Vidal Blanc is the thoroughbred of the Icewine category

Philippines wine supplier Manila wine shop discusses wine by the grape variety Blaufrankisch.  This is not well known among wine lovers in Manila but it is a wine that is worth exploring.

October 27, 2010

The old image of Icewine as a sweet dessert wine is quickly becoming a thing of the past. For food and wine lovers who like to experiment with taste experiences, the range of Icewine varietals provide a elegant mix of refreshing acidity and complex sweet aromatics. Unlike table wines, Icewine is ready to enjoy once it is bottled and it changes extremely slowly over time. A high quality Icewine made from grapes with a low pH, high acid and moderate alcohol level stored in a cellar or cool temperature of 10 to 13 degrees Celsius will maintain its characteristics for 50 years!

Vidal Blanc is the thoroughbred of the Icewine category. The Vidal Blanc grape remains hardy during the freezing cold of winter and is disease resistant and the highest quality Vidal Blanc Icewine has complex pitted fruit flavours of apricot, peach, nectarine and plum with refreshing acidity that arrests any cloying sweetness in the lingering taste. A good Vidal Icewine delivers a great bang for your buck, delivering intense flavours that unfold in your mouth and end with a crisp mouth feel. The early fruit flavour delivery is best paired with high fat or spicy foods that deliver their aromatics at the mid point of eating and then ride the crest of the caramelized notes in Icewine to provide a continuous movement of dancing flavours that slowly fade into a clean crispness.

“Food pairing involves both personal preference and a blending of character notes to achieve both balance and complexity,” says Karen King, a sensory expert who has conducted food and wine research internationally for over 25 years. “When you combine a complex sweet, acidic product like Vidal Icewine with foods, the trick is to pair it with textural and flavour components that will extend the taste experience and create harmony in your mouth.”

To enjoy Vidal Blanc Icewine, chill it and then first taste it on its own and notice the flavours you can detect. Then taste it again with an aged cheese. Notice the fine details of flavours and textures as well as the overall synergy with the cheese. Vidal Blanc Icewine will fill the gaps of the aged cheese delivery to create a long lasting “dance of flavours”.

Greet your guests with Vidal Blanc Icewine when they visit your home and make a toast to the land. Its time for this truly Canadian signature product to enjoy the fame it deserves.

Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Vidal-Blanc-Icewine—Perfect-Pairing&id=1961760

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.