Wine of the week: Chateau Pennautier Rosé 2010
Posted on June 23rd, 2012 4 Comments
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Very decent rosé in Dunnes for 8 quid.
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The wines of Bodegas Terras Gauda
Posted on June 5th, 2012 No Comments yet
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With the Facebooks IPOing today, I spotted a great quote that reminded me of en primeur.
En primeur, wine investment & all that kerfuffle
Posted on May 11th, 2012 6 Comments
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En primeur season is upon us, what does it mean and is it for us ordinary Joes?
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By George, that’s rather good!
Posted on April 16th, 2012 2 Comments
Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, €15-€20
A Saperavi from Mukuzani in Kahketi. That’s a red from Georgia and a rather good one too.
Riesling presents a conundrum. For some it produces the greatest white wines in the world, yet by others it is often misunderstood and ridiculed. A wine tasting in Cork’s Ballymaloe, aims to resolves these two disparate points of view. I agree with this, despite my best efforts from Germany, Alsace or indeed Australia, I’ve tried to [...]
The official Sourgrapes.ie Christmas Wine Guide
Posted on December 11th, 2011 No Comments yet
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So, it’s Christmas. What wine should you be drinking? Sherry, of course. And probably Port too. Talking to some wine merchants, and this is the only time they sell any of the stuff. If I were to pick one, I’d go for a Sherry. The great thing about Sherry is that you can go from [...]
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A sweet n’ stickie Christmas
Posted on November 3rd, 2011 No Comments yet
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Two Australian stickie shows come to Ireland for Christmas
The Channel Island of Sark now joins the south of England as one of the newest regions to produce wine in Europe. The UK and little bits of Ireland are getting pretty excited about the wines coming out of the UK, particularly the sparkling ones. It will still be a while before Sark wines are [...]
People in wine: Samuel Guibert of Mas de Daumas Gassac
Posted on October 28th, 2011 4 Comments
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Samuel Guibert, chief winemaker of Mas de Daumas Gassac was in Ireland last week. I put a few questions his way over coffee.
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