Pinot Noir requires optimum growing conditions, demanding warm days consistently supported by cool evenings.

Philippines wine supplier Manila wine shop discusses wine by the grape variety Pinot Noir.

October 12, 2010

Pinot Noir

Originating in France, Pinot Noir’s inspiration hails from red Burgundy. A light skinned, aromatic grape, the history of Pinot Noir dates back to the noble Pinot family during the Roman era. Pinot Noir grapes were being cultivated in the Burgundy region of France when the Romans invaded Gaul in the first century A.D.

France has always held the world’s largest planting of Pinot Noir vines but they have also found homes in other countries such as Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Chile, USA, South Africa and, of course Australia and New Zealand. Notably in Australia the regions of the Yarra Valley, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, Beechworth, Whitlands, South Gippsland, Sunbury and Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Adelaide Hills in South Australia and Tasmania have seen the production of world class Pinots, as have the areas of Canterbury, Waipara, Martinborough, Wairarapa, Central Otago in New Zealand.

A fickle grape, Pinot Noir requires optimum growing conditions, demanding warm days consistently supported by cool evenings. Due to the stringent growing requirements for Pinot Noir, it is produced in much smaller quantities than other popular red wines and is usually a little more expensive.

The flavours, textures and impressions that Pinot Noir produces is tremendously broad, but tends to be of light to medium body with a variety of complex aromas reminiscent of forest floor fruit, black cherry, raspberry or currant.

In addition to still red wine, Pinot Noir grapes are planted in most of the worlds wine growing regions for the production of sparkling wine, rose still wines and even the white wine Vin Gris.

Source: http://www.agfg.com.au/guide/wine/pinot-noir

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.

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.

Clark Wine Center

Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building

Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,

Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023

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

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars

Manila Sales Office

3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,

Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605

(632) 637-5019   0917-520-4393  ask for Rea or Chay

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