WTN: Wines with Thai food

After several trips to Thailand to study Thai cooking, Chef Gene invited us to Cafe Ysabel where he prepared a Thai dinner to show off what he learned.

Herman J. Wiemer Dry Riesling 2006 - From Finger Lakes, New York. Rather rich texture. Not much of a nose. Lots of acid. Pineapple. Not bad. Somewhat like a Spatlese Trocken.

Konstantin Frank Gewurztraminer 2006 - Light and dryish. Unexciting wine but oddly enough, stood up to, and matched rather nicely with, a very spicy tom yum soup with roasted peppers.

Villa Maria Gewurztraminer 2005 - Dark gold. Looks like dessert wine. Lychee, tea leaf finish. Strong enough to stand up to some very spicy salads.

Rosenblum Abba Vineyard Syrah 2005 - Nearly black. Very rich. Coarse tannins. There is a very slight herbal edge on the finish which was quite unexpected. Fruit syrup. A massive wine which is approachable now.

Les Planes de Vilarnau Pinot Noir Rose 2006 - Very dark rose. Very light. Nice, sour strawberry, quaffer.

We also had 2 beers from Unibroue: One was very good but I can't recall the name even though I brought it, and an outstanding, very fragrant and smooth, Le Fin du Monde which, so far, is the best beer I've tried from Unibroue.

We also had 2 beers from Unibroue: One was very good but I can't recall the name even though I brought it, and an outstanding, very fragrant and smooth, Le Fin du Monde which, so far, is the best beer I've tried from Unibroue.

Does Unibroue export its wine to the Philippines or did someone bring them? I agree with you on the Le Fin du Monde.

Same question on the Finger Lakes rieslings, are those exported to the Philippines?

The beer is imported in small quantities by a friend of ours. I don't think he's an official Unibroue agent, just buys a few cases and brings them in.

The Finger Lakes wines were brought by a friend of ours who just got back from a trip to the US where he spent a few days around the Finger Lakes area. As far as I know, no Finger Lakes wines are imported here.