Yey! I finally found my PS gifts. Well, actually, gifts for my male entourage. It was actually not planned. I believe I have mentioned in my previous blog that I am eyeing for another wine/chocolates supplier. It costs more than the price of Rachebeli's wine so with this deal, its already a steal.
We are set to have our lunch supposedly at Kanin Club - Ayala Triangle but we arrived pretty late around 12:30pm and we're 14 on the list. Goodness, we can't wait that long even if its a Friday. We then settled for Amici. Equally good food and ambiance and we're 4th on the waiting list. Not bad. While waiting for our table, we noticed that there is an ongoing bridal fair in the nearby Filipinas Heritage Library. Since the admission is free of charge, we decided to pay each booth a visit. Not knowing which suppliers are part of this wedding fair, we stopped by every booth there is - - really just looking. We don't have any intentions of booking or anything. Until, we stopped by Rachebeli's booth. Upon seeing their wines and chocolates on display, I immediately inquired. You see, I've considered Rachebeli wines as my sponsors gift but I am not familiar with the group buying thing and the wine tasting schedule would simply not meet my sched.So I thought this will be a perfect opportunity for me to book this supplier. I am more convinced when Chelo (owner of Rachebeli) told me if I booked that day, I will get the same freebie as those who are registered with the group buying - - free chocolate bar for every bottle bought. Nice isn't it? Now here goes the wine tasting experience. Since I do not drink at all, I gulped immediately on the mango wine. It turns out I shouldn't swallow the wine immediately. Hahahaha. Chelo patiently explained to me how to do it so that the wine's taste will naturally come out. Parang walkthrough lang talaga. Hahahaa. I passed this responsibility to mommy shei since at least she drinks occasionally. She told me the Black Raspberry taste better than the mango wine. It blended well with the dark chocolate as if each wine has its own corresponding chocolate to bring out the taste.So there, I'm all set. I got the 24 bottles of 360 ml (? i need to check the receipt to confirm) and the dark mint chocolate which Chelo told me is one of their new chocolate flavors. Side kwento: Chelo is really accommodating. Very accommodating. She even accompanied us to the food tasting inside Heritage Library. Dun na daw kami mag lunch. She ushered us to one of the chefs who is an exhibitor as well. We'd love to have an impromptu food tasting but we already have a table reserved for us in Amici. After a small talk with the chef of Deliciosa, we went off.
I don;t have much PS so who to give the extra bottles? I just decided to give it to my male entourage. From Bestman to groomsmen (with the exception of the bearers of course). I'm pretty sure they will like it. For one, its a unique blend. Our intern, Kamran (a british student) was very intrigued that you can make wine out of other fruits like mango and black raspberry.Hahaaa. Second thing, its Filipino owned product. I believe we need to support our local industry. Third, its way cheaper than my preferred supplier. Plus the fact they do customized labeling for both the wine and chocolates. They do free delivery. They do the packaging. Who would say no to this kind of deal?
Whew, one thing off my list. Will definitely keep one black raspberry and mango bottles for hubby to try on.
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