PBH / Colombia / Forums (active) Travelguide Cheap hostels Pictures

what's a good bottle of wine here?

Anyone know a decent bottle of wine I could bring to a party? I don't know much about wine or wine in Colombia. I would like to keep it under 30mil if possible.

By wabbits on Mar 6, 2009, 13:49 in Friendly Talkzone.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 13:51:

well colombia is not a wine culture so really it really doesn't matter for some. but under 30.000 pesos i would recomended Casillero del diablo.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 13:52:

if you can spare 54.000.00 Carmen from Chile is another excellent wine

bur Colombian seem to like sweet wines so Grajales will do the trick

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 6, 2009, 13:59:

Do they sell Argentinian wines in Colombia?
There are some pretty decent Malbecs being produced in that country..robust but totally correct with a a nice churrasco.....

A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:00:

yes they do and they are good :)

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:03:

I've been buying ecological wines from Argentina and Chile lately. Do they sell them in Colombia too?

A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

0 funny, 0 helpful.

BillBigD says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:05:

Vina Santa Ema Reserve Cabernet is a nice table wine! About $5-$6 in Chile and $7-$8 in Costco in the states. I thought I saw in Cali so it should be in your price range. I like it better than the one listed above. Montes is a nice brand that has some bottles in your range also. Malbecs are also very nice.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:11:

santa Ema or Santa Helena? never seen Santa Ema.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:12:

oh and depends no? do you want a white wine or a red wine

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:13:

Red?.... I am not a red wine person but i do like merlots :))

0 funny, 0 helpful.

BillBigD says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:14:

Santa Ema is one i am talking about

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:17:

uhhmm no i am not familiar with it, i know santa Elena and it's good but not as good as casillero but this is personally because that depends of the person, if it white wine, some like sweet, other medium sweet, others dry, etc

0 funny, 0 helpful.

paisa29 says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:17:

Gato negro (Chile). Perhaps not very good but decent.

"Fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" Conrad Hilton

0 funny, 0 helpful.

wabbits says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:18:

Thanks for all the quick responses folks! Lately I've been leaning towards whites (I like Chardonnay), but usually go with a red because most of my friends seem to prefer it.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:20:

well i am not a red wine person and in Colombia the only two red i have tried are Casillero del Diablo and Ernest and Julio Gallo which it was great!!!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:27:

Well, Casillero del diablo comes in different grape combinations, personally I'm a cabernet person, but merlot casillero is certainly a nice, albeit lightweight variety.

A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

0 funny, 0 helpful.

BillBigD says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:27:

Montes has whites and reds.
Kat-That is cool, as you said different tastes. Don't like Gallo

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:31:

I always think wines are like perfumes, they are very personal :))

0 funny, 1 helpful.

BillBigD says on Mar 6, 2009, 14:36:

I like that saying

0 funny, 0 helpful.

dwmte7 says on Mar 6, 2009, 15:14:

you might try 'ripple' or 't-bird' if you can find it.

patriarch

2 funny, 0 helpful.

ferran says on Mar 6, 2009, 22:17:

Go with Santa Rita or any wine from Chile or Argentina, Spanish wines also have a good value in Colombia specially reds.

All truth goes through three phases. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self evident.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

benign.indifference says on Mar 7, 2009, 05:18:

I find the Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon with the "Concha y Toro" mark to be a good value at around 18,000. Well received wherever I go.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

jbd777 says on Mar 7, 2009, 05:53:

Viu Manet. It ia a Chardonet from Chile. Very good

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 7, 2009, 06:09:

Mind wabbit if you're going to a Colombian party you will be more popular if you take a bottle of Ron or Aguardiente :)))

0 funny, 0 helpful.

spigrimace says on Mar 7, 2009, 06:54:

MOSACATEL with the twist off cap or any vino tinto in a carton if you want to give someone a bad headache!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 7, 2009, 08:02:

Moscatel jaja now that is Robitusin with a hint of alcohol :)) or better take a bottle of chinchirri, you know people after they are totally p**s they drink anything :)))

0 funny, 0 helpful.

aztec says on Mar 7, 2009, 10:40:

RESERVA Santa Rita
Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maipo Valley-Chile

However, if it's a party you are attending I agree with kat1, you would be better received with Ron or Aquardiente!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Oviedo (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 7, 2009, 20:31:

just picked up a bottle of Santa Julia 2007 reserve cabernet (Argentina). it's on sale at Exito right now for 13.900 normally is 24.000. Tried this wine before......great bottle of wine for the price

www.61prado.comfortable rooms at great prices in the center of Medellin

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Oviedo (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 7, 2009, 21:11:

fully agree GregYohn. Haven't tried a colombian wine that's drinkable

www.61prado.comfortable rooms at great prices in the center of Medellin

0 funny, 0 helpful.

ujay says on Mar 7, 2009, 21:37:

any thats on the table ,just get it down you ......as we say in the uk ,if you cant get it down you ,its going up you .......

http://www.jukelightning.com

0 funny, 0 helpful.

JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 8, 2009, 16:39:

!! Moscatel is fermented SYRUP !!

Castillo Liria, Viña Maipo, Santa Rita have decent cabernets around $15000
Personally I like Shiraz. You can find Yellow Tail (AUS) for about 20K

You are worried the US is going to invade and take the Venezuelan oil?... you are selling everything to them !!Peruvian Pres. Alan Garcia to Chavez

0 funny, 0 helpful.

bogotaboy says on Mar 9, 2009, 09:22:

Ummm wine is a fast growing phenomenum in Colombia as they try and push the middle classes away from aguardiente & aguila. The market grew some 25% last year so you would have thought that would make it a good place to buy but for me most of the wines are fairly over priced and there is nothing that good for under 20,000. I now only buy with my carrefour club de vin card (available online) which gives you Carrefour discounts every Friday - sometimes up to 30% off. In Carrefour you can get some decent French wines for around 25,000 if that's your tip alternatively Chile & Argentina are always fairly safe bets. Say a Chileno Valdivieso for around 30,000 or a Joffre from Mendoza for around 35,000. Pomona also does discounts on booze on Fridays so you could try there too but make sure you chose bottles on promotion.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

pablo says on Apr 4, 2009, 07:39:

I signed up for the Carrefour Wine Club which had to be done online. It took over a month to finally receive my plastic discount card. It isn't just Fridays that they have discounts. There is one going on today with a cool 40% off some good selected wines. They send out weekly emails with various wine sales going on. My only complaint is that the various wines on sale are not for every store even though they might have that wine in stock.

Here is the link to join:

http://www.carrefour.com.co/clubdelvino07/index.php

Here is their list of current wines with a 25% sale:

http://www.carrefour.com.co/clubdelvino07/recomendados.php

Not too shabby!

ʇı dןǝɥ ʇou ןןıʍ sıɥʇ ǝʞıן ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɹnoʎ ƃuıpןoɥ

0 funny, 0 helpful.

pablo says on Nov 4, 2009, 05:33:

For all you wine aficionados/lushes out there, Exito has a couple of very good Chilean wines on sale now at a good price.

Viu Manent Reserva Malbec 2007 (Catador Grand Hyatt Wine Awards, Medalla de Oro 2008)

Viu Manent Cabernet Sauvignon

Both are priced at 21.990 COP.

Malbec review: http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=558309

Cab review: http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=699555

ʇı dןǝɥ ʇou ןןıʍ sıɥʇ ǝʞıן ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɹnoʎ ƃuıpןoɥ

0 funny, 0 helpful.

pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 4, 2009, 06:31:

Thanks, will give the Viu Manent a try.

I have been buying Brokenwood Chardonnay from Australia. Good value at 15,900 (Exito). There is a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc at the same price, but I like the Chardonnay better.

"this may seem a strange post but it is not...when in colombia men need to be aware that colombia women may try to be seductive and entice a travelling gringo to have sex with them..to be forewarned is to be forearmed..." -- pow wow

0 funny, 0 helpful.

johnny2009 says on Nov 4, 2009, 06:59:

This thread still going?

Campo Viejo Rioja half price at Falabella

$25.000

0 funny, 0 helpful.

PoorButHappy says on Nov 4, 2009, 17:38:

pablo; thanks for the tip on the malbec and cab. after golf today i picked up a few bottles of each and uncorked a malbec and enjoyed a couple of glasses while cooking dinner. great wine and well worth the price. thanks again!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

pablo says on Nov 8, 2009, 21:55:

PBH,

I'm glad to be of service and that you went out and bought them trusting my taste buds. Do me the same favor sometime by making a wine recommendation that you enjoyed. Thanks!

ʇı dןǝɥ ʇou ןןıʍ sıɥʇ ǝʞıן ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɹnoʎ ƃuıpןoɥ

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Escape Artist says on Nov 10, 2009, 15:51:

pablo: Thanks for the wine recommendation. I bought a couple of bottles (actually six) of the Viu Manent Reserva Malbec 2007 and enjoyed it with my spaghetti dinner this evening.

Here's a wine you might want to try: 2008 Bonarda from the CHAKANA YAGURETÉ COLLECTION

It's from Mendoza - Argentina and available here in Poblado at the "Bodega Gourmet" located just above Parque Lleras on I think Calle 8. If you can't find it let me know and I'll get their address for you.

Maybe we should start a small wine club here on PBH. Everyone can recommend a good wine they've tried and give a short review along with price and where to find it. Just a thought!

0 funny, 0 helpful.