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Winter Reds Sale

O’Briens Wine is Having a Winter Reds Sale That is Not to Be Missed

Still feeling that winter chill? Fear not, as O’Briens Wine is having a promotion on their Winter Reds, with bottles that are guaranteed to warm you up this season. Wine expert and O’Briens Wine Director Lynne Coyle, has hand-picked the sumptuous selection of wines, with each bottle reflecting the various regions and styles. Customers can …

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This Shop is Selling a Must Have Wine Advent Calendar This Christmas

Wine lovers rejoice, as Aldi is bringing its hugely popular Wine Advent Calendar to its stores nationwide. This is the perfect gift for the budding sommelier in your life or even as a treat to yourself. Tis the season to be merry after all! Aldi’s Wine Advent Calender comes in a beautifully designed box, its …

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Biodynamic Wines

Explore The Organic And Biodynamic Wines of Gérard Bertrand at This Fantastic French Masterclass

Fancy spending an evening sipping French wine and learning all about the fascinating world of organic French wines? If so, O’Briens are hosting an Organic Wine Masterclass featuring the award-winning organic and biodynamic wines of Gérard Bertrand. Taking place on Thursday the 18th of October at 7.30pm, guests are invited for an entertaining evening exploring the wines …

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A French Wine Made by An Irish Woman to Enjoy this St. Patrick’s Day

The list of Irish people who’ve left their mark in wineries across the world is long and filled with successful stories. Often referred to as the Wine Geese, these adventurous merchants and winemakers are not just memories of the past as nowadays the dream of leaving the Emerald Isle to craft wines in different regions …

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This Fresh and Friendly Chenin Blanc Is the White Wine you Need to Try this Week

This Fresh and Friendly Chenin Blanc Is the White Wine you Need to Try this Week

If white wine grapes were musicians, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc would be world-famous pop-stars and Riesling would rock at steely guitar solos in a band. In that universe, Chenin Blanc would be an indie singer-songwriter with a hipster look and a harmonica, I think of it as the Alanis Morissette of wine; popular enough to …

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Porta 6 Reserva 2015 - Wine of the Week from O'Briens

A Rich and Comforting Red to Bring Some Portuguese Warmth to this Chilly Week

Just when the first hiking and foraging events of the year start to pop on my Facebook timeline, news of the “Beast from the East” encourage me to reconsider the wonders of indoors life. This meteorological Yeti’s surprise visit has also pushed me to frantically search for a last minute escape to sunny Portugal. Porta …

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Château de Fleurie 2015 - Wine of the Week from O'Briens Wine

This Juicy and Light Red Is the Ideal Companion to a French Charcuterie Board

Is that time of the year: The phrase “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé” appears on the boards and the world celebrates the arrival of the popular vin de primeur. The main appeal of this fruity, youthful red from Gamay is that it’s drank on the same year the grapes were harvested in (most Old World wines, even …

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A Rockin Ripasso for those Who Like their Reds Rich and Hearty

A Rockin’ Ripasso for those Who Like their Reds Fruity But with a Punch

Imagine this: It’s a chilly autumnal evening and you’re comfortably sitting in a sofa with cushions and blankets at your hand’s reach. You’re relaxed and cosy and you’re taking great pleasure in a glass of wine. What wine is it? Probably not a crisp, summery rosé. It’s time to call in the big guns. Enters …

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A Cheeky Chenin Blanc from South Africa to Start Sipping 2017

A Cheeky Chenin Blanc from South Africa to Start Sipping 2017

While the northern hemisphere prepares for the harvest, wine producing countries in the southern half of the world are already drinking their 2017 vintages. As fresh and youthful as a wine can be, they come from fruit that was picked between February and April, just when northerner grapes were waking up to spring. Delheim Chenin 2017 is …

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Suesey Street Turns Wednesdays into Winedays with Bottles up to Half Price

Suesey Street Turns Wednesdays into Winedays with Bottles up to Half Price

Wine lovers have a reason to smile mid-week as Suesey Street is turning Wednesdays into Winedays with the help of enthusiastic and passionate sommelier Simon Keegan and the delectable array of bottles he proudly serves at this inviting venue. Now he is regaling oenophiles with a weekly celebration of featured wines at special prices, most …

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Wine of the Week from O'Briens: Gérard Bertrand Solensis 2015

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Gérard Bertrand Solensis 2015

They say that wine is sunshine in a bottle, perhaps, it is a brief moment in the universe infused in grape juice. Or maybe it’s simply a wonderful chemical reaction. From the unapologetically esoteric to the accurately scientific, everyone has their own approach to wine, and their own secrets to make it the right way. While there …

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Wine of the Week from O'Briens: Urlar Pinot Noir 2012

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Urlar Pinot Noir 2012

Life is full of coincidences… From namesakes with an uncanny resemblance, to people that have repeatedly survived a lightning strike, from those who find a wedding ring decades after loosing it, to those who re-encounter a long-lost cat miles away from home. Randomness, destiny or our ability to reflect on things and give them meaning? It’s impossible to …

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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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Wine Wednesday pick from O’Briens: Lingenfelder Hare Label Gewürztraminer 2013

Wine Wednesday pick from O’Briens: Lingenfelder Hare Label Gewürztraminer 2013

Once upon a time there was a beautiful vineyard in a small village named Grosskarlbach, in the northeast of the Pfalz region in Germany. There, on a sunny and fertile land where cherries, peaches and apricots grew nearby, 13 generations of Lingenfelder winemakers produced wines since at least the year 1520. They knew their land was small …

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