot Noir and some aromatic white varieties are impressive in the cooler regions.

American Viticulture Areas (AVAs) are the USA’s version of the more complex European wine classifications. An important difference is that the AVAs are purely geographical, and are not necessarily an indicator of quality.

Source: http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-usa

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices.  Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world.  As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.  Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

Wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone, Loire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Alsace, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Chile and Argentina etc. are well represented in this Clark Wine Shop.

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