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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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A look behind the label at Joseph Ryan wines, from Gladstone in New Zealand.
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Great wine made from the estate owned by Brangelina.
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Chardonnay is back. Here are 5 which demonstrate how great it is.
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Happy Australia Day folks. In this video, “projuiced” by Independent Media News, Bernard Hickin, chief winemaker with Jacob’s Creek “introjuices” the new regional range of wines.
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Notes from a visit to Viña Chocálan in Chile.
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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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Notes & a video from my Chilean trip, this time to producer Cono Sur
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First set of notes and a video from my recent visit to Santa Alicia in Chile’s Maipo Valley.
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Details of the New Zealand Wine Fair in Dublin on January 17th.
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