is there any honest-to-goodness wine in asia?

Question

any recommendations?

Answer 1

of course! contrary to belief, there are some surprisingly good asian wines.

tell me where do you usually dine?

if you dine frequently at Chinese resto, you must try Great Wall or Dynasty. In India, try Dindori Reserve (its a decent Shiraz from India's Sula vineyards). And if you visit Indonesia, you should taste the award-winning semi-sweet wine Pino de Bali. If you go to Thailand, try Siam Winery's Chatemp. And in Japan, the best for me is Katsunuma- Chateau Mercian


Enjoy!

Answer 2

I can't say it is honest-to-goodness type good but, one brand of from Asia (Beijing, China) that is avail in the U.S. is Dragon Seal. The wines are available in noble grape varieties like Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, etc.

They are inexpensive (generally under $10 per bottle retail). To find out more visit www.dragonsealusa.com. I have tried a few and they are not my favorite wines but I have clients who enjoy them.

There is also plum wine. Gekkikahn makes two plum wines and they are sold all over the U.S.. The plums are hand picked and aged for approximately three years to bring it to the peak of maturity. I like to drink them at the end of a meal instead of dessert or I share them with guests who generally don't care for wines. They are very sweet. One of their wines is heavier than the other (Plum Gekkeikan).

I'm not sure where you live but, if you have a Whole Foods Market in your area they carry several plum wines. There is even one that have the plums floating in the bottle.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

you could look to other growing regions aside from China and Japan. Of course Japan has sake but grapes are grown and wines are produced in southern Russia, India and any other healthy agricultural region on the continent. Most are however, not exported to the US or out of their country of origin at all.

Answer 4

If you are gonna do Asian wines...go Sake....warm it up a little....light a fire, get the chopsticks out (would help if you are REALLY drunk before all this)...then put on some really funky Kimono....get those frozen egg rolls too....lay out the panda skin rug in front of the fire....will make for a really good night!!!! (ps....Pizzacato Five or Towa Tei for the background music...)

Answer 5

SAKE! I like it warmed up.........with sushi.

Answer 6

yes, saki

Answer 7

hah. no.