Archive for May, 2009

Competition: Win a magnum of Laurent Miquel Viognier

Posted on May 28th, 2009 27 Comments

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The competitions keep coming, this time a magnum (a big double bottle) of Viognier (tasty white wine) from Laurent Miquel.

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New Zealand Wine Tasting Cork 5th June

Posted on May 26th, 2009 1 Comment

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New Zealand wine tasting coming up in Cork – June 5th

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The ecstacy of bread: a short video

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 1 Comment

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Got a video in my electronic mailbox this evening. I only know that it’s from a Dublin based performance group, Nuaciel. And it’s about bread. French bread. They call it “pain”, but it’s really a lot better than that.

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Château Lezongars L’Enclos de Château Lezongars (Premières Côtes de Bordeaux) 2002

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 No Comments yet

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Silver Bullet Grüner Veltliner by Laurenz V

Posted on May 18th, 2009 6 Comments

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Silver Bullet Grüner Veltliner joins the Laurenz V family.

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Competition 4: Win 2 tickets to The Corkscrew’s Annual Wine Fair

Posted on May 14th, 2009 21 Comments

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The love keeps coming with my 4th competition: A pair of tickets to the The Corkscrew’s Annual Wine Fair

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Competition 3: Win a wine and cheese day for two

Posted on May 14th, 2009 58 Comments

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UPDATE – WINNER ANNOUNCED – Jean, Comment #14

Fantastic line-up of wines and food on offer, too.

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Fiore di Campo 2006, Lis Neris, Friuli (Video Tasting)

Posted on May 11th, 2009 No Comments yet

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Video tasting of last week’s Fiore di Campo from Lis Neris in Italy’s Friuli region.

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Lis Neris Fiore di Campo 2006, Friuli

Posted on May 7th, 2009 1 Comment

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A look at Fiore di Campo 2006 by Lis Neris in Italy’s Friuli region.

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Introjuicing DrinkThisTV.com

Posted on May 7th, 2009 No Comments yet

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“Why is all of this wine content on line so unbelievably boring?” Bob Asher, creator of DrinkThisTV.com, asked himself not long ago. “It’s just grape juice and everyone is acting like it’s holy water!”

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