New Irish wine diploma

Posted on September 16th, 2012 2 Comments

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A new Irish wine diploma has been announced with an all star cast of lecturers. A “Who’s who” of Irish wine writers are coming together as part of the Diploma in Wine and Wine Culture. A group of Ireland’s most knowledgeable, entertaining and experienced writers, journalists, broadcasters and wine professionals will unlock, explore and explain [...]

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Naked Wines: the ultimate email offer approach

Posted on July 31st, 2012 1 Comment

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I’m a sucker for online wine retailers and I subscribe to most of their email newsletters to get a sense of what they’re about. Some are too salesy, others not salesy enough – others hit that sweetspot and one in particular is Naked Wines, a relative newcomer to the world of wine, but according to [...]

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Open letter to supermarket & their PR company

Posted on July 31st, 2012 3 Comments

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I got an email, nay two emails, about a supermarket’s latest wine offer. It came via their PR company who shall also rename nameless. Why two emails? Well, both were the same, but the first addressed me as Myles (and it’s not for the first time). I’m actually not really pissed off, I know how [...]

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Israeli wine: Assaf Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Reserve

Posted on July 27th, 2012 3 Comments

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What’s Sour Grapes been sipping on, you’ve been asking. Well, I’m glad you’ve been asking and one of the better and more surprising is a Cabernet dominated blend from Israel (93% Cab, the rest being Cab Franc). The name of the winery Assaf, but as my Hebrew is just a little bit rusty, all I [...]

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A wine goose chase

Posted on July 25th, 2012 1 Comment

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Directed by Gina Moxley, written and performed by Susan Boyle, and taking place in a wine bar, “A Wine Goose Chase” is an hour long theatrical experience, part wine-tasting, part one-woman show, that makes its debut as part of ABSOLUT Fringe this September.

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Discountcodes.ie

Posted on July 16th, 2012 1 Comment

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A quick look at discountcodes.ie and their wine offering.

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Wine of the week: Chateau Pennautier Rosé 2010

Posted on June 23rd, 2012 4 Comments

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Very decent rosé in Dunnes for 8 quid.

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Three from Molloys

Posted on June 11th, 2012 5 Comments

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Three very decent red wines from Molloys.

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The wines of Bodegas Terras Gauda

Posted on June 5th, 2012 No Comments yet

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Is en primeur the equivalent of an IPO?

Posted on May 18th, 2012 No Comments yet

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With the Facebooks IPOing today, I spotted a great quote that reminded me of en primeur.

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