2011 February Sour Grapes the Irish wine blog. Wine in Ireland.

Feature: Joseph Ryan wines

Posted on February 27th, 2011 No Comments yet

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A look behind the label at Joseph Ryan wines, from Gladstone in New Zealand.

Want to sell wine online? You can forget about PayPal

Posted on February 25th, 2011 10 Comments

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If you’re toying with the idea of using PayPal to sell stuff online, thread carefully.

Fine Gael & Labour plans for increased excise on wine could cripple businesses

Posted on February 23rd, 2011 6 Comments

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What do Inda & Happy Gilmore’s plans mean for the wine & hospitality trade and the people working in it? I’ve asked them and here’s what they have to say.

Institute of Master of Wine tasting of Chianti and IGT wines from 2001.

Posted on February 22nd, 2011 1 Comment

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There’s what looks like a brilliant tasting coming up on April 4th, Dermot Nolan Wine Services is pleased to announce that, in conjunction with the Institute of Masters of Wine, a tasting of wines from Chianti and “Super Tuscan” IGTs from the 2001 vintage will be held in the Stillorgan Park Hotel on Monday 4th [...]