Archive for the ‘Open wine tasting’ Category

#twebt – Twitter Blind Wine Tasting 31st January

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 5 Comments

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The second edition of the Irish Twitter Blind Wine Tasting is happening on Jan. 31st. Guess the wine, brag to all your fellow twitterers, twits, friends or followers (whatever it is the kidz are calling it these days.)

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Celebrate Australia Day with an evening in the Barossa (26th January)

Posted on January 7th, 2010 1 Comment

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Another sublime Australian tasting in prospect, this time it’s the Barossa Valley.

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The Corkscrew Winter Wine Fair

Posted on November 13th, 2009 No Comments yet

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The Corkscrew are hosting their annual winter wine fair this Sunday. Worth a look-see and a taste-y. For a good cause, too.

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Curious Wines New Zealand Tasting, Dublin

Posted on November 11th, 2009 5 Comments

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Notes from the Curious Wines New Zealand tasting in Dublin.

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Wine Buff Harvest Offers – up to 40% off

Posted on September 25th, 2009 No Comments yet

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Introjuicing John McDonnell and the Fizz and Stickie Show

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 3 Comments

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The Fizz and Stickie Show, Aussie slang for a sparkling and dessert wine tasting. I got together with John McDonnell, Manager of Wine Australia, Ireland to talk about the Fizz and Stickie show.

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The Adelaide Hills, South Australia

Posted on September 16th, 2009 6 Comments

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Adelaide Hills puts Australian terroir firmly on the map. I went along to a tutored tasting of some of the region’s wines.

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Bringing Australia to Ireland: Adelaide Hills Tasting, 3rd September

Posted on July 30th, 2009 4 Comments

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All the details on “An Evening in the Adelaide Hills”, a wine tasting from this South Australian wine region, taking place on Thursday 3rd September in Dublin.

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Let’s do some vertical tasting: 9th October, Enowine IFSC

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 No Comments yet

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There’s a vertical tasting (tasting the same bottle from different years) of Château Cambon La Pelouse in Enowine next Thursday, 9th October at 7pm. I’m heading along

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Open wine 3 write-up: Baron de Ley Rioja and “GruVee” wine from 1983

Posted on June 13th, 2008 5 Comments

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The third open wine evening took place in Enowine, IFSC. We had a great night trying wines on the enomatic system, listening to a talk on Baron de Ley wines from Rioja and tasting a 25 year old wine from Austria.

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