One of the most popular drinks common in the hospitality business is wine, an alcoholic beverage made with the fermented juice of specific grapes.
“Wine is one of the most enjoyable beverages on the planet,” wrote Jonathan Cristaldi for liquor.com. “There are many facets to this mystical drink, and even if it feels intimidating, the key to a great bottle is simply one that tastes good to you. Know that there is no pressure to think about it or describe it, and you don’t even have to know where it originates. You just have to love it.”
The world’s top producers of wine are France, Italy, Spain, the United States, Chile, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Argentina, and Portugal. The first four countries reportedly produce more than half the wine in the world.
The Philippines has no wine to speak of – although there are many fruits – mangoes, bananas, pineapple, papayas, and bignay, among others – that can be made into wine. The country is also noted for basi, a sugarcane wine. Then, there’s bahalina, a traditional wine from fermented coconut that has been aged for several months.
But there’s one person who wants to put the Philippines on the world’s wine map. Whether you are a wine traveler, wine student, or wine enthusiast, wine maps are the most useful tool to explore and understand wine countries, regions, and subregions.
That may be a tall order but that’s what Atty. Ferdinand Taglucop of Davao City is hoping to accomplish it. He dreams that one day, the Philippines could produce its own brand of wine which will be famous around the world.
