Archive for the ‘Wine talk’ Category
On wine, books, commoditisation and customers
Posted on June 26th, 2008 11 Comments
Having read about the pending closure of a Dublin wine shop, an article on the demise of the independent bookshop by Peter Merholz, and the perennial problem of commoditisation, I began thinking about parallels with the wine world.
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Open wine Riesling write-up
Posted on May 29th, 2008 5 Comments
Saved in Open wine tasting, White wine, Wine, Wine talk, €15-€20, €20-€30
The second open wine tasting took place last night (28th May) in Fallon & Byrne. The theme was Riesling, trying 5 different Rieslings.
Cahors & Argentina working together on Malbec
Posted on April 30th, 2008 8 Comments
Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, Wine talk
Malbec, the grape of the 21st century (according to Robert Parker), is being jointly promoted by both Argentina and Cahors. Good news for Malbec drinkers.
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Open Wine at Fallon & Byrne: a quick write-up
Posted on April 17th, 2008 14 Comments
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The first wine night went ahead in Fallon & Byrne and I was chuffed with the turnout. Some lovely wine and equally lovely people.
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Fine wine tasting evenings with the Irish Wine Board
Posted on April 9th, 2008 4 Comments
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books, Wine talk
More fine wine tastings from the Irish Wine Board.
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Talking Spanish Wine in Ireland
Posted on February 10th, 2008 2 Comments
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In this, the first in my wine talk series, I talk to Antonio Lorente of Spanish Wines about some of the Spanish wines he’s bringing into Ireland.
