Archive for January, 2009

Video tasting: V Pinot Noir 2007 Transylvania, Romania

Posted on January 15th, 2009 1 Comment

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V Pinot Noir from Transylvania in Romania. Fangtastic.

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Kamptal gets DAC status

Posted on January 12th, 2009 1 Comment

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Austria gets a new official wine region: Kamptal.

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Quick review of Bressan Pinot Nero 2001: it’s crap

Posted on January 12th, 2009 7 Comments

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No such thing as great vintages, just great bottles? Perhaps so, as this 2001 Bressan Pinot Nero really sucked.

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Irish wine: Amurensis Walk, Kinsale, Co. Cork

Posted on January 11th, 2009 4 Comments

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Amurensis Walk Irish Wine

Irish wine? You’ve got to be kidding. Nope, I picked this one up yesterday in Dublin.

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Video tasting: Friendly Grüner Veltliner 2007 by Laurenz V.

Posted on January 8th, 2009 8 Comments

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Yours truly video tasting of one my favourite white wines of the moment, a “Friendly Gruner Veltliner”.

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Sourgrapes.ie web traffic stats for 2008

Posted on January 6th, 2009 10 Comments

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Traffic trend over a year
Some sourgrapes.ie web metrics for 2008.

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Tomás Clancy’s Sunday Business Post Wine Awards 2008

Posted on January 3rd, 2009 1 Comment

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Sunday Business Post Wine Awards

The Sunday Business Post Annual Wine Awards were announced before Christmas. Here are the results.

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