Montana of New Zealand to become Brancott

Posted on June 25th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Popular Montana to become Brancott in early 2011.

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Profile of Craggy Range (1 of 2)

Posted on March 7th, 2010 2 Comments

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First in a two part series on Craggy Range, one of New Zealand’s finest wine producers.

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Liberty Wines portfolio tasting, Dublin

Posted on February 24th, 2010 8 Comments

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The Liberty Wines portfolio tasting took place today at Fallon & Byrne. While the Italians were on song, there were quite a few others worth a mention.

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Three great value New Zealand Pinot Noirs

Posted on January 26th, 2010 8 Comments

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From this week’s Tribune, three Cracking value Pinot Noirs from New Zealand.

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Upcoming wine tasting event: New Zealand wines – 19th January

Posted on January 7th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Forget those notions of a January detoxification. There are a host of tastings coming up which only happen once a year or are a once off.

Besides, wine is full of antioxidants which so it will go perfectly with all that carrot and celery juice. Get out and get tasting some great wines. If you’re adamant about your detox plan, you can always spit.

First up, New Zealand

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Curious Wines New Zealand Tasting, Dublin

Posted on November 11th, 2009 5 Comments

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Notes from the Curious Wines New Zealand tasting in Dublin.

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New Zealand Wine Tasting Cork 5th June

Posted on May 26th, 2009 1 Comment

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New Zealand wine tasting coming up in Cork – June 5th

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Two Spy Valley wines for a Twecipe Recipe

Posted on February 17th, 2009 4 Comments

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Two wines to go with a delicious goat’s cheese recipe suggested by Twitter sensation, Twecipe.

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Video tasting: Waipara Springs Premo Pinot Noir 2006

Posted on February 9th, 2009 3 Comments

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Tasting a Pinot Noir from New Zealand’s Waipara Valley.

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Wines for Christmas

Posted on December 22nd, 2008 6 Comments

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Everyone else is recommending wines for Christmas, so why not join them. Well, here it goes. 1. Brunch bubbly: Moscato d’Asti Frank from Robert Francis Wine introduced me to the Oddero Moscato d’Asti NV at the iFoods.tv bloggers Christmas party. The way he put it was that you can’t help but smile when drinking this [...]

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