Production of Popular Native Wines in the Philippines
Native wines produced in the Philippines are all 100% chemical-free because they are all produce in a natural process.
If one day you happen to pay visit in the Philippines, this article will be of help to you especially if you are a native liquor or wine drinker or collector.
Usually if we visit a certain place, we tend to get familiarize first with the kind of foods offered to us. Aside from the foods, the next thing that we get familiar with is the drinks. Food and drinks always go hand in hand.
The following are list of wines locally manufactured in the Philippines. These are 100% chemical-free because they are all produce in natural methods.
“Tapoy” or Rice Wine of Mountain Provinces
Tapoy is similar to the rice wine of Japan called sake. This kind of wine is widely produce in the provinces of Cordilleras, specifically by the Ifugaos, the builder of the world -famous Rice Terraces, by the Igorots, and other ethnic tribes in the Mountain Provinces.
This kind of wine is basically made by soaking raw glutinous rice in hot water for I hour. Drain and steam for 25 minutes and then spread in a tray to let it cool for 2 hours.
The yeast and rice is then combined by hand until blended (as you can see in the picture). The mixture is then transferred in a container covered tightly with a lid and stored in a dry place and allow to ferment for 1 month. Separate the liquid from the remaining rice mixture. The liquid is tapoy or rice wine and the residual is rice mash.
Lambanog: Southern Tagalog Region
Lambanog are commonly popular in Southern Tagalog Region most especially in the provinces of Quezon and Laguna and is available all throughout the country. This wine is produce from coconuts.
Lambanog can be produce using the process of distillation similar to the fractioning in oil refinery. In the distillation factory gallons of “tuba” is pour in a big container where it is heated to a certain degree such that the alcohol content of “tuba” will boil and evaporate. The evaporated alcohol will then be condensed using flowing water at the top of the distillation chamber to liquefy the alcohol in gaseous phase. This liquefied alcohol is already the wine that is extracted from “tuba”. The distillation process usually takes one to two hours to collect gallons of wine and it depends on the amount of heat applied
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tracy sardelli | Apr 25, 2008 | Reply
Very Interesting, Wise of you to include the reminder about drinking moderately.
Lucy Lockett | Apr 25, 2008 | Reply
Some locally made wines are very potent too.
nobert soloria bermosa | Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
Thank you very much to you Tracy and Lucy
Alfie | Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
Here’s a video on how lamabanog is made: http://www.jcmiras.net/jcm2/p16.htm
Renzelle | Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
It’s nice that there are some people who still recognizes our native wines or liquors. But it is more interesting if you’ll put on this page all the alcoholic drinks especially made in the Philippines!
Nellie | Aug 16, 2008 | Reply
It’s nice to learn that we, Filipinos are prone to native wines.
Llynwill | Sep 6, 2008 | Reply
It’s really interesting…..(the native wines). It’s good po that you have posted one such this. Pero it’s better po na mas maraming info.po ang nakalagay…..
GOwin | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
There’s another called Panggasi (rice wine) made by the Subanen tribe of Zamboanga peninsula.
I’m sure there are still a number out there just waiting to be re-discovered.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
naku_rapay | Sep 28, 2008 | Reply
how about camote wine, do we have it already?
nobert soloria bermosa | Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
Hi naku_rapay,
don’t worry their working on it
agyamanak,
nakur_kurapay
lhing | Oct 3, 2008 | Reply
post more types of local wines!!
Ernie B. Galera | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
you may include yacoon wine, another native wine, good for those with diabetes.
wacnagan | Dec 9, 2008 | Reply
would you please elaborate more on the processes of making strawberry and bugnay wine of benguet please…? i just want to learn..
gaetidalgo | Dec 19, 2008 | Reply
Butuanons have a local wine named “lacsoy”. It is distilled from Nipa (palm)sap.It is said to bring back Butuan’s hundred years of tradition. It’s been the native Butuanon’s drink even before the coming of the Spaniards. When in Butuan, try “Don Egmedio’s” Lacsoy. It is definitely the best tasting local wines in the island.
tianexx (http://simpolnibai.blogspot.com) | Feb 11, 2009 | Reply
I am having a feasibility study for a native wine house here in cebu..Do you have the prices for the Philippine native wines?
jedric | Mar 4, 2009 | Reply
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Carlito E. (jojo) Lasuta Jr | Aug 22, 2009 | Reply
Hi,
My name is Carlito, and I am working in a pretigious 5* hotel here in dubai.Everyday we are studying about wines from different grapes of different countries. It came to my interest that this will be a good business in my future. I used to make coconut wine(tuba)as well for my own consumption, I was thinking also if there is already discovered corn wines? Since we have corn and rice farm as well in CAMOTES ISLAND. If you can help me, please feel free to send me info here: stargazers1227@yahoo.com. Many thanks….
Eddie Isaias | Sep 20, 2009 | Reply
Making wine is very unigue and depends if you want to be different from the rest of the world who make good and profitable wine. For me if I start my own winery, my purpose is the wine must be a medicine to our body and mind. If you can analyze all the profitable wine and alcohol, the alcohol content higher than 80% proof is not healthy to our body if you’ become addicted. Design a wine that will not affect our mind and and body and still in control .This is just a matter of chemistry formula and processing to have a healthy and profitable wine. The wine should be not be dangerous that will affect your your lungs and mind to mulfunction even though you’re addicted to drink as long as you drink this moderately. Most of the alcohol on the market in the Philippines wiith higher alcohol content are very dangerous. Your idea if you have a good formula will have a good result. Good luck to your success.
Isles Winery Inc.
Lily San Diego | Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
Saan po ba nakakabili ng tuba sa Central Luzon?
nobert soloria bermosa | Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
Hi Lily,
You can buy tuba along national highway in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. tnx
Larry Cummins | Oct 11, 2009 | Reply
Any chance someone out there has some of the wine making chemical and equipment in the Philippines?. Looking for things like Campden Tablets, Bisulfite Tablets, Clarifier Tablets, Potassium sorbate or Sodium Benzoate, Nylon bags for crushing fruit. I’m a retired American living on Negros Oriental
fhaye omega | Jan 7, 2010 | Reply
where can we buy potassium sorbate that is not in bulk,??
LarryCummins | Feb 16, 2010 | Reply
Hi Fhaye,
I have a friend who owns a pharmacy. Maybe he can lead us in the right direction. I\\\\\\\’ll get back to you if I find anything.
Larry Cummins
tess cabading | Mar 30, 2010 | Reply
hi,where can i buy the yeast for making wine,and the campden tabs.as well as the other accessories for making wine like flasks,airlock etc.do we have stores where i can find them here in the Philippines?thank you.
tess
LarryCummins | Apr 6, 2010 | Reply
Pharmacist was no help, but I will be going to the States at the end of the month. I’ll buy a lot of wine making chemicals and paraphernalia and send back a Balikbayan box. I have some stuff here, but no chemicals. I live on Negros and will get back to you guys when I return at the end of May.
DavidBloxham | May 14, 2010 | Reply
Over the last 5 years when I have visited the philippines I have been making wine in Cebu everything from Mango to Jackfruit and all has turned out very good (my in laws save me 1 bottle from 100 if I am lucky…lol). In the next 12 months I am planning to move from the UK and go into production. I too have problems in getting the yeast, nutrients etc in the Philippines so I am also planning to import these items and make them available as I am sure that this “hobby” would be popular in the Philippines.
If you want to stay in touch on this maybe I can (in the future) help out
My email is
evad_dj@hotmail.com
Lourdes Lota | Nov 14, 2010 | Reply
I am Lourdes Lota,, from Visayas State University, philrootcrops Center,, If you are looking for wines made from rootcrops. We have Taro wine with black Glutinous rice and Sweetpotato Wine just contact 09264813757.. Try to sip it,, It is all pure extract and have a good health benefits…
Eduardo Macose | Mar 5, 2011 | Reply
Sir Norbert,
Can you recommend a project site of lambanog making where I could visit and learn their technology?
I am from the Province of Aurora.
Maraming salamat po.
Cristeta | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Sir, maybe you can consider posting in this link about sugarcane wine or basi/ fayash from Mountain Province.. it is a wine which is really organic because they are not using yeast. They use a certain fruit from a wild tree.
nobert soloria bermosa | Jun 8, 2011 | Reply
@Cristeta,it’s included on the list on the second page,thanks
babylian | Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
Hey, we are selling tuba wine anyone interested?? but our tuba wine is not just simply taken from the coconut tree and after a few weeks being sold out, making something special from simple things is a success, out tuba wine are stored for one year, before selling it out, and it comes in a beautiful container with our compnay name on it. If you try it, you will be proud of our own product, like european people are proud of thier own made wine made of grapes!…
since we are just startng our business, we are limitting orders 1 to 10 galoons for every customer ,price of one galoon tuba is at 600 php for a one year old tuba the price is very reasonable. 
angelo roncari | Dec 19, 2011 | Reply
Hiyo. I love that list of juicy native Pi wines!!.
My name is Angelo Roncari, Italian-American.. back in the early 60’s at the age of 12, I helped granpa and dad make grape wine in the basement in Detroit Michigan USofA. 200 gallons/yr was the law for home brewers, dad and gramps and family consumed 200 gal in 10 months then they would buy cartons of 4 gals per carton at the grocery to tie them over till the next grape season.
I helped bring 40 cases of grapes down to the basement and then squeeze the grapes with the long handled wine press, the entire basment was devoted to this yearly making of wine.
The most memorable taste of wine in my mind to this day is granpas white wine made from California Cucamonga grapes, thats what he called them. They were large and very sweet. That wine was addictive in flavor and quickly intoxicating, my guess is the alcohol content was way above 10%. They used old oak, 50 gal, whisky barrels, charred on the inside, , to ferment the must, then decant into washed 1 gal glass wine bottles, then decant again the final product. One year a sad thing happened, much of the wine went vinegar.
I now live in Pagadian city Mindanao.. when in peak season mango prices are low enough to make lots of wine, but I need supplies.
I will travel to any location to buy supplies. Ill check this site periodically to c if anyone has posted a supplier. If I locate one I will post.
Jessie Ann Bojo | Feb 21, 2012 | Reply
hi . .my name is jessie . My proposed thesis is all about Senibog wine of Higaonon from Bukidnon. .It is made up from cassava. Molds are used as fermenter. .Can you post more about wines fermented from molds. .
Art R Olarte | Apr 17, 2012 | Reply
Hi
First is do you have Coconut Plantation about 20 Trees
to get the sap or Tuba
I am a Wine Maker in Paranaque from Sugar cane combine with grapes,
Art
Art R Olarte | Apr 17, 2012 | Reply
Hi
Where are you from do you have many Bignay How many trees
Very Simple
Get all the ripen fruit berry 3 to 4Kg for every 6 Liters
Mass them or remove from the seed
Blender the Meat of Bignay
Boil with Water and Strain
Add sugar 2.5kg
1 teastpoon yeast
Fermentation 2 to 3 months in Container with Airlock
Art
Art R Olarte | Apr 17, 2012 | Reply
Hi
This Tuba in Talavera are Coconut Juice boiled with and sugar
to taste they are not real tuba he he he
Art
Ming Andrada | Apr 17, 2012 | Reply
Hi! this is really awesome! i haven’t tasted tapoy from Mt. Province, but I already tasted Rice Wine of China and Japan. Does it taste the same? Thanks
Art R Olarte | Apr 18, 2012 | Reply
Hi Eduard
I just came from Baler Last week What part of Aurora Town
you live.You need 20 Trees for Tuba collecting Then after getting tuba in the morning,The cooking tru Boiler stainless with condenser or still
The condenser passes tru Drum The coil tube around 20 coils
Copper or stainlees inside the drum is full of Water as cooler or heat exchanger
Your cooking is slow fire then you can produce 40% Alcohol or Ethanol Equivalent to 80% Proof
Art
We are maker of Fruit wine and Basi
Art R Olarte | Apr 18, 2012 | Reply
Yes Yakun wine are good for Diabetic because its low
Glucemic value
Like Palm Sugar or Coconut sugar
Art
che bhue | Apr 19, 2012 | Reply
quite interesting! more info please…
Art R Olarte | Apr 28, 2012 | Reply
Hi
CDO,Bukidnon and Gensan and Polomolok has Potential for Pine apple Wine and Vinegar Cider
No one is tapping this resources they have many materials
in that Area,.It can help small business Enterpreneur and Job
in that Area
Art
waray813 | May 27, 2012 | Reply
Re Jessie Ann Bojo’s research on cassava wine. The Philippine Root Crop Research and Training Center at VSU in Baybay, Leyte has developed a taro wine. No mold or yeast is used. Can you tell me more about your cassava wine project? Any wine in a bottle already, the name of the fermenter, and how much?
Melody | Jul 24, 2012 | Reply
Hi, Im Melody Nuval.. im a fourth year student of ISPSC- Candon Campus, Candon City, Ilocos Sur and now my partner, Jerick and I are currently having an experiment on Cassava Wine for our thesis.. hope this would be successful..
jessie ann | Aug 17, 2012 | Reply
Hi melody, it\\\’s jessie..
is the process flow of your cassava wine the basic process of wine making?
what fermentor will you use?
is there other special ingredients added?
cassava wine of higaonon uses \\\”tapay\\\”.
for waray813: I have not gone yet in the location of the study. I also don\\\’t know what Senibog wine is. But, if I will finish my study, surely, i will post data that will help you.