CELEBRATING MY BIRTHDAY WITH WINE ♉ | TAURUS SEASON WINES | ACROSS THE WORLD WITH WINE 🍾🍷🎂
Channel: ZIGGING by Mark Sigg
Date: 2021-05-13

In this lockdown season, I'm celebrating my birthday with wine! After all, there is nothing that pleases a Taurus more than self-care and indulgence of the senses. LOL! For my first birthday on YouTube, I thought that it's fitting that I pay homage to my zodiac. Since its inception, my channel has had a wide variety of topics which I could only narrow down to three main areas: business & finance, wine & food, and travel & lifestyle. While that's a pretty wide net and seemingly unrelated, I've realized that the common denominator amongst these interests of mine would be their being centered on the Taurus! My fellow Taureans  know what I'm talking about 😉 But for those not in the know and perhaps haven't consciously met a Taurus in their lives, Tauruses are simple creatures --- earthly beings who love the fruit and beauty of the land brought about by their labor. Put simply, Tauruses have been working hard and playing hard, before the term was even coined! LOL. Thus, in my previous videos, you'd notice that I do have a strong consciousness on practicality and finances. While we do take tilling the land seriously, we think that none of all that hardwork is actually worthwhile if we are not able to wholeheartedly indulge in the fruits of our labor. As much or as little the harvest may be, you will be sure that we'll savor it to the last drop! Thus, my channel has also strongly delved into worldly indulgences such as fine food, wines, and happy experiences. So on my birthday, I truly hearken the wisdom and sensibility of the Taurus! I thank the Taurus for letting my appreciate beauty and labor, the very same things that have given me content truly Zigging-worthy.

As I celebrate my birthday, I am sharing here my birthday cake of wines! In previous videos, I've shared best value wines that we can get here in the Philippines, usually only between P200 to P500. I cannot stray too far from the practicality of the Taurus! LOL. But, as I turn another year older, today's birthday wine selection actually comes a slightly higher price tag. Today's wines are actually just below P700 or 14USD. Yup, I know that's still pretty cheap in the very wide world of wines where premium bottles can go upwards thousands of dollars. But, as I of course work on a budget and am doing this from a nation that is consistently just in the developmental stage as the Philippines, a 14USD wine budget is rather indulgent already! I'm really excited to share that in this video, my birthday wines are actually composed of highly-rated and recognized wines that or of real practical value. These wines would probably be entry-level wines as wines start to become good and really pricey!

The first wine featured in this video hails from Marlborough, New Zealand. Yup, for those fanatics such as myself, you know that I'm talking about Sauvignon Blanc! Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand has been my game-changer, my gateway into white wine. Sure, I've drank my fair share of white wine in the past. But I never really appreciated then as much as I do now until tasting Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand! In fact, this has opened the flood gates as I started really getting into other white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc from Chile (which is my 2nd favorite next to Marlborough Sauv Blanc) as well as unique varietals from Spain. Anyway, today's Marlborough Sauv Blanc is from Brancott Estate. Characteristic to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, this has notes of gooseberry, pear, pineapple, and passionfruit.

The second wine that I'm featuring is from across the Pacific as I drink up a Zinfandel from Lodi, California. And this isn't just another light to medium bodied Zinfandel, this Zinfandel is coming from Old Vines as produced by Gnarly Head. I find old vines interesting in that growers have chosen to keep them around, even as these vines are no longer high yielding in terms of production. What they lack in speedy output, they make up for in quality with distinct tasting notes and character that only old vines can produce. That's quite the Taurus predicament! Number of output versus quality of output? This Old Vine Zin from Gnarly Head is well-balanced: bittersweet and tart. This bottle is actually the surprise of this birthday wine tasting!

Lastly, my third wine features varietals that are my favorite also coming from my favroite wine producing region: a blend of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon from the vineyards of Penfolds at McLarenvale and the Barossa Valley at South Australia! This is Penfolds' entry level wine and it's always a treat to be tasting something from this award-winning wine producer. At P699, this is the most expensive from today's birthday wine loot!

How have I rated these? Tune-in to find out! All these wines have been bought from S&R but bought without membership through the new online delivery service Pick-A-Roo. 

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