The Santorini Assyrtiko Wine Grape

The Santorini Assyrtiko Wine Grape

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

Rarest Asirtiko
A precious wine that invites you to discover the unique heritage of its striking terroir.

General Description
Good structure, fresh, crisp acidity, high alcoholic volume, distinctive citrus aromas, intense minerality | aged wines reveal a more solid structure and increased aromatic complexity, with references to Riesling.

Terroir
Unique in the world: the volcano of Thira, the caldera, the Aegean Sea, Volcanic/porous soil: lava, thiran soil (ash and pumice), complete absence of organic matter
Mediterranean insular climate: calm winters, cool summers, strong winds (meltemia), droughts, humid clouds (sea mist) during the summer months offer the necessary hydration to the vines, unique ecosystem protects the vine from illness and other hazards.

Vineyard
Self-rooted, anhydrous vineyard, never affected by phylloxera, 3,500 years old, potentially the world’s oldest vineyard, the majority of stumps are on average 50-100 years old or more. A vineyard that should be considered as a «monument» of world heritage, the lowest production volumes by acreage in Greece (~300kg/acre).

Winegrowing and winemaking:
«Kouloures» (rings) or «Kalathia» (baskets): Traditional cultivation technique that involves the wrapping of the stump in a basket shape low into the ground, protecting the grapes from the strong winds and the intense sunlight (vinegrower’s conquest as a result of their collective experience throughout the centuries for the adaptation of viniculture in this unique ecosystem).
Human care:Vinicultural labour and harvest by hand.
«Pezoules»: reshaping of steep, hill-side terrains in stepped form, offering protection from aeolic corrosion of the soil.
The primest harvest of Greece, due at the beginning of August.

Wineries and Winegrowers/Winemakers
Modern wineries and traditional underground «kanaves».
Veteran winegrowers/winemakers with decades of experience, welltrainedscientific personnel but also the new generation of talented winegrowers and winemakers and scientific personnel with international experience.

Infrastructure for the emergence of wine experience of the area
Activities in modern wineries and traditional underground Kanaves (wine tastings, seminars, gastronomy. Wine roads (under construction).
Vineyards unique in the world with a view to the Caldera and the Aegean, underground wine museum, top-class restaurants with intriguing wine lists, Wine shops with emphasis on the highquality local wine offering.

Wine enjoyment:
Discovering the exciting minerality of a rarest Asirtiko as you indulge in the exquisite tastes of creative «haute cuisine» dishes with your beloved one, sharing your views on the avant-garde modern dance show you just attended.

Source: http://www.assyrtiko-wines.com/

Are these articles useful for enhancing your wine and dine experience in the Philippines. Do they also help you with travel, leisure, vacation, dining out, nightlife and other leisure activities plans in Philippines? Considered one of the best restaurants in Manila, Yats hopes to provide you with pertinent information to plan your trips to Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone whether you are travelling from Manila or other Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Malaysia or Korea.

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.

For comments, inquiries and reservations, email Restaurant@Yats-International.com or call these numbers:
(045) 599-5600 0922-870-5178 0917-520-4401 ask for Ernest or Pedro.

Http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

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.

Good restaurants in Pampanga offer facilities for private dining and business meetings. This makes these restaurants in Clark Pampanga convenient for tourists as well as business travelers. This is one of the best restaurants in Pampanga that serve good steaks as well as excellent seafood. Yats Restaurant and wine bar is one of the reasons why Manila residents travel to Pampanga to wine and dine in the good restaurants outside Manila. The wine selection of this restaurant is already well known as one of the best in the Philippines. Many people want to train here in this famous restaurant to become a wine sommelier in the Philippines.