Archive for the ‘Open wine tasting’ Category

Date for your diary: The New Zealand Wine Fair January 17th

Posted on December 7th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Details of the New Zealand Wine Fair in Dublin on January 17th.

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The Shelftalker 2.0 & Mobile Marketing

Posted on October 2nd, 2010 7 Comments

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Live example of Shelf-talker 2.0, using something called a QR code.

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Riedel tasting coming to Dublin’s Convention Centre

Posted on July 30th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Does the shape of the wine glass impact on your enjoyment of wine? Riedel think so and are presenting a unique tasting on that very topic in Dublin on 17th September. Clink.

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Sud de France Synchronised Tasting

Posted on June 21st, 2010 1 Comment

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A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Sud de France, an umbrella brand for wine and food products from Languedoc-Roussillon, to taste of some of the wines they represent for a synchronised wine tasting over social media. Here are the results from “the Dublin jury”.

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#twebt – Twitter Blind Wine Tasting 31st January

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 7 Comments

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The second edition of the Irish Twitter Blind Wine Tasting is happening on Jan. 31st. Guess the wine, brag to all your fellow twitterers, twits, friends or followers (whatever it is the kidz are calling it these days.)

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Celebrate Australia Day with an evening in the Barossa (26th January)

Posted on January 7th, 2010 1 Comment

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Another sublime Australian tasting in prospect, this time it’s the Barossa Valley.

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The Corkscrew Winter Wine Fair

Posted on November 13th, 2009 No Comments yet

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The Corkscrew are hosting their annual winter wine fair this Sunday. Worth a look-see and a taste-y. For a good cause, too.

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Curious Wines New Zealand Tasting, Dublin

Posted on November 11th, 2009 5 Comments

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Notes from the Curious Wines New Zealand tasting in Dublin.

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Wine Buff Harvest Offers – up to 40% off

Posted on September 25th, 2009 No Comments yet

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Introjuicing John McDonnell and the Fizz and Stickie Show

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 3 Comments

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The Fizz and Stickie Show, Aussie slang for a sparkling and dessert wine tasting. I got together with John McDonnell, Manager of Wine Australia, Ireland to talk about the Fizz and Stickie show.

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