Greece’s Assyrtiko wine usually has a full-bodied, acidic flavor with refreshing aromas

Greece’s Assyrtiko wine usually has a full-bodied, acidic flavor with refreshing aromas

Philippines wine supplier Manila wine shop discusses wine by the grape variety Assyrtiko.

October 22, 2010

New About Wine by Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar located in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines

When most people think of Greek wines—that is, if they ever think about Greek wines—they think retsina. Sadly, it’s been nicknamed alcoholic Pine-Sol since it was first created with pine resin to help boost the shelf life 2,000 years ago. This hasn’t been so great for the rest of Greek wines, especially the non-piney, non-sucky ones.

On Santorini, one of the Cyclades islands and a hot tourist magnet, Assyrtiko grapes grow all over, creating some of Greece’s best white wine. People might not notice the grapes with all those distracting black sand beaches and deep-blue waters. The grapevines were hiding somewhere behind the amazing white sugar cube-shaped architecture built into the cliffs.

It’s pretty incredible that Santorini can produce wine, especially since it experienced a volcanic eruption around 1500 B.C., leaving the island all ripped apart. Because of the little rainfall, big winds, and sunny skies, Santorini vintners have been forced to grow the Assyrtiko grapes a certain way. To protect them from the tough natural conditions, the plants are pruned low to the ground in a basket shape, where the protected grapes grow at the center. This means no nifty machine can swing by and pick them all in one clean sweep during harvest season—they have to be hand-plucked.
Assyrtiko wine usually has a full-bodied, acidic flavor with refreshing aromas, and pairs well with seafood. The island’s salty air and natural volcanic soil (made of pumice and lava bits) infuses it with a nice, crisp minerality. About ninety-percent of Santorini’s wine-making comes from the Assyrtiko grape, and as it becomes more popular internationally, wineries on mainland Greece have started planting it too, adding Assyrtiko to blends to give them a nice acidic oomph.

Source:http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/07/assyrtiko-wine-from-santorini-greece-sigalas-grapes.html

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Restaurant reservations in Philippines, planning of menu, selection of wine for dinner and booking a private function and event in Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone can all be handled. Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar has been regarded by many to be the premier restaurant north of Manila Philippines. Its 3000-line award-winning restaurant wine list has kept many wine lovers happy dining in this restaurant in Angeles City Clark Philippines for over a decade.

Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar was built by Hong Kong-based Yats International in 2000 to provide a world-class fine dining restaurant, business meeting facilities and venues for private dinners and functions in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone. Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines was selected for this restaurant because of safety, clean air, absence of traffic and proximity to Manila and Subic.

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Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines? Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa. After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left. Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.

Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge is the only find dining restaurant to be placed on the list of good restaurants in Angeles City. Generally lauded by Manila food and wine lovers for its award winning restaurant wine list as well as the good ambience of the restaurant, this popular resto bar in Clark is frequently used for group dinners in Pampanga. Many people want to train here in this famous restaurant to become a wine sommelier in the Philippines. . Next time you travel north to Pampanga, don’t forget to wine and dine at this famous Clark restaurant which is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Air Base.