any posters in snooky like red wine? maybe we can get a group together for drinking and sharing bottles, exchange some pointers like where is the best red wine on offer in SHV etc, we can do a weekly or fortnightly or monthly meet up for drinking and some food. anyone interested?

sounds a bit poncy

why not just meet at a different bar and get pissed on wine?


or is that the idea?

"any posters in snooky like red wine? '

I saw on another post what you like to eat so if I lived in Shitsvile I'd be suspicious of those beverages you enjoy imbibing in.

bolueeleh wrote:any posters in snooky like red wine? maybe we can get a group together for drinking and sharing bottles, exchange some pointers like where is the best red wine on offer in SHV etc, we can do a weekly or fortnightly or monthly meet up for drinking and some food. anyone interested?

For that exercise I think you would be better moving to Phnom Penh, as there are plenty of good wine bars and wine shops here. On the odd time I visited Sihanoukville I would buy wine from Samudera, they used to have some half decent Bordeaux's from around $10. Now there is also Celliers d'Asie I believe, but never been in. I would also buy some duck pate, Camembert and baguette, and go around to Espresso Kampuchea and share same with Gordon and Sopal.

Probably it might be better to get one or two friends and rotate residence so to speak. I used to do that occasionally, but in Phnom Penh there are so many venues to choose from that I mostly go out. When I used to visit Sihanoukville, there was always a shortage of decent restaurants, and the ones that were OK seemed to be clueless about wine and never served anything decent. That goes for Phnom Penh also to some extent,and while there are restaurants that serve good wine, there are also quite a few that serve poor quality wine at exorbitant rates.

My apartment out at Prek Leap borders the Mekong and has a nice outside area, where I can enjoy a nice bottle of Bordeaux.

Kuroneko wrote:

bolueeleh wrote: Now there is also Celliers d'Asie

yes i saw that too, and i have also never been in there, it doesnt look like they sell retail.

SinnSisamouth wrote:sounds a bit poncy
why not just meet at a different bar and get pissed on wine?
or is that the idea?

yes, either get some good wine and meet at some restaurant or go to some restaurant that have good wine list, so far i havent seen any, anyone knows any restaurant that have good wine? most of them just serve vina malpo or wine from a box

bolueeleh wrote:any posters in snooky like red wine? maybe we can get a group together for drinking and sharing bottles, exchange some pointers like where is the best red wine on offer in SHV etc, we can do a weekly or fortnightly or monthly meet up for drinking and some food. anyone interested?

The best deal would mostly be by buying in bulk from Celliers d'Asie, for individual bottles I find the Golden Star Mart to offer the best prices (surprisingly). I usually stick to the Maipo, Castillero del Diablo or Wolfblass Yellow Label, depending on who's buying and drinking.
Most Khmer unless rich and/or educated abroad, wouldn't know much difference and probably prefer the Maipo to a 30$ one. But I'm not a wine snob either so long as it's decent.
If you're looking for restaurants with some selection, try the french ones in Victory Hill.

Raybull wrote:

bolueeleh wrote:any posters in snooky like red wine? maybe we can get a group together for drinking and sharing bottles, exchange some pointers like where is the best red wine on offer in SHV etc, we can do a weekly or fortnightly or monthly meet up for drinking and some food. anyone interested?

The best deal would mostly be by buying in bulk from Celliers d'Asie, for individual bottles I find the Golden Star Mart to offer the best prices (surprisingly). I usually stick to the Maipo, Castillero del Diablo or Wolfblass Yellow Label, depending on who's buying and drinking.
Most Khmer unless rich and/or educated abroad, wouldn't know much difference and probably prefer the Maipo to a 30$ one. But I'm not a wine snob either so long as it's decent.
If you're looking for restaurants with some selection, try the french ones in Victory Hill.

i cant tell the good ones from bad ones either, all i know if it is too sour or full body or bitter, thats why need some friends to share and exchange pointers

"i cant tell the good ones from bad ones either, all i know if it is too sour or full body or bitter, thats why need some friends to share and exchange pointers "

I'm an American. None of that touchy, feely sommelier jargon for me. One criteria only-does it do the job?

taabarang wrote:"i cant tell the good ones from bad ones either, all i know if it is too sour or full body or bitter, thats why need some friends to share and exchange pointers "

I'm an American. None of that touchy, feely sommelier jargon for me. One criteria only-does it do the job?

there are more snobbish terms but i only know the simple ones to describe a wine

First a fuckin sushi crawl and then wine tasting. It's starting to get too yuppified for me here.