Sweet sparkling wine!

[caller]

Preferably Italian, Spanish will do, goes by the sub-heading of 'Asti' sort of stuff you pick up from a UK supermarket for about 4gbp - anyone know if you can you get it anywhere in Hua Hin?

The wife would love to know for when we're there in a few weeks time!

Many thanks

[(buffalo) Bill]

Munich beer company near the German bakery

[caller]

Thanks BB and I'm not too proud to ask where that might be?

Many thanks.

[chelsea]

Caller, here is the link http://huahinmedia.com/munich-winebeer.php

Just be careful though wine can tend to be a lot more expensive due to rather large import duty imposed in LOS.

I would suggest to bring some duty free with you for a start.
Bottles of $10 wine that I can buy in the bottle shop here in Aus are on sale out in LOS for the equivilant of $25.00 (750 baht upwards).

Just shop around, there are a few of the supermarkets that also sell wine as well as the bottleshops.

[caller]

Thanks Chelsea,

I know wine can be pricey in Oz from my own experience, just wasn't sure that there would be any demand for the sweet fizzy stuff (yuk)! I'll have a look when there and try and find the place mentioned by BB2!

Cheers!

[chelsea]

caller what I was trying to say that wine is cheap here and what I pay $10.00 here for I am paying the equivilant of $25.00 in Thailand. take what you can with you from the Uk and then buy what you have to overthere is the best.

[Francois]

caller what I was trying to say that wine is cheap here and what I pay $10.00 here for I am paying the equivilant of $25.00 in Thailand. take what you can with you from the Uk and then buy what you have to overthere is the best.

Each time I visit my son in BKK I bring a few bottles from France. This now has become a rule and any friend or family member who come visit us has to bring a few bottles

[migrant]

How many bottles can one bring in? Two I thought?

[chelsea]

From Australia I think it is either 1 or 2 legally.

[crazy88]

Try Halex at the front of the Grand night market,Siam winery and Tesco in the market village and central wine cellar at the corner of soi 55 .There is also a place opposite Top Marks hotel .

Crazy 88

[caller]

Thanks C88 and apologies to Chelsea, my last post should have said 'LOS', not 'Oz'!

[DawnHRD]

Remember the alcohol licensing hours when purchasing, though...

[margaretcarnes]

I used to stock a kind of white wine spritzer thing which comes in coke size bottles and is pretty sweet and sickly. Theres also a Rose version, but for the life of me I can't remember what the stuff is called! Help is needed here, but its widely available and Hans will know it. Very popular with Thai ladies and not too expensive.

[chelsea]

The one that I saw in Uk and here in Aus is called Asti Spumante. By the looks you may get in Tesco
http://www.tesco.com/winestore/controll ... =Sparkling

[Chas]

Margaret, you are probably thinking of "SPY" wine coolers which are available everywhere here in several "flavors" including Classic and Black.

They are very sweet and their only use ( I think) is as an occasional alternative to beer.

I love wine but the last menu I looked at with it listed (Fuji??) had it at 180 baht a glass ( which is really a large wine glass. . .one/third full .)

I have commented before on the fun of hearing Thai person order this or the soft drink "SPRITE" which happen to come out exactly the same in Thai. . . ."Sapai" The ensuing conversation between the waiter and the Thai person to determine which "sapai" is desired is always amusing.