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Spooktacular Offers from O'Briens Wines this Bank Holiday Weekend!

Spooktacular Offers from O’Briens Wines this Bank Holiday Weekend!

The Halloween Bank Holiday is sorted thanks to these offers from O’Briens Wines! They are giving 10% back on your loyalty card with wine purchases until Monday and including some brand new wine offers just in time for the weekend. One of the of our top picks from the wine sale is Porta Nova Ripasso (2 for €25 – In …

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Wine Agenda: O'Briens Winter Wine Fair Returns this November 11th and 12th

Wine Agenda: O’Briens Winter Wine Fair Returns this November 11th and 12th

The O’Briens Winter wine fair returns to The Printworks, Dublin Castle on the 11th and 12th of November and with over 200 wines to taste, it is their biggest event yet. Besides tasting the wines, you’ll get to meet 50 of the world’s best winemakers who will attend to what has become one of Ireland’s biggest wine …

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Wine Agenda: An Evening of Food and Wine with Yann Schÿler of Château Kirwan

Wine Agenda: An Evening with Yann Schÿler of Château Kirwan

O’Briens Wines welcome Château Kirwan owner Yann Schÿler for an evening of Château Kirwan wines matched with the delicious food of The Cliff Townhouse, Dublin. Yann Schÿler owns this historic Margaux Château which makes Château Kirwan and Charmes de Kirwan. One of the original Irish wine geese properties, Yann is passionate about Ireland and the part Ireland played in …

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Wine of the Week from O'Briens: Cahors Château les Croisille Silice 2014

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Cahors Château les Croisille Silice 2014

This week, on the Wednesday 5th of October, we celebrate World Teacher’s Day. A date chosen to recognise the invaluable work of teachers around the globe and their importance to society. And as every good teacher knows, there’s something beautiful in watching your students take the knowledge gained from you an making it theirs. If any …

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Wine Agenda: Tasting With Spanish Visionary Miguel Torres on October 4th

Wine Agenda: Tasting With Spanish Visionary Miguel Torres on October 4th

O’Briens Wines will host Miguel Torres, president of Bodegas Torres for an in-depth wine masterclass across the Torres range of wines. Miguel joined his family business in 1962 and he’s renowned for his innovations in the vineyard and winery which led to a range of trail-blazing wines. Miguel now focus on ancient Catalan grape varieties, climate change and environmental …

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Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Lisa McGuigan Silver Collection Chardonnay 2014

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Lisa McGuigan Silver Collection Chardonnay 2014

On Thursday, 22nd of September 2016, night and day will be almost equally long. The date marks the autumnal equinox, which means we are now officially entering a new season. However, as the Northern Hemisphere goes pumpkin-orange, in the southern part of the world, Spring has just begun and while we’ll have plenty of time …

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Wine Masterclass with Master Sommelier Dimitri Mesnard from Jackson Family Wines Next 14th of September

Wine Masterclass with Master Sommelier Dimitri Mesnard from Jackson Family Wines Next 14th of September

O’Briens Wine are delighted to welcome Dimitri Mesnard Master Sommelier (one of only 230 in the world to hold this title) and International Brand Ambassador of Jackson Family Wines for an exciting masterclass of the Kendall Jackson range. Working with fruit grown throughout California’s breath-taking coastal wine-growing regions, Jackson Family Wines craft wines of exceptional …

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O'Briens Wines Launches Irish Craft Beer and Irish Whiskey Offers for September

O’Briens Wine Launches Irish Craft Beer and Irish Whiskey Offers for September

While wine lovers will have plenty of choice at O’Briens Wine biggest wine sale of the year, this week they got even more great news, as they are releasing offers for both Irish Craft Beer and Irish Whiskey. There are over 150 Irish craft beers in their sale, with IPA’s, stouts, red ales, lagers ciders and more, …

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Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Torres Celeste Crianza 2012

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Torres Celeste Crianza 2012

Stargazing is one of those pleasures that is both intuitively simple and deeply poetic. It takes you back to a time when robe-wearing philosophers reflected on the big questions while looking at the brightness on the night sky, and on a clear, warm September evening, the realisation that looking up you’ll get a glimpse of that same …

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Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Rizzardi Frizzante Prosecco

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Rizzardi Frizzante Prosecco

This Wednesday is the last day of August. A day we wave good-bye to a summer that brought us a day when Dublin was hotter than Barcelona, the villain-centered blockbuster (and Halloween 2016 inspiration fuel) Suicide Squad, Britney Spear’s comeback and Rihanna’s work, work, work, work, work. Pop culture references aside, now that we’re falling into autumn let …

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Masterclass and Tasting with Christophe Salin from Château Lafite on September 22

Masterclass and Tasting with Christophe Salin from Château Lafite on September 22

O’Briens Wines is delighted to welcome Christophe Salin, President of Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild of Château Lafite fame for a very special masterclass tasting. On the evening of the 22nd of September consumers will have the opportunity to taste a range of wines from the Domaine’s estates in Bordeaux, Chile and Argentina including the stunning …

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O'Briens and Krug Teamed to Host Champagne Dinner at L'Ecrivain

O’Briens and Krug to Host Champagne Dinner at L’Ecrivain on September 27

O’Briens Wine and Champagne Krug are delighted to host a rare and very special evening at l’Ecrivain on Tuesday 27th September. The evening will start with an apéritif, followed by a delicious 4 course dinner paired with Champagne Krug and presented by Sommelier & Champagne Krug Brand Ambassador in Ireland, Julie Dupouy. Four amazing Champagnes …

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Wine Wednesday Pick from O’Briens: Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Viognier 2011

Wine Wednesday Pick from O’Briens: Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Viognier 2011

California is well known for its world class Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays, but the Golden State has much more to offer: from rich and elegantly oaked Zinfandels to plump Merlots and even some graceful Pinot Noirs from its cooler areas, there is plenty to choose from. Viognier is an Ace up the sleeve of California, and …

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Win Six Bottles of Contrapunto Albarino from O'Briens Wines to Celebrate Rias Baixas Week

Win Six Bottles of Contrapunto Albarino from O’Briens Wines to Celebrate Rias Baixas Week – Closed

O’Briens Wines is giving away six bottles of their most popular Albarino, Contrapunto, to celebrate Rias Baixas Week. Several restaurants across Ireland will take part on the celebration, held during the last week of September, and organised by Wines of Spain. Food and wine lovers will be treated to a series of wine dinners, where …

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Win Two Tickets for a Wine Tasting with Christophe Salin Hosted by O'Briens Wines

Win Two Tickets for a Wine Tasting with Christophe Salin Hosted by O’Briens Wines – Closed

O’Briens Wines is giving away two tickets for a masterclass and wine tasting with Christophe Salin, President of Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild of Château Lafite fame at the superb and conveniently located Fitzwilliam Hotel in Dublin 2 on the evening of the 22nd of September. The winner and his or her guest will have …

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Wine Wednesday Pick from O'Briens: Dominio de Artiga Reserva 2008

Wine of the Week Pick from O’Briens: Dominio de Artiga Reserva 2008

If it was a person, Tempranillo would be that friend that arrives half an hour before your dinner party starts and helps you finish the canapes while opens the first bottle of wine and turns up the volume of the music. This enthusiastic fun starter gets its name from the Spanish diminutive of “early” (temprano) and it suits it well, since the variety …

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