Three great value New Zealand Pinot Noirs
Posted on January 26th, 2010 8 Comments
Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, €15-€20
From this week’s Tribune, three Cracking value Pinot Noirs from New Zealand.
Two Spy Valley wines for a Twecipe Recipe
Posted on February 17th, 2009 4 Comments
Saved in Other sites of interest, Sour Grapes recommends, White wine, Wine, €15-€20
Two wines to go with a delicious goat’s cheese recipe suggested by Twitter sensation, Twecipe.
Open wine 3 write-up: Baron de Ley Rioja and “GruVee” wine from 1983
Posted on June 13th, 2008 5 Comments
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The third open wine evening took place in Enowine, IFSC. We had a great night trying wines on the enomatic system, listening to a talk on Baron de Ley wines from Rioja and tasting a 25 year old wine from Austria.
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Open wine Riesling write-up
Posted on May 29th, 2008 5 Comments
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The second open wine tasting took place last night (28th May) in Fallon & Byrne. The theme was Riesling, trying 5 different Rieslings.
WSET Intermediate night three: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 3 Comments
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Tuesday night’s WSET Intermediate class was all about Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, Private Bin 2007 (Marlborough, New Zealand)
Posted on January 17th, 2008 3 Comments
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You can get this bad boy for about €15 in most places. I bought it in SuperQuinn. But that’s all I’ll say on the matter. Inside, wine tasting in pictures.
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M&S wine: Three thoroughly decent Pinot Noirs
Posted on January 9th, 2008 1 Comment
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Just before Christmas, I picked up three Pinot Noirs (red wine) on sale in M&S. Now that I’ve had a chance to try them, here’s my verdict on buying wine in Marks & Spencer
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France versus New Zealand: Pinot Noir taste-off
Posted on November 18th, 2007 No Comments yet
Two world cup defeats. One Rainbow Warrior. New Zealand haven’t done well by the French. The biggest showdown between the two countries since RWC ‘07 is a Pinot Noir taste-off. This time the New Zealanders are the underdogs. How will they fare?
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