Learning about wine in Manila is not easy so these articles and information might prove helpful for wines lovers in Philippines to acquire more knowledge about wine. Here is an article about how to taste wine properly.

November 16, 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.

Wine is an amazing beverage. It enhances a great meal, soothes the soul, acts as a prelude to a romantic evening, and is even reputed to have health benefits. By removing some of the mystery surrounding the wine tasting process, you’ll be better prepared to select and enjoy wine. Read on to learn how to taste wine. While you may already know how to drink wine, wine tasting is not the same as drinking. You can certainly taste wine without extensive education, but you’ll be better able to communicate results to others if you do some preparation. Some of the topics you’ll want to explore are:

Vocabulary. Wine has its own “language”, and it helps if you know some basic wine terms.

Aroma is an individual component of the smell of a wine. The Wine Aroma Wheel  gives you common terms to help you describe aroma. All of the individual aromas combine to form the wine’s bouquet.

Balance refers to the fact that a good wine will have elements of acidity, astringency (also referred to as tannins) and fruit.

Body is the sense of fullness a wine gives as it enters the mouth.

Finish, or aftertaste, is the taste left in the mouth after the wine has been swallowed. A wine with a finish that lasts for a while is said to be long.

Grapes. It’s useful to research the specific varietal you’ll be tasting.

Scoring. While it is not necessary to score wine, consistent use of a scoring system enables you to make comparisons between wines you’ve tasted. There are several systems used. A simple one is theUC Davis Wine Scoring system.

Source: http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-taste-wine

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.

For more information, email Wine@Yats-International.com or visit http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

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.