An Insight into one of New Zealand’s best Wineries
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...
Author: Suzi Redmond
Green Man Wines Review
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...
Tullamore D.E.W. Trilogy
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...
A Taste of Burgundy
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...
Wines for your Cheese Board
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...
Wines of Chile Consumer Tasting – Tuesday 15th September 2015
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...
Wine of the Week – Cruz de Piedra Seleccion Especial 2013 by Suzi Redmond
Cruz de Piedra Seleccion Especial 2013 This is an extraordinary wine from a relatively unknown region, Calatayud in the Province of Zaragoza. Made from 100% garnacha, one of Spain’s best grape varieties and being grown...
Wine of the Week – Cusumano Etna Rosso €22.99 by Suzi Redmond
Cusumano Etna Rosso – 100% Nerello Mascalese I love the nose on this wine. There is a slight wildness to it, with notes of bramble fruits, cherry, red liquorice and earthy undertones. On the...
How Do You Like Them Apples? by FranklyWines
As well as the Craft Beer revolution that has well and truly taken hold in Ireland, Craft Cider producers are planting a few stakes in the ground. They have seen that Craft Beer’s share...
Wine of the Week – Cusumano Alta Mora Etna Bianco €21.99 now €17.59 by Suzi Redmond
Cusumano Alta Mora Etna Bianco – 100% Carricante Sicily has always made some fantastic wine but very few have landed on our shores and what has, really hasn’t been all that exciting, until now....
Wine of the Week – Beaumont des Crayères Grande Réserve NV Champagne by Suzi Redmond
Beaumont des Crayeres Grande Reserve Champagne: This is a special champagne, it has two and a half years lees aging which gives it a great body with lots of those champagne characteristics that we know...
A President’s Whiskey by Suzi Redmond
Hyde 10yr Single Malt €69.95 A limited edition of 5000 bottles were created to pay homage to our first president Douglas Hyde. This whiskey has a quality that would delight any president. We were...
Six Perfect Dinner Party Wines by Suzi Redmond
We love dinner here at The Taste, but choosing the right wine to go with it can be a bit tricky. Recently we popped over to O’Brien’s Wines to check out what might work....
A Sommelier’s Dream Wine by Suzi Redmond
In this day and age we are spoilt for choice. We have the chance to taste some of the most amazing wines every day. So are there still wines coveted by sommeliers in Ireland?...
Wine of the Week – Los Vascos Grande Reserve 2010 by Suzi Redmond
Los Vascos Grande Reserve 2010 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Carmenère, 10% Syrah, 5 % Malbec This week’s “Wine of the Week” isn’t just any Chilean wine, it is a wine managed by the prestigious...
Wine of the Week – Man O’War Dreadnought Syrah 2011 by Suzi Redmond
Man O’War Dreadnought Syrah: A fantastic winery located at the eastern end of Waiheke Island, this Rhone style Syrah (shiraz) from New Zealand was named after the first in a line of 20th century...
Happy Mondays at Fallon and Byrne by Suzi Redmond
Happy Monday? YES, Monday saw Team Taste retire for the evening to Fallon and Byrne for a glass of wine. Unknown to some was that Fallon & Byrne Monday’s are “Happy Mondays” Why? €1...
Six Fantastic Rosés for summer and beyond…. by Suzi Redmond
Rosé can be the best of both worlds, a happy medium when you have both red and white drinkers, or you just fancy a cool glass on a warm summer’s day. Depending on if you...
The Unicorn by Fiorentina – Suzi Redmond
The other night I bumped into the restaurateur and investors of The Unicorn – they told me how excited they were at the venue’s renaissance. It being my mother’s favourite restaurant of all time,...
Wines of California by Suzi Redmond
Wines of California held an intimate master class the other Thursday in Stanley’s restaurant on St. Andrews Street. Organised by Justine Adam and hosted by the ever-engaging Liam Campbell from the Irish Independent, it was...