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Does the shape of the wine glass impact on your enjoyment of wine? Riedel think so and are presenting a unique tasting on that very topic in Dublin on 17th September. Clink.
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Matt Nugent’s 5-in-5 wine course starting at the end of August.
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A wine from near Lisbon, called Pink Elephant. Good with Spicey Food? Let’s have ye.
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A bit of a change with “Posh beer” coming to sourgrapes.ie. First up, it’s “Schlenkerla Helles” lager. This lager is brewed from Bavarian hops from the area around the city of Nürnberg.
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On my recent staycation in Kerry, I made it to the picturesque town of Kenmare. While there I met up with Alain Bras, proprietor of Vanilla Grape on Kenmare’s Henry Street. Inside, a brief interview with Alain.
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Ridiculous price of €6.95 for this very decent wine currently on offer in Dunnes Stores nationwide.
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Wine tasting season starts in earnest in September and one of the highlights will be an evening in the Yarra Valley, open to consumers.
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The Lughnasa Bottled Beer Festival is the first indie beer festival and it’s happening on Friday, 20th of August.
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A few weeks ago I serendipitously sailed past Searson’s in Monkstown, albeit strolling not boating. As luck would have it Håkan Eriksson, formerly of enowine, had started that day as shop manager so gave me the tour and I settled on a half bottle of Château Beaumont 1998 for about €8.
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