Dazzled by Israeli Pinotage
Posted on April 2nd, 2011 3 Comments
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A second wine from Israel, this time a Pinotage.
Archive for the ‘Red wine’ Category
Wine of the week: Rancho Zabaco Dancing Bull 2008
Posted on March 14th, 2011 1 Comment
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Decent Zinfandel from California (where else?).
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Wine of the week: Yarden Merlot 2007 Galilee, Israel
Posted on March 12th, 2011 9 Comments
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Not too much of Israeli wine available in Ireland, but the Yarden Merlot 2007 rocks and shows what a shame it is we don’t get more wine from the Holy Land.
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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.
Viña Chocálan: The Big Calm
Posted on January 21st, 2011 2 Comments
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Notes from a visit to Viña Chocálan in Chile.
Wine of the [lazily arbitrary time period]: Zenato Ripassa 2007 from Searsons
Posted on January 7th, 2011 4 Comments
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Wine o’ the week (ahem) is the Zenato Ripassa from the Valpolicella (near lake Garda). At €15 an absolute steal.
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Les Obriers de la Peira, wine of the year?
Posted on December 1st, 2010 10 Comments
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One of the best wines I’ve had all year, the “Les Obriers de la Peira” from the Languedoc, via Rednosewine.com.
Winners announced: Beaujolais case winners
Posted on November 16th, 2010 18 Comments
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Two cases of Beaujolais to give away. Pop a comment inside to enter.
Black Oystercatcher “Triton”, Elim, South Africa 2006
Posted on September 23rd, 2010 1 Comment
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Delicious wine from the southern most wine growing region in Africa, Elim. Expect to hear a lot more from Elim in the next few years. It’s staying where it is, but the wine is going places.
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Punt Road “MVN” Cabernet Sauvignon Yarra Valley 2008
Posted on September 22nd, 2010 3 Comments
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A Cabernet from Australia’s “cool climate” Yarra Valley, about an hour from Melbourne.
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