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LOOK: Piolo Pascual graces cover of US-based magazine

LOOK: Piolo Pascual graces cover of US-based magazine

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MANILA – Actor Piolo Pascual graced the cover of the US-based magazine Vulkan where he talked about his life as an actor.

In the interview, Pascual shared the two projects that he’s done which particularly stood out for him.

One of them is the 2002 movie “Dekada 70,” which reaped awards and recognition from here and abroad.

“I felt validated. That I could actually be in this business and use it as a livelihood, and just keep on growing,” he said of the film, where he played the activist son of Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon during the Martial Law period.

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“My thinking shifted and I thought maybe there was something for me here in this business. That was a milestone in my life that really changed the course of my life,” he added.

The other movie which really mattered the most for Pascual was “Starting Over Again,” the 2014 film which he headlined with Toni Gonzaga.

Pascual said the project landed on his lap at a point where he was already burned out, mulling about his exit in the movie industry.

“I was totally done – physically, mentally I was exhausted. I was like a machine. I just felt like, okay it’s time to rest. Smell the flowers and enjoy the fruits of my hard work,” he said.

But “Starting Over Again” stopped him from leaving the film industry just yet.

“That would give me this much validation once again after 20 years. That’s why I’m still here,” Pascual said of the blockbuster hit.

Fast forward to 2020, Pascual continues to do films, the latest of which is “Real Life Vision” with Jasmine Curtis-Smith, co-produced by Ten17P and Viva Films.

Pascual said in the interview that this is his first film in English which was entirely shot in a hotel where the cast and crew were locked in for four months.

“The restaurant, the hallways, we were able to use the rooftop where we shot most of the scenes. It was silent… I enjoyed it,” he said.

Having been in the business for more than half his life, Pascual said “Real Life Vision” gave him a new perspective about life.

“I thought I hit the glass ceiling in terms of characters I’ve portrayed. But I’m getting into this movie and into this role and there are still a lot of things I can work on or even study as a character,” he said.

"Real Life Fiction" will be released in 2021.

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​Happening this weekend: Jeepney Wine Tour returns to Makati

​Happening this weekend: Jeepney Wine Tour returns to Makati

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The Jeepney Wine Tour returns to take wine lovers on a boozy trip around the Makati Central Business District, featuring wine pairings across four different stops.

This year's tour will start at Greenbelt and will have four stops -- Tartufo, Society Lounge, Elbert's Collective, and will end near where it started at Mamou. Each stop will feature wines paired with the restaurant's curated menu from selected producers -- Tedeschi from Italy, Grand Fidèle from France, Faustino from Spain, and Bread and Butter from the United States.

While AWC (A Wine Company) and its retail arm Winedrop still organize traditional wine dinners, they're better-known for out-of-the-bottle wine activities that make knowing about wine happy communal experiences.

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Casino Du Vin, first launched back in 2023, is a great example of these unconventional ideas. Of note was the Casino Du Vin launched at the Grand Hyatt back in 2023, where guests would test their noses and palates in three games.

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"Guess That Wine" where one does a blind tasting and figure out if it's a red, rosé, or white wine; "On The Nose" where one takes a sniff from a wine sensory set and guess the scent; and "Wines of the World" which involves another blind sip if it's a New World or an Old World wine, and the more hardcore wine lovers can guess the country of origin. Casino Du Vin is currently an add-on activity for private events and parties held at the Winedrop Makati branch.

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They sneak in wine education in these activities -- for example, for the Mactan Wine Cruises they hold during the Cebu Food and Wine Festival. There was a contrast to the light chilled whites and rosés from New Zealand winery Alan Scott paired with pass-arounds from collaborator hotel Shangri-La Mactan to the full-bodied reds with the post-cruise dinner.

Their next project is a combination golf-wine tasting tournament dubbed "Sip and Swing" which will be held in Mimosa. They're still in the planning stages but the base idea is to have a wine station every three holes. This is still a tournament, so there will be prizes up for grabs.

JP Guillot, managing partner of AWC, noted that the wine market here is still small but slowly improving. He cited the popularity of American restaurants where the beverage of choice are colas and iced teas; tourists ordering cocktails or cold beers, particularly when travelling out of Manila, because of the improper storage and serving of wine. 

But because of renewed focus on gastronomy, restaurants are more conscious of properly pairing, serving, and storing wine.

One insight he had was with the traditional wine dinners, where the food and wine are the focus and guests just get to interact with people beside them, if at all. In this case, it would be a more comfortable experience to just go out with friends and just order food and wine a la carte rather than sitting down to dinner with complete strangers.

"Wine should be fun! Wine should be about creating experience! Wine is an excuse to bring different people together!" he said. 

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It may seem counterintuitive. But coming from Guillot, the wines are really not the number one focus of the Jeepney Wine Tour and the team's other initiatives. He said it's more about people having fun, discovering new places, and meeting new people -- all while enjoying and discovering wine.

"Wine is something that brings people from different social lives, different businesses, different ages, different nationalities, and different religions. Wine is just the excuse of all being together and tipsy in a place that we might never have met before. Because of these events, we say 'Hello. I'm glad to meet you' at the beginning of the event. And at the end of the event, we are best friends," he said. 

The Jeepney Wine Tour takes off on February 15 and is priced at P5,990 per ticket. For inquiries and reservations, please DM the WineDrop Team on their Instagram page @winedrop.life.

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