The Taste Sake Series – What is Polishing ratio all about?
So you’re ready to start discovering all that sake has to offer. But where to start? With sake’s magic number. It won’t tell you everything, just like a single data point for a wine...
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Pinot Noir – The Artist – TheTaste Wine Guide
Hard to grow, easy to drink, Pinot Noir is a red wine variety with a thin skin that often produces elegant wines with delicate tannins and a wide range of aromas, going from the...
Celebrate Spanish Wines in October at The Nude Wine Co.
September and October mark the arrival of autumn and the period when the harvest signals the end of the grape-growing season. October is celebrated as Spanish wine month and The Nude Wine Co. have...
Raise a glass to the return of Spanish Food & Wine Week, running this year from October 4th-10th in restaurants, bars and shops around the country.
Celebrating a good year for Spanish wines as their share of the Irish wine market grew to 15.4% in 2020, just ahead of Australia’s 13.8% share, the 6th annual Spanish Food & Wine Week will...
Sauvignon Blanc, The Soloist – TheTaste Wine Guide
Sauvignon Blanc is a green-skinned, white wine grape variety that stands out thanks to its highly aromatic character. It is known for producing wines of high acidity and light to medium-bodied. Since Sauvignon Blanc...
The Taste Sake Series – Misconceptions About Sake
In our first instalment in our series about Sake – the Japanese fermented alcoholic beverage made from rice – we take a look at common misconceptions….Kanpai! Sake. You’ve probably come across it before, on...
Discover Cloudy Bay’s Dark-Fruited & Appealingly Aromatic Pinot Noir
Since 1985, Cloudy Bay’s mission has been to secure the highest vineyards and produce the highest quality liquid. Made from the iconic New Zealand Marlborough vineyards and utilising over 30 years of experience, discover the fruity...
Chardonnay, The Shapeshifter – TheTaste Wine Guide
Chardonnay is a white wine grape known for its versatility, serving as the base for still wines in a wide range of styles, as well as some of the world’s best sparkling, including Champagne. ...
Fizz-tastical Bottles to Sample this Summer
What is it about those rising columns of tiny bubbles, the chilled condensation of the glass and the feel of a coupe in your hand to give you the flutters of excitement that only...
WineLab Welcomes Canned Wine Company to its Expanding Offer – Premium Wine in a Can
It’s a Saturday night. He wants red, you want white. You don’t fancy opening a full bottle each and you’re certainly not going to entertain the shoddy quality that you’ve come to expect from...
Wines to Pair with BBQ Fare by Gavin Watchorn – Whelehans Wines
As we move towards, hopefully, a warm Irish summer with the obligatory “long stretch in the evening” we might start to think of that outdoor social gathering that will be allowed very soon, the...
Summer White Wines to Let the Sun Shine In
Have you ever felt a desire to sip a crisp and zesty glass of chilled Picpoul de Pinet on a stormy January night while cosying up by the fire? Yeah, me neither. And while...
Award-Winning New Zealand Wine Brand Brancott Estate Unveils a Playful New Look to Inspire Wine Lovers to Take a Fresh Perspective this Summer.
Taste Life on the Flipside Summer is here, and to celebrate a season of gatherings, leading New Zealand wine brand Brancott Estate is unveiling a distinctively fun and fresh new look across its award-winning...
The Allotment Wine Company – Wine at Your Fingertips, Delivered to Your Door
Chris Gifford is one of the true gentlemen of the Irish retail wine trade, and has had an illustrious career in the wine trade so far. Though he doesn’t like to be reminded of it, Chris...
Using Wine to Channel Some of Our Favourite Holiday Destinations at Home
There are elements from our travels that become part of who we are. A recipe we learn, a habit we pick, a type of music we discover. When visiting a place that brought us...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Drinking Rosé (and Bottles to Try Now)
Now that having a powerful camera in our pockets is the norm, it is very tempting to over-document moments and sights for posterity, or at least, until we get the next smartphone. The downside...
Discover Cloudy Bay This International Chardonnay Day
A cool-climate Chardonnay showing density, tension and complexity Discover deliciously savoury Chardonnay from Cloudy Bay, one of the first wineries established in the venerated region of Marlborough and where for more than 35 years,...
The Nude Wine Co. Launch their May Virtual Wine Tasting Events
Award-winning online wine supplier, The Nude Wine Co. has just launched their new virtual wine tastings for May including their annual Summer Party which is always a big hit! Relax and unwind with one...
A Whisper of Summer has Ireland Calling for Rosé in the Sun
The echoes of long, joyous summer days remain a not-so-distant, vibrant memory. As we look forward to Summer 21 with hope for a sun filled season, we imagine it full of family and friends...
The Nude Wine Co. to Host their Annual Summer Party
Back by popular demand, The Nude Wine Co. will once again host their super fun virtual Summer Party on Saturday15th May to welcome in the longer evenings and the end of lockdown. We are...