Italian Icons Wine Tasting at Ely CHQ
Ely Winebars don’t do things by half really. So it was no surprise that when they chose to take on ‘Italian Icons’ as the theme for one of their regular Thursday night tastings, they… Continue reading
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St. Patrick’s Day 2014 – A day of great bottles
There really isn’t anything unusual about an Irishman celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, but I like to think that since we share names, I have more right to indulge on this day than most.… Continue reading
Most Enjoyable Wines of 2013 – A Tale of Two Valpolicellas: Quintarelli and Bussola
A couple of the more memorable ‘wining’ experiences of 2013 came during my visit to Verona. On successive nights in the city of fair Romeo and Juliet, I set out to sample some… Continue reading
Sparkling Wine for New Year’s Eve – SO Prosecco
Let’s face it – a lot of Prosecco is bland and uninteresting. Its image has suffered in recent years with the market flooded with drab swill, with little to whet the appetite of… Continue reading
Tasted With Le Caveau – Veneto Wine From Monte dall’Ora
In the kingdom of the biodynamically blind, the man who has read Monty Waldin’s book is king. Well that’s certainly how it felt while I was being quizzed about the topic by a… Continue reading
Wedding Wines – Some Gems
Well it’s taken me a while to make good on my promise to highlight some of the better wines that I came across when on the hunt for wines for my wedding but… Continue reading
Searsons 2012 Portfolio Tasting
I recently attended the Searsons portfolio tasting in the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin. There were lots of really great wines on show but as I explained in a previous tasting post, I’m not… Continue reading
Top Notch Ripasso by Tommaso Bussola
Last week I posted about the death of Guiseppe Quintarelli. Sadly, the wines of Quintarelli are unaffordable to most but there are many alternatives which people can turn to in their search for… Continue reading
Zenato Wine Dinner
On Tuesday 29th November, I attended a Zenato wine dinner at Valparaiso restaurant in Monkstown, Dublin. Alberto Zenato was on hand for the evening to present some of the wines from his estate.… Continue reading