2 April 2011
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Wine from Work
A few weeks back the Thai Red Cross held their annual Diplomatic Fair in which embassies and consulates in Bangkok sell items imported duty-free from their home countries, with the proceeds going to the Red Cross. Most of my purchases were wines imported by the US embassy, offered at about a 30% discount of normal retail prices thanks to the absence of a duty.
I was especially tickled, though, when I found this wine for sale at the Hungary booth. IKON wine. This is funny because that’s the company I work for, IKON Office Solutions. Who knew we had a namesake wine? For the record, this was a very nice, medium-dry rose.
Comments (9)
Nice wine! After a 30% discount with no VAT, sounds good to me! The brand does ring a bell to me too.
Hehe. Don’t tell them and then hunt for a couple bottles as gifts for work events… Unless they have a business on the side!
I wish that I had more of a taste for wine…the only one that I can honestly say that I will always like is Zinfandel….Red Wines leave me cold…to bitter for my taste…we have a dozen bottles of wine from our travels and when we open them I usually take a couple of sips and that is it.
Enjoy your duty free finds!!
Ruth Ann
I would glad to accept a complimentary bottle any time!
Ooh next time i go to the Napa area i’ll send you and P’ Tawn a present. Sorry no macaroons from Bouchon though. Those won’t make it through the mail or even back to the east bay in my car. :]
haha nice!
That’s so cool Chris. You can open it when you have company, and tell the story about it. Great conversation piece.
Ikon wine for the Xanga icon.
@ZSA_MD - Oh, we actually consumed it already! =D
@piyapong - Oh, and the macarons were what I had my heart set on. =P
@Redlegsix - Well, I have similar feelings to beer and whisky, so I guess everyone has their own tastes…
@murisopsis - Actually, I considered getting some extra bottles as gifts for coworkers. The trouble is how to ship them back to the US.
@ElusiveWords - Xangawine…
@CurryPuffy - Yes, I think the discount is enough to get me drinking again…