This month, we scour the cellars and the 2600-line wine list to come up with wines that not only have something extraordinary to offer to your valued guests but also represent excellent value for money.

The selection is too long to offer in its entirety so an excerpt is presented here. Please feel absolutely free to dig into our wine list or approach anyone of us to look for a wine that would make your dining experience at Yats a truly memorable one.

RED WINE

2005 Château Meyre, Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Mèdoc
2,800-
a classic Claret from what is now widely accepted as clearly one of the best vintages in Bordeaux’ recent history; enjoy this one with all sorts of red meat, steak, burgers and hearty dishes; if you like it, bring home a few bottles for the cellars, it will surely reward your patience with something quite sublime in a few years.

1975 Château Le Maine, Graves
p4,500-
a real treat for wine connoisseurs with a penchant for the elegance and finesse of matured vintage French wines from Bordeaux as well as gourmand favoring delicate cuisines and natural flavors of their meat

1985 Château Gloria, Cru Bourgeois, St. Julien
p6,500-
this famous wine is considered by practically all experts to possess the quality and consistency surpassing many of those bearing the illustrious Grand Cru Classe classification; this 1985 Gloria is a connoisseur’s choice, soft, round. Mellow, everything that St. Julien is that has won the hearts of wine lovers everywhere

1978 Château Clos des Jacobins, Grand Cru Classé, St. Emilion
p6,000
one of the flagship wines of the powerful Cordier family before, this is a classic red wine from the right bank, a skillful blend playing the Merlot against the Cabernet Franc to achieve a wine of balance and incredible longevity, now fully matured of course, to help make any dinner a memorable experience

1986 Château Du Domaine de l’Eglise, Pomerol
p4,500
strangely underrated, this property has always been a connoisseur’s favorite; perhaps it is the small annual production quantity that has kept this wine a bit of a secret to the average wine lover; this is an admirable rendition of Merlot from the right bank, an ideal partner to a steak cooked medium or medium rare; still robust and vigorous while the charm and grace of maturity are showing up nicely

2010 Fixin, Lupè-Cholet
p2,200
situated in the northern end of Burgundy, this is a typical Côte de Nuits, full of power and vigor, sturdy with good structure, a fine accompaniment for red meat and game dishes like Kangaroo loin and venison also

1978 Chassagne Montrachet, Les Morgeot, 1er Cru, G. Prieur
p5,800-
a living proof of how Pinot Noir wines can age beautifully to become a wine of exquisite elegance and deep complexity that not even a fine vintage Bordeaux can match; such a nice companion to birds and game with light naturally flavored sauces; also highly recommended for those who are not obsessed with the fish-with-white-wine paradigm is a grilled salmon with red wine sauce; if it is not on this month’s menu, feel free to ask the chef to prepare it for you to enjoy with this wine;

1996 Ruchottes-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Ch. De Marsannay
p11,000-
fans of the great Grand Crus of Chambertin find the uncanny ability of these wines to manage the impossible relationship of power with elegance inside one bottle to be ever so mind blogging; however there is nothing mind blogging about enjoying these great wine; everything seems to be in such perfect balance there doesn’t seem to be any point in dissecting it for the sake of producing an eloquent description. Once can enjoy this powerful Pinot Noir with all sorts of dishes but the best pairing would still be gamey recipes of course

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WHITE WINE

1999 Meursault, Chateau De Guettes, Francois Parent
p4,500-
the richness and intensity of flavors for a good white wine from Meursualt have besotted fans of Chardonnay for ages; 1999 was a fantastic year in Burgundy for both red and white wines, even though it was only pretty good in Bordeaux; these wines have amazing ageing potential as this 1999 Mersault shows us; this wine is matured and ready to show us a good time, for years to come; pair this with seafood, poultry and white meat even if the sauce is a little heavy; it is great with a variety of soft cheeses also; enjoy! Also available are the 1997 and 1998 vintages of the same wine.

1990 Château Olivier Blanc, Grand Cru Classé, Graves
p3,700
there is no reason why 90% of wine lovers think of red wine when they think of Bordeaux; indeed for fans of Sauvignon Blanc who long for a white wine that is less grassy and has a little more in body and substance, these superb white wines from Bordeaux’s Graves appellation is the perfect dinner wine for a very large variety of white-wine dishes; shellfish dishes are particularly favored but they are also an ideal companion for pork also.

2008 Saint-Aubin, Côte de Beaune, Lupè-Cholet
p2,500-
it is not clear why the fabulous whites of Saint-Aubin have eluded the craze of fans of Burgundy’s white wines; these wines have been surprisingly underrated for decades only now beginning to enjoy the respect and recognition they deserve; these medium-bodied Chardonnay wines are pure, vigorous and attractive when enjoyed on their own from lunch to dinner or with seafood, salad, sandwiches, poultry, white meat and a variety of soft creamy cheeses also.

1998 Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Morgeot, 1er Cru Côte de Beaune, Olivier Leflaive
p5,900-
a really classy white wine from Burgundy’s famed wine-producing region; this is no ordinary bottle of Chardonnay; it is a seriously complex white wine, so interesting that one can spend hours enjoying it even without a bite of food. However this Chassagne-Montrachet will go very well with a nice seabass in white sauce or veal; try to pan-fried barracuda with it, may still be on the a la carte menu.

1998 Saint-Romain, Côte de Beaune Chateau Des Guettes, Francois Parent
p3,200-
Saint-Romain is one of the terroirs in Burgundy that produce white wines with strong mineral notes, a quality that connoisseurs seek in fine Chardonnay; the wine is dry and vigorous, nervy even, a bit too sharp when young, needing ageing in the bottle to achieve a smoother touch; this Saint-Romain white wine keeps on refreshing the palate after every bite of food, really nice with fish especially steamed or fried, excellent with Camembert cheese also.
The 1999 vintage is also available.

1998 Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Simon Bize & Fils
p3,500-
Although only a small quantity of white wines is produced from this small wine region which boasts no fewer than 22 premier cru vineyards, fans of high quality white wines of good value for money often take the trouble to seek them out. The crisp lemony flavors make this white wine an ideal companion for white fish in white sauce, white meat even in slightly creamy sauces, and soft creamy cheeses also.

1996 Puligny Montrachet, La Garenne, 1er Cru Côte de Beaune, Francoise & Denis Clair
p7,500-
Wine lovers hate to pay a lot of money for wine but in the face of wines of the caliber of the likes of this 1996 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru by a famous producer like Francoise and Denis Clair, it gets really hard to resist the temptation to splurge a little. When such a graceful bottle is on the table, one is well advised to keep the food accompaniment simple and unobtrusive. This kind of wines can easily make a meal. It is one to remember long after the bottle is emptied.

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Here are some high-quality wines for everyday enjoyment also

2010 Mercurey, Lupè-Cholet
P1,300-
often characterized as the poor man’s Pommard, these red wines of Mercurey made entirely from Pinot Noir are among the best from Burgundy’s sub-region of Côte Chalonnaise. This wine is full-bodied, smooth-textured and it offers abundant bright red fruits to compliment a good variety of dishes on the menu today. At this price, it is practically irresistible even if it is not necessarily the most distinguished and complex wines in France.

2011 Mâcon-Lugny, Lupè-Cholet
P1,200 in half-bottles
100% chardonnay but dry and crisp as a Sauvignon Blanc and fruity as a Riesling, just about one of the best white wines for everyday enjoyment either on its own during any part of the day or with food ranging from sandwiches to seabass and barracuda; 375ml half-bottles make it so convenient for diners to enjoy more than one kind of wines with their meals even if they are not dining with a big group of wine drinkers

2008 Chianti Classico Chiantigiane Loggia del Sole
pP1,700-
made primarily from the Sangiovese winegrape which is also the core of the famous wines of Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti is known by restaurant goers as one of the most food-friendly red wines in the world; medium-bodied red wines, mildly intense in fruit and all its other components supported by fresh acidity are an invigorating companion to all sorts of food from pizza to steak, hamburgers to pasta and even slightly spicy recipes; Chianti Classico is a classification highly respected and sought after by fans of Italian wine as it is generally regarded as the cream of the crop of Chianti wines which can at times be a little less consistent and reliable than one would hope for.

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CHAMPAGNE and SPARKING WINE

2003 Crémant de Bourgogne, Denis Fouquerand et Fils
p2,800-
Is this Champagne? Many wondered when they popped the cork of this classy vintage 2003 Crémant de Bourgogne. Once we get past the label, the wine speaks for itself, in body, texture, intensity of flavors, vigor and a certain depth and complexity that makes this not only a delightful sparkling wine but a serious wine to engage over a nice meal. The price also speaks of how this kind of sparkling wine from Burgundy is incredibly undervalued, good for us, wine lovers.

NV Crèmant de Bourgogne, Lupè-Cholet
p2,100-
Fresh sparkling wine from Burgundy, not something that Manila wine lovers see every day in their favorite wine shop and supermarket wine aisles but an excellent alternative to the often-over-priced Champagne. Produced in exactly the same fashion as Champagne and using the same blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it is not surprising that they taste remarkably similar to and almost indistinguishable from Champagne. At a fraction of the cost of a Champagne, these Crèmant de Bourgogne are offer splendid value for money. Enjoy this with a wide variety of dishes from Cavier to oysters, salads to prawns, white fish to creamy cheeses and of course, the classic – strawberries.

NV Closquinet Brut Champagne
p4,500-
Champagne has earned the reputation of being one of the most overpriced wines in the world. Be that as it may, it still occupies a unique position in the hearts of wine lovers. Smaller producers such as Closquinet have broken ranks with the famous Champagne houses which have collectively all but monopolized the trade and labeled their own wines. These Champagne are not only of high quality, nothing short of the Moets and Tattingers but they are full of character also.

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There are so many exciting wines from major wine regions outside of France or even within France itself that are available in our award-winning wine list. Wine and food lovers please feel absolutely free to seek assistance and suggestions from Lito and his crew of wine-loving servers if this will help make your dining experience at Yats Restaurant more memorable and enjoyable in any way at all.

Here are some of the wines that deserve to be on our sommelier’s chart but have been left out for no real reason other than the fact it is impractical if not impossible to include all the worthy candidates in one list. The list would be too long to serve its purpose as an easy-to-read guide for food and wine lovers who can’t afford the time to browse through a very large restaurant wine list.

2007 Barolo, Giribaldi, Piedmont ………………………….……. P4,300-
1993 Brunello di Montalcino, Castelgiocondo, Tuscany ………… p7,900-
2007 Chianti D.O.C.G. Riserva Chiantigiane Loggia del Sole …. p2,100-

The complete wine list can be found on the Yats Restaurant web site of http://www.yatsrestaurant.com, or you can browse it now by clicking here on this link.
 
 

Pairing Ventoux wine with Wellington at Yats

The journey to Clark is no more than 90 minutes and it is all highway, no city driving. Clark Field offers more than just peace and quiet. Clark airbase is one of the few cities north of Manila that is now regarded as the best place to wine and dine outside of Manila. Here in Clark field, food and wine lovers from Manila can wine and dine at some of the best restaurants in Philippines, like the fine dining Yats Restaurant in Clark Philippines.

Clark Air Base is well regarded by Manila food and wine lovers as a gourmet culinary holiday destination north of Manila. The province of Pampanga has long been lauded by Philippines food critics for its provincial cuisine involving exotic ingredients and bold cooking methods. It was not until recent years that tourists and Manila food and wine lovers traveling north to spend their holidays in Pampanga that visitors to Angeles City, Subic and Clark discovered that there were great restaurants in Clark Pampanga that offered a really special dining experience.

One Clark restaurant stands out among the elite and famous restaurants in Pampanga, Angeles City and Clark airfield. It is Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge which has long been regarded by Manila wine lovers as the restaurant in the Philippines that offers the best restaurant wine list. And this fine dining restaurant in Clark Air Base serves up world-class cuisine that is as impressive as the restaurant’s award-winning wine list. Yats Restaurant frequently appears on the top of the list of fine restaurants in Clark Philippines.
 
 
Ranked as the top restaurant in Pampanga, Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge not only offers good food, excellent wine selection and attentive service, it is also one of the restaurants in Pampanga that is great for group dinners, business entertaining and celebrating birthdays and anniversaries also. Semi-private and private rooms are available for groups of 5 to 50 here in this fine dining restaurant in Clark. No wonder business travelers frequently hold business dinners as well as sales and corporate meetings in this famous restaurant in Clark Philippines.
 
 
RESERVATIONS AND INQUIRIES

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Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn,
Mimosa Leisure Estate, Clark field,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045) 599-5600 0922-870-5194 0917-520-4401 Lito or Daniel

Fine dining Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge in Clark Pampanga Philippines

Tel: (632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 0926-686-5955 Rea, Gerlyn or Chay
 

 
Email: Manager@YatsRestaurant.com
 
 
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Magnum Room Wine Lounge of Yats in Clark Pampanga

The culinary team of this popular restaurant in Clark Air Base sets this fine dining restaurant apart from all the other resto bars, bistro, gastro pubs and restaurants in Manila, Angeles City, Subic and Clark Pampanga. Voted as the top rated restaurant in Clark Philippines, Yats Restaurant has won recognition among food and wine lovers from Manila as well as tourists staying in Angeles City, Subic and Clark Pampanga, as the best place to eat in Pampanga. The philosophy of the owners of this Clark field restaurant dictates that prices for an excellent meal at a fine dining restaurant need not be exorbitant. Guests pay for quality and not the hype or the reputation when they wine and dine at this restaurant in Clark Pampanga. At the end of the day regular guests of this top rated restaurant in Clark and tourists visiting Philippines for golf and holidays find this Philippines Clark restaurant to be one of the best places to dine out even with families.

Located inside Mimosa Leisure Estate, a well known golf and casino leisure park centrally situated inside Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone, this Clark Airfield restaurant offers a sense of tranquility. Dining in this Clark restaurant is relaxed and comfortable, not stiff and restrained. This Clark restaurant is surprisingly child-friendly. Many tourists and local residents of Angeles City, Subic and Tarlac bring their families to eat at this restaurant in Clark. Many also attend one of the regular wine tasting events also.

Elegant and cozy dining at Grill Room of Yats Restaurant in Clark Pampanga

Yats Restaurant is one of the restaurants in Clark Air Base that is well known to residents of Angeles City, Subic, Manila, Tarlac and Clark Philippines as a good place to eat in Pampanga. Recently, event organizers and corporate planning departments have discovered that this famous restaurant in Clark Pampanga is also a very good venue for group dinners and corporate functions, not to mention parties and celebrations for other special occasions outside of Manila in North Luzon.

Private dinners can be accommodated in this famous restaurant located in Mimosa, at the heart of Pampanga Clark Freeport. Private rooms suitable for 4 to 24 can be reserved in advance at this impressive restaurant in Pampanga for company and personal functions and events in Clark. This fine dining restaurant in Pampanga is a very popular event venue for small wedding receptions, social events, company board meetings and annual parties. Even companies from Manila travel to Pampanga to hold their functions and events in this well known fine dining restaurant in Pampanga.

Wine Spectator Best Restaurant Wine List Award 2012

Each year, world leading wine and dining magazine called Wine Spectator gives out a special award to restaurants offering the best wine selections. The Best of Awards of Excellence is given out to 800 of the best restaurants worldwide. Here in the Philippines, Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is the only one to receive this prestigious international award. This restaurant in Clark Pampanga is already well known as one of the best restaurants in the Philippines. With this award, this fine dining establishment puts Philippines, Clark Pampanga on the map of the international dining scene.

Restaurant wine lists are judged not for the number of impressive big names on the wine list but more on how interesting the wine selection is for the dining guests. Breadth of selection covering all the major wine producing regions of the world is an important aspect of a restaurant wine list and so is the depth of vintages offered. Yats Restaurant has long been recognized internationally as one of the best places to wine and dine for wine lovers and those who are used to world class gourmet dining. Winning this international restaurant award places the Philippines on the map of international travelers who are accustomed to fine dining at a world-class level. The famous restaurant wine list of this top rated restaurant in Clark Pampanga serves as an icon in the Philippines for international wine lovers coming over to visit the Philippines on business or leisure.

Fine wines served at Yats Restaurant

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.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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Fine Vintage wine in the cellars of Yats Restaurant

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The most entertaining way to learn about wine is to invite a few friends to a tasting in your own home. The more you know about wine, the more rewarding the tasting will be, but even if you’re a neophyte, you’ll be amused–and educated. All you need are an appropriate group of bottles, a corkscrew, good company and an open mind.
ORGANIZING A TASTING
I recommend a short tasting before lunch or dinner so that you can follow up by drinking the same wines with your meal. I’d stick to no more than eight tasters and line up no more than four glasses in front of each person. Depending on how many wines you’d like to sample, serve them in “flights,” or groups, of three or four. Pour one and a half or two ounces per glass; that will give everyone enough to taste and still leave part of each bottle to serve later. For this kind of casual event, you should select one of the following two approaches:
VARIETAL TASTING. A tasting of representative examples of the same grape variety from different areas–Chardonnays from Burgundy, California, Washington State, Australia, New Zealand, northern Italy, Spain and Chile, for instance–is the better choice for relative beginners. The wines should be of roughly the same age to minimize the number of tasting variables. This kind of comparative tasting is ideal for learning how various regions contribute their own distinctive character to the same variety and which versions you prefer.
HORIZONTAL TASTING. The second option is a tasting of wines from a single category and a single vintage: 1993 Bordeaux or 1994 Oregon Pinot Noirs. If you gather together, say, 1993 Bordeaux from such major appellations as Pauillac, St-Julien, Graves, St-Emilion and Pomerol, you will have wines of markedly different character, and you will never be able to experience these differences more clearly than when tasting the wines side by side.
But a horizontal tasting can be rigorous, as the distinctions among young wines in some categories may be quite subtle. At my first serious tasting of Bordeaux from the Médoc region, I could not believe the discussion going on around me about the differences between the wines. To me, everything was black currants and shoe polish and mouth-numbing tannins. But as I listened to my more experienced companions and returned to the glasses in front of me, I was able to identify black cherry, raspberry and plum notes, not to mention nuances of leather, tobacco and grilled meat. As the evening progressed, I could discern more or less intensity and complexity of flavor, as well as the contrast between fine, gentle tannins and coarser, drier ones. Wine is like any other subject: once you learn a little and master a basic vocabulary, you can quickly absorb a lot.
SETTING THE SCENE
THE BOTTLES. Remove the capsule from the top of each bottle, then roll the bottle in foil, crushing the bottom flat. Number each with a marking pen to ensure that the right wines are poured into the right glasses. (It is easier to uncork the bottles after they are wrapped.) You’ll be referring to wine No. 2 or wine No. 3 and revealing the labels only at the end.
The reason for tasting “blind” is simply to avoid being swayed by the labels. We tend to be less willing to find fault with wines with swanky names and more reluctant to give high marks to supposedly inferior bottles. One of the joys of a blind tasting is that it virtually always produces surprises.
THE TABLE. Cover the table with a white cloth so that your guests can easily examine the color of each wine. Or arrange the glasses on white plastic-coated sheets or butcher paper; their friction-free surfaces make it easier to swirl the wine in your glass.
THE GLASSES. An ideal all-purpose tasting glass is Riedel Crystal’s Ouverture Red Wine glass, widely available for $7.50 to $9; the more expensive Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glass, about twice the price, has a somewhat more elegant shape. Both are narrower at the rim than they are at the middle of the bowl and large enough to allow you to swirl a few ounces of wine without splashing your neighbor.
SCENTS. Strong scents in the room will interfere with your ability to taste wine. The floral and spice aromas your guests find in their glasses may come from that Ralph Lauren potpourri on the sideboard.
TEMPERATURE. Chill dry whites to between 50 and 55 degrees and reds to between 60 and 65 degrees. At refrigerator temperature, the aromas and flavors of white wines are typically stunted. And reds served too warm may be dulled by their alcohol.
PALATE CLEARERS. Supply some bread or crackers for your guests to munch on between wines. Crunchy French bread or neutral biscuits are excellent choices. I also often serve fresh lightly salted mozzarella, which has an uncanny knack for ridding the mouth of strong tastes.
SPIT BUCKETS. You don’t need to swallow wine to taste it. In fact, the less you swallow, the longer you’ll be able to maintain your acuity. Spittoons can be large coffee mugs or opaque plastic cups, preferably weighted so that they cannot overturn easily. A larger bucket on the table allows tasters to empty their glasses and spittoons at the end of each flight.

TASTING THE WINES
LOOK. Begin by examining the color of the wine against a white background, tilting the glass away from you. Look for bright and, in the case of red wines, saturated color. A young red that is going brown at the rim is probably aging too quickly, while a white that is unusually dark may be showing signs of incipient oxidation.
SWIRL. To release the aromas of a wine, swirl it in the glass and then give it a deep sniff. Repeat as necessary, taking notes.
SIP. Take a good-size sip. Hold the wine in your mouth; swish it around, allowing it to coat your entire palate. What does the wine feel like? Is it thin and acidic? Is it rich and velvety?
SAVOR. Draw in some air be-tween your front teeth or across your tongue and “gargle” the wine in your mouth. Keep in mind that your tongue can identify only four basic tastes: saltiness, bitterness, sweetness and acidity. All other flavors actually reach your brain as aromas through the retronasal passage at the back of your throat. By “chewing” the wine, or combining it with air, you cause its volatile elements to vaporize.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
AROMAS AND FLAVORS. Free associate as you smell and taste the wine, and jot down the descriptive words or phrases that come to mind. Make sure the wine is clean, that is, lacking such obvious faults as a vinegary quality, mustiness (which may be due to a bad cork), oxidation (the smell of sherry or Madeira) or a strong suggestion of the barnyard.
TEXTURE AND WEIGHT. Is the wine light and crisp? Is it soft and full-bodied? Is it rough or smooth?
OVERALL BALANCE. Generally speaking, a good mature wine should display a harmony of components; no single element should dominate. But perhaps your wine is overwhelmed by scents of new oak barrels or is excessively tan-nic or alcoholic. Keep in mind, though, that very young wines often need some bottle aging to achieve harmony.
PERSISTENCE ON THE PALATE. If there is a single reliable indicator of wine quality, it’s the length of the aftertaste, or finish. A wine that disappears virtually the mo-ment you spit or swallow it probably lacks concentration or was made from marginally ripe grapes. An outstanding wine lingers on your palate for 20 to 30 seconds and sometimes much longer.

COMPARING NOTES
CONSULT. Allow everyone enough time to taste through each flight of wines and take a few notes. Then discuss the various bottles, exchanging your tasting notes and your likes and dislikes. It will work to the group’s advantage if one person with a general familiarity with wine is able to provide the basic parameters for the category of wine you’re tasting.
TASTE AGAIN. As you discuss the wines, retaste them to see whether they have changed with aeration. Notice how some improve and grow richer while others lose their shape and freshness.
VOTE. Pick your favorites before revealing the labels.
TASTE WITH FOOD. Later, as you drink the same wines with your meal, note how some complement the food and others overwhelm it with monolithic flavors or excessive alcohol or new oak. A wine that grabbed your attention during the tasting may ultimately prove tiring to drink, but another that was less compelling may come alive with your meat course. Compare your impressions at the table with the opinions recorded in your tasting notes.
And save your notes so that you can recall your preferences the next time you find yourself in a wine shop.

Food and wine lovers of Manila gather in Pampanga to enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga featuring classic French cuisine, many order fine vintage wines from Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge to pair with these delectable dishes, all in all, one of the best dinners they enjoy for a long time.

Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga cooks up a sumptuous dinner featuring the regional cuisine of Italy that food and wine lovers can enjoy with their favorite vintage wines from Piedmont, Tuscany, Amarone, Sicily and other major wine regions of Italy, all available from the majestic wine cellars of Yats Restaurant many regard as the best place to enjoy wine in the Philippines

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Are you looking for an attractive restaurant or a nice place to eat with friends in Clark, Angeles City Pampanga? Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is a restaurant with good food and good wines for dinner located at Clark Angeles City Pampanga. Perfect for exclusive dinner venues for groups, recommended for private dinner in Philippines. A Restaurant in Clark for business dinner meeting. Private dinner place or dinner restaurant in Clark Subic Near Manila Angeles City Pampanga. Yats Restaurant is one of the Good Restaurant in Pampanga Angeles City Clark near Manila.

Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga rolls out special set menus designed to showcase the culinary excellence of Italy; great Italian food that can be paired with fine Italian Vintage wine available at the wine cellars of Yats Restaurant which many regard to be the best restaurant near Manila.

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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 & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
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connoisseur, the talent also needs to be developed, grown, and enhanced over time. With the overwhelming amount of information available on wine, the various magazines covering latest finds, and an extensive history of wine-making across the globe, it can be an intimidating subject. A great way to begin is to host a wine tasting party in your home! Organize an evening with friends and family to learn about wine basics, and begin your journey into the World of Wine as a lifetime learning opportunity. You’ll quickly learn how the rich history of the regions play a key role in wine cultivation, how to define and identify tastes and flavors on your palette, and how to pour wine the ‘proper’ way.

Step 1:

The first step in organizing your wine tasting is to choose from either a red, or white wine for that evening. Although you may want to do both, it is recommended to choose one to start and follow up with another session for the next time. You’ll not only benefit from a thorough understanding of the one type, but you’ll quickly learn your tolerance level for the taste. If you and the attendees are not frequent wine drinkers, this is a great opportunity to begin slowly.

Step2:

The second step is to select five to six wines and note the regions. Visit your local wine store and ask to speak with a sales representative or knowledgeable staff member for recommendations. Remember, you are looking for basic, ‘beginner’ wines for now, and can move onto the more in-depth and Reserve wines at a later date.

Step 3:
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Select appetizers and side dishes to serve. The third step after choosing red or white, will be to complement the tasting with snacks. Well-chosen snacks include natural cheese, fresh fruit, and even plain pieces of

steak for red wines. For white, opt for light cheeses, crackers, and light salty snacks. The idea is to enhance the wine’s flavors, and not overwhelm the palates with a full-course meal!

Step 4:

Arrange meeting time, place, and date, and send out invites! Round up a fun crowd of friends and family, and do disclose the purpose of the event.

Step 5:

Ensure that water and soda water are readily available. This is necessary to ‘cleanse’ the palette between tasting each type of wine, so that you can truly experience the unique flavor, textures, and density of each wine. Some may choose to simply ‘roll’ the wine in their mouths and spit it out in order to taste; make sure there are plenty of bowls available for this!

Step 6: Construct comment/note cards to make note of your findings. This is a great activity for all members of your party, as it encourages note-taking on your new discoveries! It also makes sure you know what wine you now like, (or dislike) after your results. You can even set up a ‘blind taste-test’ at this point, and see who’s taste buds are most trained to identify flavors and corresponding wine.

Step 7: Keep track in a tasting log. This can be a journal, an electronic log, or any sort of notebook that let’s you remember what you have tried, and how different varieties taste. By writing these down, you can also research each brand, location, or vintage online for more information.

Step 8: Enjoy and continue researching! As you get better and more comfortable, invite your ‘club’ for future tastings, and develop plans for your next region or wine type. You can choose specific wines from one country, one state, or even one varietal and expand from there.

The key to beginning wine tasting is to learn as much as you can as you go along. You will never know every single wine or vintage, but you can learn a lot from magazines, books, and online resources that showcase signature and trademark selections. Seek out local wine bistros and stores that feature their own tastings, and you’ll also find more people with a similar interest. You’ll also learn the many definitions to describe what you experience with each wine, a key characteristic of the well-educated wine connoisseur!

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Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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t’s great to have a group of people over for a casual social event, but costs can quickly add up. But one idea that can be unique for guests and inexpensive for you as the host is a wine tasting potluck! By contributing just a few items and inviting guests to add their favorite bottle of wine, you can have a great wine tasting event at a relatively low price to you as the host!
You can put as much or as little into this event, but a few nice touches will make it memorable to your friends and most likely start a new tradition with your group of friends. Follow these easy steps to create your evening:
1) Invite your friends: this kind of event works well with just about any number of guests. You can invite four close friends, or you can have 15-20 people over for a larger event. It’s up to you because any number will work!
2) Inform your guests of the requirements: let the guests know that this is a wine “potluck” of sorts. Invite them to bring their favorite bottle of wine. Be sure to tell them that it doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive-the fun part is seeing the unique collection of wines that will be assembled.
3) Add the basics: this is where you’ll realize how easy it really is to host this event! Check out the gourmet section of your local grocery store for unique cheeses and coordinating crackers. There are some great articles right here on Helium that can clue you in on the world of gourmet cheeses! Also, pick up an inexpensive box of wine glasses from your local party supply store. You won’t believe how cheap they are, and you won’t have to worry about butter-fingered guests breaking your good crystal. If you don’t have wine charms collecting dust in your china cabinet, pick up a few brightly colored markers so that guests can write their initials on the base of their glass. Finally, grab some cute napkins while you’re picking up the glasses at the party supply and you’re set!
4) Extra touch: the basics will provide you with a great night, but if you want to spend a little more money, you can add a bit more to the night. Stop at a dollar store or hit the bargain bins at your local craft or discount store for inexpensive journals. Hand them to your guests when they arrive, along with a pen. This way, they can keep track of the names of the wines that they like, as well as what they tasted like and what foods they would accompany. Your guests will love the memento and enjoy doing this wine “research”. They can continue to keep track of favorites in their new wine journal long after your party. It might even encourage someone else to host a similar event! If you want to alter this idea, but with less money, pick up a pack of nice stationery paper and provide everyone with a few sheets to keep their notes.
Remember to keep things casual and hopefully, your wine tasting potluck will be a low-stress, inexpensive way to get your friends together for a fun and different event!

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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 & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
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Looking for tips on organizing a wine-tasting fundraiser? Here are some ideas on organizing your fundraising event in order to maximize your proceeds.
Obviously, a wine-tasting event needs wine experts, so begin by seeking suitable merchant partnerships based not only on expertise, but also access to the best wines. After all, you have to be able to provide numerous bottles of expensive wine and there’s no sense in paying anything near retail price.
Partner with a wine merchant or distributor who can not only help with supplying wine and expert advice, but can also help sell advance tickets to your event.
Organization Tips
Getting plenty of advance publicity is a must. Take the time to put together a press release and get the word out to local media outlets such as tv and radio stations.
Be sure to offer tickets through not only your organization, but also through participating merchants and other groups who support your cause.
It never hurts to have another nonprofit group plugging your fundraising event to their supporters as well. Strike an agreement to do the same thing for their fundraiser.
You will need a suitable place for your wine tasting fundraiser such as a reception hall or scenic outdoor setting. Arrange tables in a layout to suit the space and leave plenty of room for access to each table.
Experts can describe each tasting while wearing a lapel microphone and visiting each table. Use volunteers to bring a bottle of each vintage to all the tables prior to their discussion and have them handle the pouring.
To add a festive flair, consider providing live music with a string quartet or jazz group.
Profit Tips
There are many additional ways to raise funds at your wine tasting. One is to conduct both silent auctions and live auctions for rare wines and wine-related merchandise.
Run your silent auctions from an easy to reach spot such as the check-in table and always do a last call for bids. With live auctions of expensive wines, consider using a professional auctioneer in order to maximize bid prices.
Talk to your merchant partners about ways where both of you can profit such as offering gift certificates to their stores or special case buys on recommended wines.
Look for tie-ins with other merchants who offer related products such as wine glasses, gourmet food items, or travel trips to wine country.
For really large events, provide valet parking services and raise a few extra dollars.
Additional Event Fundraising
Auctions are an additional way to maximize revenue at your wine tasting event. You can offer bottles of fine wines via silent auction or conduct a live auction.
Raffle tickets are another great way to raise additional funds. They are a great way to offering an inexpensive chance at winning an expensive prize. Sometimes, you can even raise more money buy raffling off an item than by auctioning it to the highest bidder.
With a good-sized crowd, raffle off multiple items. You can use the approach where one fairly pricey ticket gives you a shot at multiple prizes. With a high-priced single raffle ticket being sold, you draw from the same pool for multiple winners.
Another approach is to keep the ticket price low and encourage people to buy multiple tickets. This way, the chance that an individual ticket will win is much lower, but people will often spend a greater amount on the lower-priced tickets.
And of course, a raffle allows you to sell tickets to people who can’t make the event but would still like to participate in the fun.
Closing Tips
For a successful wine tasting, be sure to allow yourself enough lead time to successfully publicize and organize your fundraiser event. Get the maximum possible turnout by making tickets available at a discount for advance purchases and at a higher price at the door.
If your location is not well-known, be sure to provide directions on flyers wherever tickets are sold. Print a contact number on the tickets for any last-minute questions.
Do everything you can to make the night memorable. Decorate your location appropriately, provide live music and dancing, use a dedicated announcer, and serve plenty of unusual wines to compare.
Using a local media personality as a host is another great way to ensure a large turnout. It’s best to route such requests through the program director of their employer.
Good luck with your wine tasting fundraiser!

Food and wine lovers of Manila gather in Pampanga to enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga featuring classic French cuisine, many order fine vintage wines from Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge to pair with these delectable dishes, all in all, one of the best dinners they enjoy for a long time.

Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga cooks up a sumptuous dinner featuring the regional cuisine of Italy that food and wine lovers can enjoy with their favorite vintage wines from Piedmont, Tuscany, Amarone, Sicily and other major wine regions of Italy, all available from the majestic wine cellars of Yats Restaurant many regard as the best place to enjoy wine in the Philippines

Looking for a party venue in town?
Clearwater Resort and Country Club is one of the ideal venues for birthday party because it is a risk free venue. Not only Birthday Parties but also a good place to enjoy family reunion. A good place to celebrate special occasions. Clearwater Resort and Country Club is one of the resorts in Subic Clark Angeles City Pampanga or near Manila with activity amenities, place that are nice for celebration.

Yats Restaurant is the best restaurant for special dinner, best restaurant for dinner with friends near Manila, also the best place to celebrate special events.

Famous Restaurant in Pampanga, a place to dine with friends in Clark, cozy restaurant with a nice ambience, a nice function place for special occassions

Are you looking for an attractive restaurant or a nice place to eat with friends in Clark, Angeles City Pampanga? Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is a restaurant with good food and good wines for dinner located at Clark Angeles City Pampanga. Perfect for exclusive dinner venues for groups, recommended for private dinner in Philippines. A Restaurant in Clark for business dinner meeting. Private dinner place or dinner restaurant in Clark Subic Near Manila Angeles City Pampanga. Yats Restaurant is one of the Good Restaurant in Pampanga Angeles City Clark near Manila.

Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga rolls out special set menus designed to showcase the culinary excellence of Italy; great Italian food that can be paired with fine Italian Vintage wine available at the wine cellars of Yats Restaurant which many regard to be the best restaurant near Manila.

For comments, inquiries and reservations click on Click here for inquiry and reservations

Restaurant@Yats-International.com

(045) 599-5600
0922-870-5178
0917-520-4401

Ask for Pedro and Rechel

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.

Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

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Nothing contributes more significantly to your wine experience than tasting. It’s kind of like learning to play an instrument; it’s helpful to know how to read music, but ultimately, there’s no substitute for practice.
Coming together with a group of fellow wine enthusiasts is a fantastic way to exercise your tasting muscles. A group atmosphere offers participants the opportunity to share opinions and conclusions, shaping and strengthening each individual’s appreciation of the wine. The concept is similar to that of a book club. Sure, you can enjoy a novel on your own. But getting together with a group of people who have read the same book can enhance your appreciation and understanding of the story.
The following article shows you the key steps in hosting a wine tasting — from the planning stage to choosing a theme — so that it will be a truly meaningful experience. We’ll start by addressing a few basics you should consider when planning a wine tasting.
Blind Tasting
Organizing a wine tasting is easy; all you’ll need are good friends and (hopefully) good wine. Whether you decide to plan an occasion that’s formal and serious or casual and low-key, a blind tasting (where the tasters don’t know which wine is in which glass) is your best bet. Concealing the wine’s identity is vital if purely sensory evaluations are to be made. Otherwise, the power of suggestion can cloud a taster’s ability to honestly evaluate a wine; impressions are likely to be influenced, whether consciously or unconsciously, by expectation rather than by what the senses actually encounter.
The More the Merrier?
So, how many people should you include in your tasting group? In general, the more the merrier! More tasters means more opinions, increasing the base for interaction. And if you plan to pool your resources to finance the wine purchases, more people can mean a wider range and/or better-class of wines. Still, keep in mind that a bottle of wine can only go so far. A regular (750 ml) bottle contains about 25 ounces. If a tasting sample is two ounces, one bottle can accommodate up to 12 people. But, if the group exceeds 12 participants, it will be necessary to either buy more than one bottle of each wine to be sampled or pour smaller tasting samples from a single bottle.
Before the first tasting, get your friends together for a planning session. Now is the time to work out the details so the event itself can be a festive, carefree occasion.
Choose a date and time for the get-together. Who will host the tasting? Will the host be responsible for setup and cleanup? For purchasing the wines? Decide in advance which group member will be responsible for each element of the event. After all, it’s impossible to have a tasting without the wine! Pick a site for the tasting. Make certain the location has sufficient table space and chairs to accommodate the tasters and their glasses. The most comfortable and hassle-free site is probably a cozy dining room. If this isn’t possible, then you’ll have to be creative. Does a group member have access to a semipublic room, such as a recreation room at a condominium or an apartment complex? If so, consider booking the room for the tasting. Other possibilities include a meeting room in an office suite or a separate room in a restaurant (the owner might be persuaded to make the room available if your group dines at the restaurant following the tasting).
Determine how many wines will be sampled. Agree on a minimum number, so the host will know how many wines to obtain. Also decide whether the tasters are to bring their own glasses. If so, consider tasting six wines; boxed stemware often comes in sets of six, and the compartmental boxes make carrying the glasses to and from the tasting much more convenient.
Decide how the wines will be paid for. Some wines might be significantly higher in price, and some tasters may drop out along the way, so it’s important to resolve this issue early on. Consider simply dividing the total cost by the number of people participating. Don’t forget to factor in any amount spent for bread or cheese! Or, take turns hosting (and paying for) the event. Perhaps you can make it a monthly get-together!
Create or obtain a tasting sheet. Many wineries have tasting sheets that can be adapted for the group’s purposes, or you can create your own. Whatever you choose to do, make sure to duplicate the form so that you have a copy for each taster.
The tasting sheet should include the number or letter that corresponds to each wine; space for comments; points awarded, if desired (the common systems are the 20-point and 100-point scales); an individual ranking, from first place to last place; and total group ranking points. To calculate total group ranking points, find out what ranking each taster gave each wine. If six people believe the same wine deserves to be in first place, it gets six group points (631=6); if they all put the wine in sixth place, it gets 36 points (636=36). The lower the total ranking score, the higher the group ranking for the particular wine.
Choose a tabulator and create a tabulator’s sheet. Decide which group member will act as the tabulator. This can change from tasting to tasting, or the same person can do it each time. The tabulator compiles each taster’s rankings as well as each taster’s point awards, if points are used (keep in mind that rankings are much more important than point values; awarding points is a very subjective exercise and can lead to considerable confusion). Design a sheet that enables the tabulator to readily calculate these figures. You might also want to develop simple slips of paper for group members to use to transmit their rankings (and scores, if used) to the tabulator.

Choosing a Wine-Tasting Theme
Coming up with a theme for a wine tasting requires some imagination; you have so many choices! To begin, decide whether the tasting will be vertical or horizontal.
A vertical tasting features the same brand of wine from different vintages: for example, Winery X Cabernet Sauvignons from 1995 to 2000. A horizontal tasting includes wines from different wineries that are the same type and vintage: for example, six different bottles of Alsace Gewurztraminer, each with a vintage date of 2000. A horizontal tasting can be as basic as comparing newly released varietals (like Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay) that are from the same appellation or growing area. Or it can be much more complicated; it’s up to you!
Many resources are available to assist in coming up with a theme. If your group is just beginning to acquire some wine knowledge, a reliable wine merchant should be happy to suggest wines that fit the theme. If you’re operating within a budget, let the merchant know up front. Don’t make the mistake of pumping the merchant for advice and then going to a discounter to get a cheaper price; you make no friends that way.
Perhaps the next best thing to a wine merchant is a magazine or newspaper. Such publications are usually available at newsstands and wine shops. Or go online to find a helpful site. These sources feature wine-tasting notes, sometimes with point scores or evaluation symbols, sometimes without.
Obtain the wines that fit the theme. The individual paper bag in which each wine is wrapped before it leaves the store can be used to conceal the wine’s identity at the tasting. Make sure there are enough bags for all the wines (perhaps before you leave the store).
If the group can afford it, taste better-quality wines. Ordinary wines are for everyday drinking, not for group deliberation. Moderate-quality wines afford good tasting practice and can be interesting but often reflect a “sameness” that makes comparison difficult. The most vivid characteristics of a growing area or a vintage are most easily identified in a wine of higher quality.
Do some research on the wines to be tasted. Call the wineries or visit their Web sites for winemaker’s production data and tasting notes. Telephone numbers and Web addresses can often be found on back labels. Also consider copying pertinent tasting notes from published sources, and distribute them at the discussion stage of the tasting.
A few weeks in advance of the tasting, the host should remind everyone of the date and time. If all or most of your friends have e-mail, this should be a quick and easy task. Include the theme of the tasting, and remind the tasters to bring their own glassware, unless the host is providing the glasses. Also request that the participants avoid wearing cologne or perfume to the event.
It’s Almost Tasting Time!
If the wines are in the refrigerator, remove them about one hour before the start of the tasting so they can warm up a bit; wine that’s too cold can’t be adequately evaluated. Remove the foil capsules, pull the corks, and bag each wine. Secure the top of each bag with a rubber band, or simply twist the top of the bag around the neck of the bottle. Leave the task of numbering or lettering the bags to another participant (who hasn’t seen the wines being bagged), so that you can taste them blind too.
Get the table area set up with enough chairs for the participants. If possible, use a white table cover to make color and clarity evaluations easier. Each place setting should have
either a small spit bucket or a large plastic cup. Spitting is highly recommended to keep as clear a head as possible while all the wines are being evaluated. The group’s evaluation and reporting forms should also be at each place setting.
Put out a sufficient quantity of sliced plain baguettes and pitchers of water to act as palate cleansers. A water glass at each setting is thoughtful, as is a pencil or pen. Keep the tasting area free of strongly scented things, such as flowers or cooked foods.

How to Make the Most of Your Wine Tasting
There are some simple steps you can take to ensure that your wine tasting is a sparkling success.
No smoking and go easy on the cologne or perfume. Smoking at a tasting may be inconsiderate, even offensive, to many people, but it also seriously impairs the ability of the smoker and others nearby to evaluate the wines. For the same reason, avoid heavy use of cologne or perfume.
Keep talking to a minimum during evaluation. Although a wine tasting doesn’t have to be a solemn occasion, it also shouldn’t be a gab session, at least not until after the rankings (and scores, if used) have been turned in. There’s nothing more distracting than a chatterbox, except maybe two chatterboxes, in the tasting room.
Offer a short introduction. The host should give the tasters some general information about what’s in front of them. For example: “These are Pinot Noirs from the 2000 vintage; all come from Santa Barbara County. Prices range from $18 to $25.”
Pour small tasting portions. Wine glasses, one for each wine, should be set out in a semicircle in front of each taster. The bagged bottles (which have been numbered or lettered by someone other than the host) should be passed among the tasters so each can pour a small sample (approximately two ounces).
Consider purchasing a pouring disc, a great, inexpensive, reusable tool that facilitates pouring in measured amounts without dripping. Made of flexible heavy foil, these discs fold into a funnel shape and fit into the bottle opening. They come several to a packet and can be found in most wine stores.
If desired, tasters’ glasses can be lettered or numbered on the base with a wet-erase pen, available at most stores that sell stationery or office supplies. This avoids confusion if the glasses are moved out of order at some point. The number or letter on each glass should conform to the number or letter on the bag concealing the wine. The ink readily washes off the glass in warm water.
Hold off on eating until later. Spicy, aromatic foods, like sausages and heavy cheeses, can get in the way of pure wine evaluation. Sliced baguettes and cubes of mild, white cheese or simple water (without flavoring) are sufficient to clear the palate between sips. If desired, appetizers or a light meal can be organized to follow the tasting, or you can all sit down to a full meal; there you can resume social interaction and see how perceptions of the wines change when enjoyed with food.
Discuss the wines. After the tabulations are complete, the wines should be unbagged one by one. For added interest, move from the last-place wine to the first-place wine. The tabulator should announce each wine’s group ranking and total ranking points and, if scores are submitted, the average score (add all the scores together and divide by the number of members submitting scores).
After all the results have been announced, a discussion may be held, with a participant selecting one wine to talk about, followed by another member offering his or her comments about the same wine, and so on around the table.
Before your friends go their separate ways that day, take the opportunity to discuss the next wine tasting. Who will be the host and when and where will it be?
With very little effort, your circle of friends can get together on a regular basis to enjoy and broaden their knowledge and appreciation of one of life’s greatest pleasures.
By following the easy tips in this article, you too can start to become an expert in one of the world’s most sophisticated and elegant cultural treasures: the art of wine.

Food and wine lovers of Manila gather in Pampanga to enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga featuring classic French cuisine, many order fine vintage wines from Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge to pair with these delectable dishes, all in all, one of the best dinners they enjoy for a long time.

Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga cooks up a sumptuous dinner featuring the regional cuisine of Italy that food and wine lovers can enjoy with their favorite vintage wines from Piedmont, Tuscany, Amarone, Sicily and other major wine regions of Italy, all available from the majestic wine cellars of Yats Restaurant many regard as the best place to enjoy wine in the Philippines

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Yats Restaurant is the best restaurant for special dinner, best restaurant for dinner with friends near Manila, also the best place to celebrate special events.

Famous Restaurant in Pampanga, a place to dine with friends in Clark, cozy restaurant with a nice ambience, a nice function place for special occassions

Are you looking for an attractive restaurant or a nice place to eat with friends in Clark, Angeles City Pampanga? Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is a restaurant with good food and good wines for dinner located at Clark Angeles City Pampanga. Perfect for exclusive dinner venues for groups, recommended for private dinner in Philippines. A Restaurant in Clark for business dinner meeting. Private dinner place or dinner restaurant in Clark Subic Near Manila Angeles City Pampanga. Yats Restaurant is one of the Good Restaurant in Pampanga Angeles City Clark near Manila.

Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga rolls out special set menus designed to showcase the culinary excellence of Italy; great Italian food that can be paired with fine Italian Vintage wine available at the wine cellars of Yats Restaurant which many regard to be the best restaurant near Manila.

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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.

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Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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Recently, I joined a friend who was writing an article determining San Francisco’s best wine bar on a field trip and it started me thinking about what I like and don’t in a wine bar. Mind you, I don’t own a wine bar nor have I ever worked in one, but I have been to many. So perhaps it’s best to think of the following as a collection of thoughts from the peanut gallery—notes from Andy Rooney’s trip to a couple of wine bars.
First and foremost a wine bar must sell good wine. While making the rounds for the “best of” review, a few friends and I sat down for some glasses at a well-designed, but remotely situated, newcomer to the wine bar scene. We started off with some whites and a couple were bad and I mean bad–not corked–but bad. We actually sent two of the offending wines around the table for a vote on the worst. After tasting mine, someone remarked that it might go well with a communion wafer. The rest of the wines that we tried that night never were able to overcome the taste of the first glasses of plonk. The wine bar’s first responsibility is to serve good wine. And for those that don’t: uh, duh.

Source: http://www.intowine.com/so-you-want-open-wine-bar

Best place to unwind in Angeles City Pampanga Philippines is to wine and dine at Yats Restaurant

Top Fine dining in Manila Philippines, Wine and Dine at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar, Wine Spectator Best of Excellence Award for top 600 Best Restaurant Wine List in the World, private rooms, vegetarian menus and healthy cuisine available also

Residents of Manila travel out of town for a short getaway up north visit Angeles city, Clark, Pampanga, Philippines to wine and dine and enjoy a special dinner at the best restaurant in the country. Even people from Subic and Cebu travel to Clark to enjoy a special evening and some great food and rare vintage wine at this fine dining restaurant.

Recent opinion survey of frequent travelers heading north towards Subic and Clark Pampanga revealed that the number one most frequently visited fine dining restaurant in Pampanga is Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar located in Clark Philippines. It is generally regarded as the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga as well as a good night out place near Angeles City.

More and more foodies, critics, connoisseurs, frequent diners and wine lovers from Manila travel out of town north to Clark Pampanga, looking for restaurant that serves the best food in Pampanga, choose to wine and dine in famous fine dining Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar. Most visitors enjoy the fine vintage wines from the cellars of this fine dining restaurant. Some purchase a few to bring back home to Manila.

Many frequent diners from Manila, Angeles City, Subic and other major cities in Asia travel to North Luzon Pampanga Clark Freeport to enjoy good food in a romantic fine dining restaurant. On their list of requirements is a good wine list that not only offers a wide selection of wines from different countries but also older vintages that can be enjoyed now and not ten years later. Classic fine dining is the experience that guests of Clark Philippines’ Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar offers to their guests. Although this is an upscale fine dining establishment, families find the restaurant to be very children friendly.

Private dinners can be accommodated in this famous restaurant located in Mimosa, at the heart of Pampanga Clark Freeport. Private rooms suitable for 4 to 24 can be reserved in advance for company and personal functions and events. This fine dining restaurant is a very popular venue for small wedding receptions, social events, company board meetings and annual parties. Many travel all the way from Manila to hold their group dinners and private parties in this famous restaurant in Clark Pampanga.

Philippines Pampanga Clark Freeport is well known for its safety and security, boasting the lowest crime rates in the country. The absence of traffic and pollution also helps to position Clark Pampanga at the top of tourists’ list of destinations for vacation and get-away from Manila with families and friends.

Wine lover’s choice – Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar – for the most impressive and practical wine list in the Philippines, over 2700 selections, enough to satisfy the most fastidious connoisseurs. Wine lovers and gourmand foodies from Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Malaysia dine at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar when they visit Philippines and bring home some rare vintage wines too back home from Clark Pampanga.

An excellent wine list is not just about 1st growth and cult Cabernet but a seemingly unending selection of affordable aged vintage wines that are not available anywhere else, not even in the best wine shops around town. Yats Restaurant which is located in Clark Pampanga has just that.

Fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is frequently used for private meetings, corporate events and social functions. Located in Mimosa Leisure Estate at the heart of Clark Freeport Zone, this top rated resto bar is a highly recommended meeting destination in Pampanga, Philippines.

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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 Pampanga? 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 & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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First thing, don’t be intimidated or dissuaded. Second, don’t get confused. A person doesn’t have to be a certified Sommelier to pour a glass of Pinot Noir from Sonoma or tell anyone that the 2002 vintage was a top-notch year. However, there’s a level of prestige to wear on one’s jacket and to be a certified Sommelier, and even higher to be acclaimed a Master Sommelier with an MS behind one’s name. It would also be a disservice to neglect the Master of Wine (MW) category as well, a certification indicating a high mastery of wine knowledge.

What’s the difference between the two certifications of MS and MW? Think of it as the MW being more academic and learning more wine theory and less about service, whereas an MS also delves into more practical education and takes a hands-on approach regarding the wine business, beverage management, and wine knowledge. Never fear, both the Institute of Masters of Wine (MoW) and Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS) require a significant amount of tastings to pass their programs and know wines. Either way, if you pass the final examination, you will be acknowledged as a peerless expert of wine. In fact, the number of MS and MW Sommeliers worldwide are a rare breed, with 247 Master of Wine holders and only 124 Master Sommeliers floating around the world.

Both organizations originated in Great Britain, with the Institute of Masters of Wine starting in 1953, with The Court of Master Sommeliers holding their first exam in 1969. Debate amongst yourselves about which is the better “M” to hold. Both require extensive study and time to achieve, with no guarantee of succeeding. Both institutes hold educational seminars and examinations locally in worldwide locations. Both also require that students have a background in the wine industry. There’s a four-step program for the CMS program, culminating in the MS certification. The MW program has a hefty syllabus that takes about two years to plow through. Still, each program only awards a handful of MW or MS certifications each year.

Source: http://wine.lovetoknow.com/wiki/How_to_Become_a_Sommelier

Nice place to eat in Angeles City Philippines is fine dining Yats Restaurant, private rooms available, great wines, generally regarded as the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga.

Manila dining guide lauds Yats Restaurant for its award winning wine list befitting a world class fine dining establishment. Interesting enough, this upscale top rated restaurant in Clark Pampanga is also frequently visited by families with children. Visitors from Manila travel to Angeles City Pampanga Clark Philippines often dine at Yats Restaurant to enjoy its cozy ambience, delicious food, good service and fantastic selection of wine all at reasonable prices. This top rated restaurant was designed to serve the dual purpose of fine dining for business executives and for families to enjoy a good evening in Clark in a resto bar that is child friendly but still upscale, cozy and elegant. This is one of the few restaurants in Asia that achieves these two purposes under one roof.

Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. Its private rooms are frequently used for board meetings, private parties, company meetings and other functions and events.

Family travelers laud Yats Restaurant as the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga for family dinners. Although this frequently visited resto bar is a top rated fine dining restaurant outside Manila, the dining rooms are very children friendly. The ambience is cozy but upscale, beautiful but relaxing also, making this restaurant a dining venue that is highly recommended by event organizers for family gatherings, group dinners, social and corporate events.

Best restaurant in Clark Philippines offers award winning restaurant wine list, top rated fine dining resto bar outside Manila, one in 650 restaurants in the world to win the Wine Spectator’s Best of Awards of Excellence for its fabulous restaurant wine list, the only restaurant in the Philippines to be given this award.

Each year, world leading wine and dining magazine called Wine Spectator gives out a special award to restaurants offering the best wine selections. The Best of Awards of Excellence is given out to less than 700 of the best restaurants worldwide. Here in the Philippines, Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is the only one to receive this prestigious international award. Restaurant wine lists are judged not for the number of impressive bad names on the wine list but more on how interesting the wine selection is for the dining guests. Breadth of selection covering all the major wine producing regions of the world is an important aspect of a restaurant wine list and so is the depth of vintages offered. Yats Restaurant has long been recognized internationally as one of the best places to wine and dine for wine lovers and those who are used to world class gourmet dining. Winning this international restaurant award places the Philippines on the map of international travelers who are accustomed to fine dining at a world-class level. The famous restaurant wine list of this top rated restaurant in Clark Pampanga serves as an icon in the Philippines for international wine lovers coming over to visit the Philippines on business or leisure.

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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 Pampanga? 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 & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

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What is a sommelier, let alone a Master Sommelier, and how do you become one? The American Heritage Dictionary defines a sommelier as “A wine steward in a restaurant.”. A steward is then defined as “A person who manages another’s property.”. This does not quite tell the whole story. The job of a sommelier is to manage the wine selection, purchasing, receiving, storage, sales and service for a restaurant, club, hotel or other institution. Although there is no legal requirement in the U.S. to be certified for this position, there is one internationally recognized organization for certification. The Court of Master Sommeliers was founded in London in 1977. They conduct education and testing for restaurant wine professionals. There are three four levels of certification within the organization: introductory (formerly called certificate), advanced and MS Diploma (Master). The exams are held annually in the United Kingdom and North America.

The Introductory Course is a two day educational seminar. It covers wine regions of the world, viticulture (vineyard management), viniculture (winemaking), appellation rules for various countries and regions, production methods for beers and spirits, cigars, food and wine pairing, service and blind tasting technique (the steps to evaluating and identifying wines by appearance, smell and taste). At the end of the seminar is a multiple choice exam for which a score of 60% is required. I could not get an exact historical average but I would estimate that 90% of those taking this exam pass. This course is very helpful to any restaurant wine professional or manager and the Introductory exam can be passed with just a little advanced preparation.

As of 2005 there is a step between Introductory and Advanced called Certificate. See the Court of Master Sommeliers’ web site for more information on this exam. Thus far approximately 65% of the people attempting this new exam have passed, earning the title Certified Sommelier.

The Advanced Course is a significant step up from the Introductory. It covers all of the same material but at a more detailed level. The pace is also faster as it is expected that you are prepared for the exam prior to attending the seminar. The seminar is also one day longer than the Introductory Course. For the first time, candidates were required to apply to be accepted for the exam in 2001.

The test is the real difference though. It is a two day test in three sections. The first section is theory. It is an 82 question test with 20 multiple choice and 62 short answer questions. One hour is allowed for completion.

The second section is blind tasting. The candidate enters a room with a table with six glasses of wine on it and two Master Sommeliers sitting on the opposite side of the table. They listen as you swirl, sniff, taste and talk about each wine. You have 25 minutes total to identify all six. These wines can be from anywhere in the world, but they stick to classic examples. Points are given for your analysis and deductive reasoning as well as your identification of the wines.

The final section is the hardest of all. Restaurant service somehow seems harder when it is in a test environment. There are service stations where the Master Sommeliers judge your skills at opening still and sparkling wines, decanting, cigar service, freehand pouring of spirits, wine and food pairing, proof reading of wine lists, setting tables for a variety of menus, conversing with the guests and complaint resolution. While this is going on they also throw questions at you to see how you react. A passing score of 60% is required on all three sections. Approximately 25% of candidates pass this exam.

The final test is by invitation only. You are also required to wait at least one year between passing the Advanced and your first attempt at the Master. The test is the same as the advanced but the theory portion is verbal instead of written, the questions are much more detailed and the score required to pass is 75%. An example of the difference between an Advanced question and a Master question might be: name six of the Anbaugebiet (high quality wine regions) in Germany for the Advanced versus name all 13 Anbaugebiet for the Master. The good news is that you can pass an individual section and retain it for three years, only re-taking the portions you failed. The pass rate for this exam is approximately 4%, though very few people pass it on their first attempt. After 29 years of testing only 142 people in the world have completed the Master Sommelier (MS) level. The next time you see MS after someone’s name you will know what they went through for those 2 letters.

Source: http://www.sfsommelier.com/webpages/publishedpage/sommelier.html

Wine lover’s choice – Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar – for the most impressive and practical wine list in the Philippines, over 2700 selections, enough to satisfy the most fastidious connoisseurs. Wine lovers and gourmand foodies from Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Malaysia dine at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar when they visit Philippines and bring home some rare vintage wines too. This restaurant is already well known in Clark Pampanga. Many consider it to be the best restaurant outside of Manila, one that is certainly the best place for a night out in Clark, Angeles city, Pampanga.

An excellent wine list is not just about 1st growth and cult Cabernet but a seemingly unending selection of affordable aged vintage wines that are not available anywhere else, not even in the best wine shops around town. Yats Restaurant has just that. In fact, wine lovers from Manila, Cebu, Subic and Pampanga travel frequently to this to rated restaurant to enjoy its fine vintage wines, certainly the best in Clark Pampanga and vicinity.

Tourists and residents of Manila travel out of town to the north on a short getaway look for the best place in Clark for rest and relaxation. Many find a top rated resto bar called Yats Restaurant to be very suitable for families with children. This restaurant is highly recommended for visitors going to Clark Pampanga to enjoy a good meal or just to drink wine, relax and unwind with friends and families. Generally regarded as the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga by tourist and visitors to Pampanga, Angeles city, Subic and Clark Philippines as a cool place to hang out in Clark. This popular night out place has good atmosphere for a romantic dinner and it has spacious dining areas for group dinner and private rooms for exclusive gatherings.

Best restaurant in Clark Pampanga offers more than just great food and good service but a complete fine dining experience. Manila dining guide lauds Yats Restaurant for its award winning wine list befitting a world class fine dining establishment. One of the common complaints of residents of Manila with the restaurants and resto bars in the city is that these dining outlets offer a wine list that is expensive and does not have interesting selections. This mires the overall dining experience even if the food is good and the service is excellent. Fine dining restaurants in Manila are working hard to upgrade their overall product and services by upgrading their wine lists. For most restaurants, this takes a long time.

Visitors to Clark Philippines and Angeles City no longer suffer from lack of choices for places to eat out or wine and dine. Clark Philippines reviewed over 50 establishments and came up with three top choices in guide to best restaurant in Clark Freeport. Yats Restaurant is lauded by many to be the top choice when it comes to fine dining and a good place to drink some good wine.

Clark Philippines lists Top Three Restaurants in the Clark Freeport Zone and Angeles City areas of Philippines Pampanga province. Clark Freeport is a bustling new cosmopolitan city complete with its own Clark International Airport. Good restaurants and resto bars are beginning to emerge in Angeles City and Clark Pampanga but standards are not all that high. However, there is one world-class fine dining restaurant located inside of Clark, called Yats. It is generally regarded as the best restaurant in Clark, Angeles City, Pampanga, Subic and Manila.

This restaurant in Pampanga Philippines is highly recommended by food critics and frequent diners in Manila as a place to wine and dine in Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone. Although it is a famous fine dining restaurant with an award winning 2700-line restaurant wine list, Yats Restaurant is also a popular restaurant for family with children. Aside from French Mediterranean haute cuisine, this restaurant also serves healthy food and the best vegetarian cuisines in the Philippines.

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(045) 599-5600
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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 & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
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For assistance in hotel and resort bookings in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines, log on to
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Fine dining Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge in Clark Pampanga Philippines

Chablis 1er Cru served with Belon Oysters

Best restaurant in Clark Philippines offers award winning restaurant wine list, top rated fine dining resto bar outside Manila, one in 650 restaurants in the world to win the Wine Spectator’s Best of Awards of Excellence for its fabulous restaurant wine list, the only restaurant in the Philippines to be given this award.

One of 650 restaurants in the world to win Wine Spectator Best of Awards of Excellence for great restaurant wine list

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Fine Vintage wine in the cellars of Yats Restaurant

Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023
(045) 599-5600 0922-870-5194 0917-520-4401 Pedro or Rechel

Restaurant@Yats-International.com

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 0926-686-5955 Rea or Kristine

Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines

Fine wines served at Yats Restaurant

Besides good restaurants to wine and dine near Manila, Subic or in Angeles City Pampanga, Clark Philippines, those requiring assistance for hotel and resort bookings in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines may log on to http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com for more information and reservations.

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