The Vine Inspiration Gets A Makeover
Having returned from a two week trip to Italy where lots of good wine was consumed, The Vine Inspiration is getting a bit of a makeover. The reason for the makeover is really… Continue reading
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The Winemaker’s Choice – La Scelta Del Vignaiolo
To date in my own search for terroir driven wine producers in Italy, I’ve focussed mainly on the opinions of critics, bloggers and wine guides. Sometimes, as with the Slow Wine Guide, you… 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
Wedding Wine Tips
I’ve been spending a number of evenings over the past few months scouting some potential wines for my wedding. Lots of wine merchants and websites give tips for buying wedding wine. Tips on… Continue reading
Real Wine, Real Heineken and Real Cocktails
Following a very enjoyable weekend of Leinstertainment in London, last Monday I popped along to two real / natural wine fairs – RAW and The Real Wine Fair. The fairs showcased wines which… Continue reading
Wine Dinner, New Ventures and Quintarelli
A very short blog post this week as I actually haven’t been drinking that much wine. I’m not detoxing, if anything I’m retoxing, but this week it has been mostly with the odd… 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
A Few of my Favourite Wine Books
I’ve been given presents of some great wine books over the past few years. So when I saw that the Irish Times had put together a list of foodie books in their magazine… Continue reading
Tuscan Wine Evening in Ballymaloe House
Last week, I attended a “Wines of Tuscany” Winemaker’s Dinner and New Season Tuscan Olive Oil tasting at Ballymaloe House. The winemakers present on the evening were Beatrice Contini Bonacossi of Capezzana and… Continue reading
Graham’s Port and Lily O’Brien’s Chocolate Tasting
Last week I attended a port and chocolate tasting organised by Findlaters Wine and Spirit Group. The ports were presented by Henry Shotton, winemaker of the prestigious premium Graham’s Port, and were paired… Continue reading