Limited to 307 pieces worldwide, the mouth-blown Saint-Louis crystal bowl contains a magnum of Bollinger R.D. 1988 To celebrate the on-screen release of the new James Bond film, SPECTRE, the House of Bollinger – which has been allied with the world’s most famous spy since 1979 – has created a unique object expressing the ultimate degree of refinement …
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Christmas came early in Fallon & Byrne last night as The Loop Joy of Giving event at Dublin and Cork Airport showcased their exclusive Christmas gift range. Guests attending the Christmas festivities got the chance to see a special preview of the vast range of gifts available at The Loop, from luxurious brands such as …
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Borie de Maurel Cuvee Luna 2014 – Normally €16.49 now on sale for €9.99 Mourvedre, Syrah A beautiful wine created exclusively for O’Brien’s Wines and named after winemaker Michel Escande’s beloved horse ‘Luna’. A champion of organic and biodynamic winemaking, this is a wine you won’t want to miss. On the nose this wine has jeweled fruit, bramble …
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Wines of Ribera del Duero and Rueda invite you to join them for an evening of Spanish wine discovery! Ribera del Duero and Rueda have teamed up this autumn to launch the Two R’s Roadshow around the UK and Ireland. Tastings will take place in Edinburgh, Manchester and Dublin and will include a series of …
The Catalina Restaurant at 5-star Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has just been awarded a coveted 3 AA Rosette Award at the annual AA Hospitality Awards held last night, 5th October 2015, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Attended by world-renowned chefs, prominent hoteliers and restaurateurs, hospitality gurus and key media, …
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Porta 6 €12.99 Castelão, Tempranillo, Touriga Nacional A delightful Portuguese wine made with traditional grapes from the mountains north of Lisboa. A wine favoured by Celebrity Chef James Martin, that one mention on Saturday Kitchen crashed the Majestic wine website in the UK and O’Brien’s Wines sold out in a flash and now its back I’m …
Cases Wine Warehouse, located in Tuam County Galway, is an independent importer providing great wines at great prices directly to consumers and trade both from their warehouse and from their user friendly website www.cases.ie. “We Love Wine, We Love Life”. Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm Peter Boland and his team are there …
Rhône Wine Week will be kicking off again this November from the 2nd to 8th. It consists of a full week of wine events such as the ‘Big Rhône Wine Quiz’, which is so much fun and actually not so easy but a great night out with plenty of great wine to try. Add some …
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Chief winemaker of Viña Leyda and one of Chile’s “Top 100 Leading Women 2013” and “Top 10 Winemakers” Viviana Navarrete recently visited Dublin and I was lucky enough to meet her for a chat. I was excited and curious to meet the woman behind such accolades. She is most humble and so very passionate, which made …
Insight Riesling 2012 An elegant wine made by Eveline Fraser formerly of Cloudy Bay, a winemaker with a keen eye for detail. Every step is carefully managed and this is a beautiful example of a Riesling that expresses the terrior with refinement. On the nose this wine is delightfully aromatic with aromas of juicy citrus, tropical fruits …
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Jean Charles Cazes, the CEO of Lynch Bages, recently visited Dublin and I was lucky enough to grab a few minutes with him over lunch in the wonderful l’Ecrivain. Jean Charles studied economics & finance at university but spent his Summers working in different roles at the winery. Once he completed his studies he headed …
I recently had the pleasure of taking my mom to the The Spencer Hotel, located in the heart of the IFSC in Dublin city next to the river Liffey. The Spencer is ideally located, whether you stay for business or pleasure, as it is within easy walking distance of attractions such as the Bord Gais …
Petit Bourgeois Pinot Noir Rosé 2014 €15.49 A beautiful rosé from Henri Bourgeois winery located in the beautiful Loire Valley. Where they have been making wine for ten generations and they are terrior driven. This wine has a slightly perfumed nose with wild strawberries, damsons, lime leaf and floral notes. It’s got a fantastic fruity nose with …
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Leyda Sauvignon Blanc Garuma 2013 – €16.99 Now €11.99 Coming from one of Chiles best winemakers (Viviana was named one of the Top 10 winemakers by decanter 2013) This sauvignon blanc has plenty of character, coming from two plots in the cool climate region of Leyda and these particular vineyards have a granite based soil. It is also Vivianas …
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Chanson Macon la Roche Vineuse – 100% Chardonnay One of the oldest houses, Chanson is quality producer from Burgundy, owned by Bollinger one of the great champagne houses. They make some really beautiful wines and are really quite reasonably priced. This wine has a delicate buttery nose with aromas of citrus fruits, floral touches such as …
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The other week I got a call to say that Fleur McCree from Insight Wines was popping over to Dublin and would I like to meet her. Automatically I said yes, I’d heard such great things so I was eager to meet her and gain an ‘insight’ into how she got into the business and …
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Recently on a gloriously warm Wednesday evening I finally got the chance to pop over to Terenure to check out Dublin’s newest offering, a wine shop with a wine bar. I had heard so much about it and there are already quite a few gems, so for it to be mentioned I had to go …
I almost thought it was Christmas when a heavy box arrived for me and if anyone is thinking ahead, hint hint this is what you can get me… A beautiful wooden box, upon lifting the lid I found an exclusive bottle of Tullamore D.E.W Trilogy… This is a limited edition whiskey with only 9,000 bottles …
A dear friend and fellow wine nut recently wrote a short yet interesting piece on Burgundy, and I myself have been wanting to do the same for quite some time. As he says though it is a verible minefield, so where do I start? And so here I go. One of the wine clubs I …
Recently a close friend of mine posted an image of her cheese board at home and within minutes she had seventy-three favourites on Twitter. This got me thinking… Being a lover of wine and cheese, what wines work best for your cheese board? Wine & cheese are one of the great pleasures in life and …
A unique chance to taste a wide and varied range of the wines from Chile at the RHA Gallagher Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2 this September, organised by renowned wine consultant Jean Smullen. For over a decade, Chilean wine bubbled under in second place, now that Chile is throwing off it’s reputation for safe consistency and introducing …
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