Say Goodbye Dry January and Hello to Sweet February
Dry January is finally over and I hope we are all ready for Sweet February. As we all know there is always a wine for every occasion. However, sweet wines are often overlooked even...
Tagged: Sauvignon Blanc
A Portuguese Wine Unravel – Dive into this Wonderful World of Wine
Far long gone from the flirtations of Mateus Rosé in the 1980’s, wine aficionados of Ireland are promptly springing to rekindle the romance with Portuguese drops of red, and white. Portuguese vinhos have the...
Sumptuous South African Wines to Savour this Autumnal Season
Old world and new world, what do these phrases even mean? I am sure you have seen signs in supermarkets and wine shops displaying them, but what is the difference? In a nutshell, the...
Sophisticated Sips for Sauvignon Blanc Day and Beyond
With International Sauvignon Blanc Day kicking off the summer on May 4th, we decided to delve into the ever popular varietal. Some of you are familiar with it and are happy to explore the...
A Zesty and Affordable French White Wine to Enjoy with Lighter Dishes
Winter warmers here, winter warmers there and no matter how tantastic and full bodied the red in your glass, it’s still freezing out there. So, let’s try a different approach this week and go for...
Divide, Vinify and Conquer – Astrolabe’s Simon Waghorn on New Zealand’s Best Kept Wine Secret
Simon Waghorn, owner and winemaker at New Zealand’s Astrolabe Wines is familiar with Ireland as he visits the country at least once a year since the late nineties, initially as part of renowned winery Whiteheaven, and since 2004,...
10 Things Sauv Blanc Drinkers will Relate to on Sauvignon Blanc Day May 5th
Today, 5th of May, the wine world celebrates International Sauvignon Blanc Day, a recognition of one of the world’s most popular and versatile grape varieties. Festivities in New Zealand, one of the most popular...
Sales of California Wines Keep Breaking Records and Hitting the Premium Market
In 2016 Californian wine sales hit a new record with an estimated retail value of $34.1 billion. The state shipped an all-time high of 238 million cases to the U.S, up 2% from the...
Sauvignon Blanc, Undercover in the Loire
Why does Sauvignon Blanc enjoys such popularity? The answer lies in two words: instant gratification. When plans go al fresco or life is a little too al dente, sprightly Sauvignon Blanc helps lift the...
Aldi Wine Exquisite Collection Sauvignon Blanc wins Gold at the 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards
Aldi Wine Exquisite Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2015 was awarded a Gold Medal at the 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards. The wine is available in nationwide, priced €8.99, and comes from the Casablanca Valley in Chile....
Explore New Zealand’s Finest This Sauvignon Blanc Day
New Zealand’s terroir has been sculpted by the four elements which converge on its wild coastal trails ruled by water and wind and its untamed volcanoes where earth and fire merge to create unique lands...
Celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day 2016
Festivities celebrating the seventh annual International Sauvignon Blanc Day will kick off on Friday May 6 in New Zealand, home to some of the world’s most coveted Sauvignon Blanc wines, before continuing around the...
Tasting through the Ages with Cloudy Bay
“A Landmark Label That Defined The New Zealand Wine Industry” Martin Moran MW. 2015 saw Cloudy Bay celebrate thirty years with its Iconic Sauvignon Blanc. To celebrate a select few were invited to a...
Wine of the Week – Gérard Bertrand H de L’Hospitalet Sauvignon Blanc Now €10 by Suzi Redmond
Gérard Bertrand H de L’Hospitalet Sauvignon Blanc 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2014 This has to be a steal. Coming from an award winning Château L’Hospitalet in the Languedoc and rugby legend Gérard Bertrand, a man...
Wine of the Week Bougrier Sauvignon Blanc Now €9.99 by Suzi Redmond
This week’s wine from O’Briens is Bougrier Sauvignon Blanc 100% Sauvignon Blanc Bougrier is a family owned vineyard this is a superb example of a classical sauvignon blanc from the Loire and a real...
Wine of the Week – Leyda Sauvignon La Garuma 2013 – Now €11.99 by Suzi Redmond
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...
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...
Four different styles of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc by Frankly Wines
Over the past decade or two Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has exploded in popularity in Ireland and the rest of the world. It’s a distinctive wine with an expressive nose and piercing, shiny fruit flavours...