Wine and Jubilees for Jack Nicklaus and the Queen

Wine and Jubilees for Jack Nicklaus and the Queen
Next month’s U.S. Open Golf Championship will mark a Golden Jubilee for the Golden Bear—the 50th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus’ first victory, an 18-hole playoff win over Arnold Palmer at the 1962 U.S. Open held at Oakmont. It will also mark the debut of Nicklaus’ newest wine, the first of a limited-edition series of magnums planned for the next 18 years and commemorating each of Nicklaus’ record 18 major victories. Nicklaus’ first foray into wine was certainly in the high-end range, priced at $45 to $55 a bottle, but with this new endeavor he’s reaching for the stars (or at least the heights of 7’6″ basketball legend Yao Ming, who was able to sell out all of his inaugural $625 Napa Cabernet with the help of the Chinese market). The debut bottling of Nicklaus’ new Napa Valley Bordeaux-style blend, priced at $600, comes from the 2009 vintage; each of the 1,000 available magnums comes in a wooden case with a letter signed by the Golden Bear himself. Do not expect the letter to persuade your spouse that this was any more important a purchase than the three new golf clubs you’ve already bought this spring.

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert sampled the wares before their induction into the Brotherhood.
• Never say Unfiltered is not a source for Royal Watch. On a recent trip to Vila Nova de Gaia, we learned that a certain Monégasque princess had mentioned a preference for Port to her newlywed husband. Calls were made. Schedules were cleared. A private jet touched down in Porto, and Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene, HSH Prince Albert II and nephew Pierre Casiraghi debarked, heading straight for the Ramos Pinto lodge in the historic Port district. After a tour and tasting to learn the finer points of tawny and vintage with Jorge Rosas and his cousin, winemaker João Nicolau de Almeida, the Royals sat down for a private lunch in the lodge, where the answer to the age-old conundrum (“what to serve when a prince and princess come to lunch”) was revealed: Serve fresh, serve local, serve something they never knew existed. In this case, it was shad “cooper style,” prepared by an ex-barrel maker who smoked the shad for 48 hours over Port-drenched sawdust from the staves of old casks. Try and find that in Monaco. But the real showstopper was the Ramos Pinto 1923 Vintage Port served at the end of the meal. “There was a quite spectacular silence in the room,” Rosas told Unfiltered. 1923 is the late Prince Rainier III’s year of birth. The royals were then inducted into the Port Wine Brotherhood.
Unfiltered donned a hardhat at the Graham’s lodge to check out the spacious restaurant and museum under construction with sales director Euan Mackay, only to learn the Symingtons had their own bit of Royal Headline News. Their Graham’s 1952 Single Harvest Tawny Port, with only six casks left in existence, has just been bottled in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, marking her ascension to the throne in 1952. It’s available through Berry Brothers & Rudd in individually numbered bottles, priced at £275 each (or about $434; one of 30 jeroboams can be had for about $2,850). Cunard has ordered the Port for their Three Queens Jubilee event in Southampton June 5. The “striking mahogany wine” is described by Berry Brothers’ Simon Field MW as having “an extraordinary aromatic intensity, redolent of old libraries, autumnal bonfires and distant poetry … Notes of molasses, dried apricot, figs and clove dance across the palate, elegant and symphonic in their structure, dignified and profound.” If that isn’t a tasting note fit for a Queen, we don’t know what is.
• We here at Unfiltered are no strangers to wine-loving musicians or music-loving winemakers, so we’re psyched about the Great GoogaMooga, a combo wine, food and music festival from the creators of Bonaroo and Outside Lands that will happen this weekend in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. “The Great Googa what?” you might ask? (And rightly so.) We brought the question to festival wine director Peter Eastlake when we chatted with him about the event. “’Googamooga’ is from an old Lee Dorsey song. It means, “that’s great,” or “wow.” It’s a seemingly non-sensical word that embodied what the festival is about.” The sprawling festival will bring together top restaurants in the city (including DBGB from Wine Spectator cover model Daniel Boulud), over 30 winemakers from the likes of Palmina and Tablas Creek, and a music line-up headlined by the Roots and Hall & Oates. General admission tickets have sold out, but $250 VIP “Extra Mooga” passes, which get you unlimited food and wine and access to private masterclass-type wine-and-food seminars are still available.

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Camping is one of the popular outdoor activities that take place in Clearwater Resort which is generally regarded as one of the best hotels in Clark Philippines. Here in this popular resort in Pampanga there is a safe and clean campsite that comes also with a private campfire ground for a complete camping experience outside of Manila. Guests and families camping at this private resort in Pampanga often enjoy outdoor facilities by the lake, the beach and picnic grounds also. Clearwater Resort is considered by schools, event organizers and social groups as one of the best campsites in the Philippines.

Enjoyable place for traveler to hang out near Manila for family bonding is Clearwater Beach Resort

Highly recommended summer vacation destination outside Manila is Clearwater Beach Resort in Clark, a safe and convenient tourist spot that offers natural ambience for visitors to enjoy the outdoors with no stress.

Holy Week gives hard-working Manila residents a break from the stressful life at work. Many residents of Manila decide to go out of town to the North, to Subic, Angeles City, Pampanga and Clark Philippines in search for a peaceful and tranquil lake and beach resort hotel for the family to spend some quality time together.

Manila residents travel out of town to the north to relax and unwind in a good resort in Pampanga that is suitable for family bonding. The best resort in Pampanga is Clearwater which is located in Clark.

Family bonding is a regular activity in the Philippines for families living in cities like Cebu and Manila where residents experience a lot of stress from work. Many choose to travel out of town to the north for family bonding in a resort in Pampanga. Clearwater Resort is the most popular destination for family bonding as well as team building because it offers over 10 exclusive venues for events and gatherings. This resort is Pampanga is highly recommended by event organizers and trip advisories for family bonding, company outings, retreats and team building near Manila.

Philippines Travel Guide just unveiled recommendations and tips for Holy Week and Easter Holidays in Philippines. The report covers highly recommended resorts and hotels in North Luzon, nice getaway destinations for families with children, safe and convenient place for tourists to relax and unwind, good restaurants, resto bars, pubs and fine dining establishments in Pampanga, frequently visited places as well as historical sites in Angeles City, Pampanga, Clark Philippines.

The best getaway destination vacation spot near Manila is the safe and accessible private resort Clearwater Beach Resort in Clark Pampanga, a 13-hectare property with lake, beach, picnic grounds and small number of cottages. Parents enjoy a good round of golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga while children enjoy the outdoor picnic facilities of the best hotel near Manila, Philippines.

Clark is already a popular destination for golfers from Manila. Clark Freeport offers some of the best golf courses in Pampanga and outshines many golf clubs and golf courses elsewhere in the Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, Please click here to contact Clearwater Resort for inquiries and reservations now

Clearwater Resort and Country Club, Clark Pampanga
Creekside Road near Centennial Expo,
Clark Freeport, Pampanga Philippines 2023
(045) 889-5151 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177
Joanne or Jeremy or Loydha

Getting to this lake and beach resort in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines

After entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway MA Roxas, passing the stand-along wine shop called Clark Wine Center on the right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, one will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on the right just 200m down.

Family Bonding by the famous lake of Clark Pampanga

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

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

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Please click here to contact Clearwater Resort to reserve a venue for your upcoming event now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

Hot Line for what’s happening in Clark: 045 889-5151 or 0927-940-2669 ask for Loydha

0915-542-6250 (Jeramie)