The Squid’s Fist by Some Young Punks (video)

Posted on September 22nd, 2010 3 Comments

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A new blend of Aussie confidence from a crowd who call themselves Some Young Punks.

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Three of the best wines from Pieve di Pitti, Tuscany

Posted on April 20th, 2010 No Comments yet

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With the sunshine finally coming out, my thoughts are of Tuscany. With one foot in Spring and one in Summer, I’ve gone for one red and two whites from gentleman and winemaker Sergio Gargari and his western Tuscan estate of Pieve di Pitti.

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Wine of the Week: Super Tuscan, I Sodi di San Niccolo’ 2003

Posted on March 24th, 2010 3 Comments

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Supertuscan made with native Tuscan grapes from Castellare. Truly super.

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Liberty Wines portfolio tasting, Dublin

Posted on February 24th, 2010 8 Comments

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The Liberty Wines portfolio tasting took place today at Fallon & Byrne. While the Italians were on song, there were quite a few others worth a mention.

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Cerretello Chianti Superiore 2006: Video tasting

Posted on August 10th, 2009 3 Comments

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Delicious introduction to a gorgeous Chianti now available in Ireland.

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Unsigned rockstars: the wines of Pieve de’ Pitti

Posted on October 24th, 2008 4 Comments

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An unsigned rockstar in the form of the wines from Pieve de’ Pitti and a brand new blog on the block, whose simple mission is to find an Irish importer for it.

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Brunello di Montalcino Capanna 2003

Posted on August 1st, 2008 8 Comments

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Brunello di Montalcino Capanna 2003

A blisteringly brilliant Brunello.

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Thinking of Tuscany: Castellare Chianti Classico 2005

Posted on July 24th, 2008 2 Comments

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I spent a couple of weeks in Chianti last year, having booked through to-tuscany.com. Their latest newsletter caught my eye as I was drinking a Castellare from Castellina in Chianti at the time – it almost brought me back for a moment.

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Italian Stallions: 5 reds from Italy

Posted on November 16th, 2007 3 Comments

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This week’s wine tasting session took place on Wednesday in Enowine, IFSC. I took five Italian reds through their paces

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