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[optik404]

a friend of mine is getting married soon and the wedding will be held in Busan and since I cant make it, I figure ill send a gift (wine). I would send a bottle of liqour but wine seems more classy

thing is I dont know anything about wine.

so whats a good Wine that is readily available in Seoul and ranges from 50,000WON+

[Eglayzer]

Cosco is a good bet for nice wine that is actually worth its price. Sometimes in Korea I find wines that would have cost $7 back in the States to be prices at $25! I have also found some bottles that cost much less here than they did in the States, these are usually French or European wines. I am guess that Korea has more favorable trade agreaments on wine with some countries?

Anyways, the price often means nothing as to how "good" the wine is going to be. If you want to impress then go to Costco or anywhere with a huge selection and find a couple of nice wines in your price range. Then go home and look on-line to see which of those is actually a good wine.

My 2 cents.

[eamo]

Costco have Chateau neuf du pape for around 50,000......it's a famous wine that is easy to drink.

Avoid the wine stores and department stores........they sell either undrinkable wine for 10,000, or decent wine at outrageous prices.

[withgusto]

with the proximity to Aus, you should be able to find
some really nice varietals.

Another option could be wine from Califor/Pac NW where some of
the best wine in the world births. Costco usually has bottles from
those places, no?

[big_fella1]

Unless you can give the wine to someone to carry, I would strongly recommend that you don't send wine in Korea.

I have a Credit Card that pays me wine points. They refuse to send wine out, you must pick it up from the store. I got them to relent and send me 4 bottles and one of them arrived broken.

I am pretty sure thats the reason there are no wine clubs here.

[danxtptrnrth]

I would agree with eamo. If you can get a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape, that 's a wonderful guesture.
But if you can't, a fairly good way to tell a good wine can be the alcohol percentage.
For bold reds, you want something between 12 and 12.5. Anything higher means that there was too much sugar in the grape when it was fermented.
For sweeter reds, 11-12.
For dryer whites, 11.7-12.5.
Sweet whites, about 11-12.
I only slightly agree with withgusto, some Australians are good. Penfold's is a good choice. But I've found a lot of Australian wines to be undrinkable. Could be the steel containers they ferment in.
If you find a California or Pacific NW wine choose a Pinot Noir or Pinot Grigio. I am a chef in Portland, OR when I'm not teaching abroad. The pinot grape is widely grown in Oregon and Washington, and California's better wines tend to use that grape varietal.

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[red_devil]

Everyone gives wine. If you're going to go the wine route at least give something you don't see every day. Go for a bottle of Ice Wine, i bypass Canadian varieties and go for a German bottle made in the Saar-Mosel region.

[DorkothyParker]

Right on with the ice wine suggestion, the Germans certainly know their whites!

Does your home area produce wines? Something native to where you're from could make for a lovely and unusual gift.

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[Old fat expat]

One of the best presents I got when I was first married was a bag with a bottle of wine (nothing particularly special), two glasses, some massage oil, and some incense.

It really helped make the occasion

[amcnutt]

My fav is red wine, I usually go for a French or Italian merlot. Plus those countries are known for romance <3

[danxtptrnrth]

Italians don't make merlot.

[amcnutt]

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