Blended Red Wines are the Hot Trend, According to Clayhouse Wines

PASO ROBLES, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As early as two years ago, Sunset Magazine’s wine editor, Sara Schneider, chose wine blends as the magazine’s number four (of six) wine trends for 2010. Canada’s Tom Firth, writing in WineAccess in June 2010, said, “the future of red wines does not lie in the sudden popularity of an obscure grape, but rather in the artful creation of new and unique red blends.” Then, in February of this year, the Wine Business Monthly continued the refrain by writing that:
“(In 2011) Moscato, sweet reds, red blends, unoaked wines, Prosecco, Pinot Noir and Malbec were hot. As consumers continued to seek out value, the strongest sales growth came from wines priced at $10 to $15…The father of the red blend category has been Menage a Trois from Trinchero Family Estates.”
Paso Robles’ Clayhouse Wines has been making the popular Adobe Red since 2006 and has watched the red blend category burgeon, as well. And while the Adobe Red has a suggested retail price of $15, the winery also believes there is plenty of opportunity for red wine blends at higher price points.
Winemaker Blake Kuhn says that, “blends are what Paso Robles does best, at any price point.” He believes that as wine drinking palettes mature, consumers who now enjoy $10 blends will trade up to more expensive blends with additional character and flavor, and “that’s when they’ll really see the quality of Paso Robles wines shine.”
To bolster his claim, Kuhn plans to begin producing more blended red wines from the winery’s 1400-acre Red Cedar estate vineyard outside Paso Robles on California’s Central Coast. His Adobe Red and Adobe White wines are currently the only nationally available blends he makes, though smaller bottlings of select blends are made for the Clayhouse wine club. “The new ones will be Estate-bottled wines made in large enough quantities to showcase Paso Robles blends nationwide,” says Kuhn.
Based upon the quality of the grapes on the Estate, he’s currently considering a new white Rhone blend with Viognier and Grenache Blanc, and three red blends with different combinations of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Tempranillo and Malbec.
“Our vineyard is large enough,” says Kuhn, “that I have the luxury of getting first choice of the best quality grapes on the Estate.” Kuhn says the winery uses approximately 10% of the grapes it grows, selling the remaining 90% to other wineries throughout California.
But is it easy to get consumers to try blended wines rather than varietal wines, flavors of which they might already be familiar?
“Newer wine drinkers are much more adventurous,” says Clayhouse national sales manager Richard Hanen. “Twenty and thirty-somethings are fueling an incredible resurgence and expansion of the cocktail scene,” he says, “so they’re not only willing to experiment with new flavors, they’re also looking for flavor intensity, which blended wines provide.”
Kuhn will be taking his hypothesis on the road for a few weeks this spring to work with Clayhouse wholesalers and to offer up blending sessions for consumer groups. “We want to get people excited about red wine blends by allowing them to blend their own wine with samples we provide,” he says. “That will give them a feel for what goes into making a blended wine, some background on how flavors interact, and the concept of flavor balance.”
Kuhn sometimes uses as many as 50 different components to put together a finished wine blend, and he says each part contributes something specific to the finished whole. “With California wine,” he reminds us, “even if it says Cabernet Sauvignon on the label it only has to be 75% Cabernet…people drink a lot of blended wines already, without even knowing it.”

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Recent survey done by Philippines Clark Marketing shows that there is a subtle shift of preferences of Manila visitors heading out of town towards the north to enjoy some peace and quiet time with families. More and more foodies, critics, connoisseurs, frequent diners and wine lovers from Manila travel out of town north to Clark Pampanga to wine and dine in famous fine dining Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar. Most visitors enjoy the fine vintage wines from the cellars of this fine dining restaurant. Some purchase a few good bottles of to bring back home to Manila.

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Even tourists and business travelers staying in hotels in Philippines Angeles Pampanga take time off from nightlife, bars and other city entertainment to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of wine shopping in this top rated wine shop in Clark Freeport Pampanga. Foreign and local tourists visiting Clark remember shopping in this wine shop as a memorable experience of their stay in the Philippines, Subic and Pampanga.

Italian food is everywhere in the Philippines but good Italian restaurants are few and far apart. Fans of Italian cuisines now look for fine dining restaurants that serve good Italian food accompanied by fine Italian vintage wine. Although Yats Restaurant is classified as a French Mediterranean restaurant, its classic European cuisine includes many of the great recipes from Italy. The fine vintage wines of Clark Wine Center play an important role in this famous restaurant in Clark to make the Italian wine dinners just that much more special.

Things to do in Subic and Clark Philippines: spend an afternoon in Clark to do a little wine shopping at the most famous wine shop outside of Manila called Clark Wine Center. One of the favorite places to visit in Pampanga Clark Freeport is the white building along M A Roxas highway of Clark which houses over 2000 selections of fine vintage wines. The Clark Wine Center is one of the places to visit, a tourist spot and a good shopping place for those staying in Angeles City, Subic or Clark Pampanga.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

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Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023

Tel: 0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

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Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Road, Ortigas Centger,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1605

Tel: (632) 637-5019 0917-540-3626 ask for Rea or Chay

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

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Buy wine in Pampanga, Philippines at good wine shops and boutique wine stores that offer good selection of good vintage wines at all price points.
Good white wines that available at the wine shops in Manila and Pampanga include Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet, Pouilly Fuisse, Corton Charlemagne, Montrachet, Batard Montrachet and Beaune. This makes it easy and convenient for wine lovers to buy wine in Manila. They are also great wines to include in wine gift baskets for delivery in the Philippines.
Manila wine and food lovers looking for things to do in Pampanga and Manila can consider attending one of these wine events. The best way to learn more about wine in the Philippines is to attend public wine tasting events that have no sponsors. These wine tasting events held by Yats are non-commercial. Yats Wine Cellars does not promote a specific winery, producer or a brand. These wine tastings and wine dinners held in Manila and Pampanga are all designed to let wine lovers explore more interesting aspects of wine.

Buy wine in Pampanga, Philippines at good wine shops and boutique wine stores that offer good selection of good vintage wines at all price points.

Good white wines that available at the wine shops in Manila and Pampanga include Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet, Pouilly Fuisse, Corton Charlemagne, Montrachet, Batard Montrachet and Beaune. This makes it easy and convenient for wine lovers to buy wine in Manila. They are also great wines to include in wine gift baskets for delivery in the Philippines. This wine shop in Manila is also a good place to buy wines for giveaway.

Manila wine and food lovers looking for things to do in Pampanga and Manila can consider attending one of these wine events. The best way to learn more about wine in the Philippines is to attend public wine tasting events that have no sponsors. These wine tasting events held by Yats are non-commercial. Yats Wine Cellars does not promote a specific winery, producer or a brand. These wine tastings and wine dinners held in Manila and Pampanga are all designed to let wine lovers explore more interesting aspects of wine.