Archive for the ‘Wine’ Category

Wine of the week: Mezzacorona Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva

Posted on July 1st, 2011 1 Comment

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Wine of the week is from Trentino, northern Italy, by way of Mitchell & Sons. A great wine for good times.

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To the Indo & Sindo…where da wine at?

Posted on June 24th, 2011 2 Comments

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sourgrapes.ie opens the can of whoop ass on the Indo/Sindo axis of mediocrity.

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Competition: win a €500 Fallon & Byrne hamper for Father’s Day

Posted on June 5th, 2011 106 Comments

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Winner announced: commenter #3: Kristin   Wyndham Estate are giving away a Fallon & Byrne hamper on sourgrapes.ie worth €500 to celebrate Father’s Day. What’s inside? The hampers are filled with oils, vinegars, drinks, chocolates, teas, coffees, spices and Wyndham Estate Bin 555 Shiraz. Your father may well prefer a good bottle of wine and some good [...]

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Wine of the week: Corso Nero Chianti Rufina 2008

Posted on May 11th, 2011 2 Comments

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A very likeable Chianti Rufina from Searsons.

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Latest wineireland.com stats

Posted on April 5th, 2011 1 Comment

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Latest stats from the wineireland.com site.

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Dazzled by Israeli Pinotage

Posted on April 2nd, 2011 3 Comments

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A second wine from Israel, this time a Pinotage.

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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.

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Wine of the Week: Château Miraval 2005 from Provence

Posted on February 18th, 2011 3 Comments

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Great wine made from the estate owned by Brangelina.

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