Bubble brothers finds a new voice
Posted on January 16th, 2012 5 Comments
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Bubble Brothers finds a new voice and starts bloggeur outreach program.
Archive for the ‘Red wine’ Category
Chinese wine: Chang Yu Cabernet d’Est 2010
Posted on January 6th, 2012 2 Comments
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Lar heads east, metaphorically, and tries a wine from China.
Wine of the Week: Honoro Vera, Catalyud, Spain
Posted on November 15th, 2011 3 Comments
Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, €10-€15
Drogheda, a town in county Louth, stretching across the border into neighbouring Meath, is becoming a bit of media darling. Featured recently on national television, it’s no longer just a town you bypass on the way to Dundalk but somewhere worth stopping. And if stop you do, then stop you must at Quintessential Wines on the Dublin Road. [...]
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Wine of the week: Mas de Daumas Gassac 2006
Posted on November 3rd, 2011 1 Comment
Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, €30 plus
Having met the maker, it was now time to give one of his wines a try.
La Mano Mencia: Wine of the week
Posted on October 11th, 2011 1 Comment
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I’m a big fan of Mencia. What the hell is that? Well, it’s a grape and a relative newcomer to the world wine scene and you’ll find it, mostly, in a Spanish area called Bierzo. While it’s new to use, many of the wines available are from 50-100 year old vines, so it’s been around [...]
International Grenache Day: 24th September
Posted on September 10th, 2011 1 Comment
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Grenache gets its very own day of celebration on the 24th of September.
Wine of the week: Bleasdale Second Innings Malbec 2009
Posted on August 25th, 2011 3 Comments
Wine of the week comes from little-known Langhorne Creek in South Australia. Oh, and it’s a Malbec.
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Three from TxB
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 1 Comment
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Three from TxB, an Austrian, a German and a Bulgarian.
Wine of the week: Château Boucarut Côtes du Rhône 2009 (Molloys)
Posted on July 23rd, 2011 2 Comments
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The wine sample was accompanied by the ubiquitous press release which mentioned value for money among other things. Value is a bit of a challenge to me. Does it just mean cheap (sorry, inexpensive)? Value is “the worth of something compared to the price paid”, and the worth is judged by the buyer not the [...]
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Bleasdale Mulberry Tree Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Posted on July 6th, 2011 2 Comments
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Hail a Cab from Langhorne Creek in South Australia
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