August 4, 2010

Ungrape

I have already featured coconut wine and sugarcane liquor, and the deadly, distilled lambanog made from the sap of coconut flowers. Now let me present a more genteel locally-produced fruit wine. Bignay (Antidesma bunius) is a fruit tree native to Southeast Asia which produces clusters of little round berries. They grow wild in the Philippines and several companies make a light, sweet, slightly acidic wine from the ripe, red berries. Patubas (which is Hiligaynon for "harvest") also makes other fruit wines from duhat, guyabano and pineapple.

bignay fruit wine

19 comments:

  1. Photo CacheAugust 4, 2010 at 8:26 AM

    that's worth a try.

    we have garlic wine here because we are so close to gilroy - considered garlic capital and they make everything out of garlic.

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  2. RandyAugust 4, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    That looks tasty! Nice shot.

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  3. gogouciAugust 4, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    Looks very refreshing. I could used a bottle...or two.

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  4. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comAugust 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    I don't think a wine would do well in France, Italy, the USA or other wine producing countries if it is marketed as 'The UnGrape Wine."

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  5. OlivierAugust 4, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    cela semble frais a boire, je me demande quel gout cela peut avoir ? je crois que je vais rester avec mes vins de France ;o))

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  6. BergsonAugust 4, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    il a une belle couleur , je veux bien gouter

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  7. VPAugust 4, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    I'm always interested in this kind of things, I wonder about the taste...

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  8. FranciscaAugust 4, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    That's interesting, I've had more lambanog than I should admit to, and I've tasted some other Pinoy alcoholic drinks, but I haven't even seen this one. Hmmm... always curious to try anything once... I'll look for it. I think I'm with the others that the UnGrape marketing angle is a bit... uh... why? Maybe no one would know what bignay wine would be...

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  9. brattcatAugust 4, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    This sounds delicious. I'd like to come for a visit and sample all the options.

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  10. B SQUAREDAugust 4, 2010 at 7:31 PM

    This would be more my speed.

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  11. Cezar and LéiaAugust 4, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    Sounds good, I would love to try!
    Léia

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  12. Stevenson QAugust 4, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    This is very very Pinoy Hilda! Though I don't drink, this is something I can truly be proud of! :D There's this Mango Wine that I bought on a trip to Ilocos and it looks really yummy. It's just on Display right now though hahaha :D

    Very Nice Shot! LOVE IT!

    Steven^^

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  13. HalcyonAugust 4, 2010 at 10:50 PM

    Sounds like a refreshing drink for the summer. Send some over here!

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  14. LoisAugust 4, 2010 at 11:00 PM

    It looks good Hilda!

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  15. arabesqueAugust 4, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    hi hilds,
    i have yet to try this one. ^0^

    i usually have bignay leaves for tea,it's good for cleansing and really refreshing.

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  16. BirdmanAugust 5, 2010 at 2:11 AM

    I'm interested. Is it shipped to the States?

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  17. JamesAugust 5, 2010 at 3:28 AM

    I hear that the Bignay 1993 is the best. :) J/K Does it taste dangerously good?

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  18. UnknownAugust 5, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    I would try it right now! :-)

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  19. Mike RoseAugust 6, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Hilda I quite like fruit wine in fact I drink a local Thai red wine made from Maoberry.

    It sounds very similar since its made from small wild fruits.

    Slightly sweet and acidic too.

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