The Wine List: Koh Restaurant

Posted on February 6th, 2009 No Comments yet

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A restaurant review with a twist. I’m focusing on the wine list of the restaurant, Koh, a Thai/Asian fusion restaurant in Mick Wallace’s Italian Quarter just of Dublin’s Abbey Street (okay, it’s officially named the Millennium Walkway).

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Wine Book Review: How to Taste by Jancis Robinson

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 No Comments yet

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Don’t want to commit to a wine course? Get this book instead and “learn” from home.

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Wine Book Review: The Wines of Burgundy

Posted on January 21st, 2009 No Comments yet

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Whether you’ve been smitten or bitten by wines from Burgundy, this wine book is for you.

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Video tasting: Friendly Grüner Veltliner 2007 by Laurenz V.

Posted on January 8th, 2009 7 Comments

Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Video tasting, White wine, €15-€20

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Yours truly video tasting of one my favourite white wines of the moment, a “Friendly Gruner Veltliner”.

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Wine blogging Wednesday 44: French Cabernet Franc

Posted on April 1st, 2008 2 Comments

Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, €10-€15

For the 44th edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, and my second, the theme is French Cabernet Franc, hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk over on WLTV.

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Review of Bourgogne Aligoté Lignier 2004 (€22)

Posted on March 21st, 2008 1 Comment

Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, White wine, €20-€30

When I first saw the label, “Bourgogne Aligoté”, I assumed a Chardonnay. In fact, it’s a completely different grape from the Chardonnay-dominated Burgundy region.

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