Crazy wine in Ting Tong Thailand

in #travel7 years ago

“Wine

is one of the most civilized things in the world" - Ernest Hemingway

It makes people less tedious, food more tasty, and provides the slight buzz of inspiration you need when reading or writing.

(I just had some).

Made of rich aromas and flavors, wine is the perfect complement to food. For example, a Sauvignon is great with beef. Its flavor depends on the year, the crops that grew near the vineyard, and the size of the clusters...

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"YOU'RE PUTTING ICE IN YOUR WINE???!"

Pete was incredulous. His eyes bulged wide and his hands had balled into fists, almost shattering his wine glass. I saw a vein pop on his forehead, and watched it throb, like it was about to burst and spray the table with blood.

Pete was teaching me about red wine, and the different ways to appreciate its flavors. Apparently, ice is not one of them.

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I swatted at a fly. It was a hot evening in Koh Lanta, an island in South West Thailand, yet unspoiled by the ravages of tourism. "It's hot", I said, as I piled ice-cube after ice-cube into my glass.

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The dog buried in the sand looked on. "Ting Tong!", the waitress said. "Yes!" David said in response, tapping his head and pointing at me. "He's crazy!"

I never understood the fuss about wine. After all, It's just grapes in a bottle, and everything tastes better cold, on a hot day.

I shrugged and took a swill and sloshed it in my mouth and swallowed. I could feel the icy, grape flavoured intoxication pouring down my throat, working its way into my limbs, and more importantly, massaging my mood.

"Ahhhhhh!!"

Ting Tong Wine is born

Since then, every time I went to the stall, they served me ting tong wine with a smile. The beauty of the Thais is, they don't care. As long as you have respect, they shower you with love, joy and a welcoming spirit.

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If you ever are in Thailand, check out Koh Lanta. It is quiet, has many places to explore, and some of the most friendly Thais we have ever met.

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You will love the beaches, the reggae bars and, if you ever are in a stall at the beach on a hot day, remember to try the ting tong wine.

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I'm stopping by and I am VERY happy that I did! You look like you are having an amazing well deserved time! I absolutely love the post my Friend! Ting Tong Wine, I love it! Thank you VERY much for sharing this amazing post and bringing Thailand to us! It is added to my bucket list! It looks and I heard that it is amazing there! I am so VERY happy that you are enjoying it there! Great Pics! @hitwill is the MAN! You are a Super Star on Steemit! I love your positive energy and sense of humor! You make the Steemit Community so Special and Great! You make me so VERY grateful and proud to be a part of the Great STEEMIT COMMUNITY! Thanks Again! All the VERY best! I am looking forward to your posts my Friend! I enjoy them all immensely! Thanks Again! I'm VERY proudly resteeming, commenting, upvoting and following! Your Devoted Friend @extraterrestrial :)

Hey @extraterrestrial thanks for the encouragement - really appreciate it! What are your recommendations for travel? :-)

Hey @hitwill my pleasure! Thanks again for your continued support! It means the world to me! Iceland is out of this world. I feel Iceland fits perfect with your GREAT ice story LOL! The waterfalls are SO magical and beautiful. Italy is also amazing! Especially their wine LOL! There truly are SO many magical and beautiful places on this Planet. :-)

Nice! I think I will add this to my list! Hopefully this year or next year

Do not forget my visits to Finland
I hope you will visit Finland and Morocco


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Looks cold, but awesome. I have friends in finland but never visted them...yet!

Yes you are right It is cool and beautiful You can visit Hellensky It is beautiful and if you are a ski lover you can visit some villages in Finland

It looks as if you were all having a wonderful time. Thanks for the share.

I'm stopping by and I am VERY happy that I did! You look like you are having an amazing well deserved time! I absolutely love the post my Friend! Ting Tong Wine, I love it! Thank you VERY much for sharing this amazing post and bringing Thailand to us! It is added to my bucket list! It looks and I heard that it is amazing there! I am so VERY happy that you are enjoying it there! Great Pics! @hitwill is the MAN! You are a Super Star on Steemit! I love your positive energy and sense of humor! You make the Steemit Community so Special and Great! You make me so VERY grateful and proud to be a part of the Great STEEMIT COMMUNITY! Thanks Again! All the VERY best! I am looking forward to your posts my Friend! I enjoy them all immensely! Thanks Again! I'm VERY proudly resteeming, commenting, upvoting and following! Your Devoted Friend @extraterrestrial :)

This reminds me of a scene from a show I have watched. Basically someone pokes fun at a wine connoisseur and asks that her wine be served in a sippy cup, and the connoisseur freaks out. I could see how people could think your crazy about having ice in your wine, people are crazy about wine and the standards on how it should be drank.

Your absolutely right though, there is nothing better than a ice cold beverage on a hot day. You've made me really want something iced and grape flavored.

This sentence in particular got me.

"I could feel the icy, grape flavoured intoxication pouring down my throat, working its way into my limbs, and more importantly, massaging my mood."

Haha - it's just fun to break social norms every now and then. I got into the habit when my friend started putting ice in his beer. After tasting it, ice now goes into mostly everything

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It's funny, I'm totally a beer guy. My sister in law put ice in her beer on New Years Eve and I totally questioned her about it.

"Did you really just put ice in your beer Shannon..?"

Her response was about what you would expect. She was confused and didn't know that it "wasn't a thing" to put ice in beer.. but did it because her beer had gotten warm. I don't blame her at all, warm beer sucks. I was just tipsy and thought it was funny she put ice in her beer.

William is my brother and I can tell you, this guy really brings some awesome positive energy everywhere he goes. What a great guy, love him big time! But the last thing I ever expected to see from him was a post about WINE! Honestly, he can't tell the difference between any glass you give him, to him its all the same grapes! LOL!

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lol, looks like he knows his wine. definitely a fun filled person i'have been following your brothers post for a while

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I absolutely love the pics! Thank you VERY much for sharing! You both are GREAT! Beautiful and Amazing Souls! All the best! Positive Energy! Great Karma! Your Devoted Friend @extraterrestrial :-)

Haha not true. I know the difference between white and red wine!

Ting Tong wine, now that’s something I have never heard of. Sounds good though. I love visiting wineries and distilleries. We have a lot of great wine up in northern Michigan.

Just yesterday I visited Valentine Vodka, a distillery in SE Michigan. Had some fun with friends.

I feel like wine is something you appreciate more, as you get older...and the more wine you consume the more you grow to appreciate it : )

Thanks for sharing, enjoy your day, cheers!

Haha! Totally agree. More of a beer and whiskey fan myself, but a lot of my friends prefer wine. We always get into arguments of 'which is better' - Totally subjective though

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I must say, this post makes me both happy and itchy at the same time: Happy because I am flying to Thailand in a few days and I am happy to hear that there is wine in that part of the world too.

Itchy because, ice in the wine: it is ok, of course you can do what you want and enjoy it the way you like. But there is something that becomes quite obvious more you drink wine and notice the differences in flavours (as you would in beers, or whisky, or coffee, or anything), you realise that the taste of red wine is actually a bit spoilt when watery. And if you want to be refreshed, rose or white are usually served cold, more suitable for hot temperature.

But hey - once again, I don't blame you. If this is the way you like it... Enjoy it :)!

Haha! This is a great, honest comment. My brother feels the same way as you do, actually. Fantastic! Where are you going in Thailand? How long will you be there for?

I am flying to Bangkok and heading North to the Mindfulness centre. I think we will be there for a bit over 2 weeks and then we will be flying to India, but we are flying back from Thailand in 10 weeks so we will be back there at some point.

Very cool! Have an awesome time and post some photos!

Yeah I will. Videos as well. It is an Astralpirates adventure, needs to be documented :) !

And you, keep posting about your travels. Your writing style is very pleasant.

I loved my time in Thailand, and I spent time around the Koh Chang group of islands. Koh Wai in particular was one of my favorite rural beaches to stay at. I completely understand why you enjoyed your time in Thailand so much.

Wow, I have never been to Koh Wai - how is it - do you have any photos?

I have tons, I will do a post about it and let you know.