Sugarcane Wine: Back To Basics

Raw sugarcane juice is heavenly. It’s sweet, refreshing, and offers a range of health benefits. Add some yeast to it and you get a throat-raking liquor but if controlled, it can be turned into a fine wine – a wine with 15% alcohol content. But don’t worry, this type of wine won’t assault your senses…

People Who Don’t Drink Alcohol Likely To Die Young Says New Study

A new study shows that people who drink alcohol on a regular basis will likely have longer lives than people who don’t. The study, described by the Business Insider as a “tightly controlled” one, involved individuals ages 55 to 65 whose drinking habits were recorded over a 20-year period taking into account variables such as…

Dark Chocolate For Basi Puro? Oh Yes!

Pure sugar cane wine surprisingly goes well with dark chocolate and even goes very well with chocolate with a bit of chili in the mix. I just found out recently after hosting a small wine party with a few friends here in Manila. As one would expect, I found this incredibly amazing. Basi Puro, Basi…

Basi del Diablo Wines Joins 13th Global Pinoy Bazaar

Basi del Diablo Wines will participate in the 13th Global Pinoy Bazaar to be held at Rockwell Tent, Makati City on August 8 to 9, 2015 (Saturday and Sunday). The bazaar will open at 10am and close its doors by 9pm on both dates.

Pastries, An Alarming Amount Of Butter, And Basi

I made croissants the other day and used a lot of butter because it calls for a lot of butter. A voice inside my head said it is an alarming amount and what I’d be eating is akin to a heart attack on a plate. Because of this, I postponed eating croissants or baking them…

My Sophisticated Rebellion

My love affair with wine started when I was in my late teens. It was a bottle of red wine shared with a few friends and I felt more sophisticated than ever, at least at the time. It was a little rebellion that many experience at such an age but I am sharing this with…

WHEN THE DIABLO IS NOT THE DIABLO

Irony. That’s what hit me on my face when I first encountered the name Basi del Diablo.  Sure enough, I wasn’t alone. Sigrid tells me of people in the Philippines who shunned supporting the product because of its name. But what’s in a name? Firstly, I suppose it separates the wheat from the chaff.  Would…

The Drunkest Job, Why I Envy Winemakers

I love wine, I gotta tell you that but while drinking wine is one of life’s greatest pleasures, winemaking is possibly the best, most romantic job ever. Basi del Diablo’s CEO and winemaker has the kind of job that screams fun. Of course, there’s some paperwork that need to be done among other things that an…

Why We Laugh, Cry, & Get Emotional When We Drink

Crying, laughing, or going on an unexplained fit while drinking alcohol is an experience we’ve all had. Whatever your poison, you probably already know that drinking alcohol can influence your personality in various ways. Some just start laughing uncontrollably while others cry or become emotional drunks. But why is this so? Alcohol, whether one is…