Classy critters from La Granja
Posted on July 4th, 2011 5 Comments
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Three little beauties from La Granja.
Alfred Eames, Sir, you are a genius
Posted on April 27th, 2011 1 Comment
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Sour Grapes goes native in Colorado and discovers a great Syrah. Also rues the fact he didn’t bring a bigger suitcase.
Wine of the Week: Château de Pennautier 2008 (red)
Posted on July 19th, 2010 7 Comments
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Ridiculous price of €6.95 for this very decent wine currently on offer in Dunnes Stores nationwide.
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Wine of the week: Château Eulalie (Prestige d’Eulalie), Minervois 2007 – €14
Posted on April 5th, 2010 No Comments yet
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Minervois is the destination for this round of WOW (wine of the week). A good ‘un too with the Prestige d’Eulalie from Château d’Eulalie.
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Wine of the week: Palo Alta Reserva 2007, Chile
Posted on September 28th, 2009 4 Comments
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Fab Chilean red from Dunnes Stores.
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The reds from the southern Rhône
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 1 Comment
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Following on from last week’s northern Rhône, this week a brief description of the southern Rhône.
The reds from the northern Rhône
Posted on March 16th, 2009 2 Comments
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Back at the end of February, I went along to Enowine’s Rhône tasting. Håkan, Richard and John from Enowine were there to guide the crowd through the 16 different and varied wines from the Rhône. Aside from tasting fantastic wines, I learned a huge amount about the Rhône.
Château Jouclary Cabardès (Cuvée Tradition) 2005 – Video tasting
Posted on October 21st, 2008 8 Comments
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Fifth video tasting. This time, the Chateau Jouclary Cuvée Tradition 2005 from Cabardes, available from Bubble Brothers in Cork.
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Château Roubaud 2006, Costière de Nîmes AOC
Posted on June 17th, 2008 No Comments yet
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Quick one on a Château Roubaud 2006 from the Costière de Nîmes AOC
Chinese Wine: Noble Dragon Shandong Red 2005
Posted on November 6th, 2007 2 Comments
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Chinese Wine? From grapes? Yes and yes. But is it any good? Find out!
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