Win tickets to Wine Australia’s Rugby World Cup tastings

Posted on August 25th, 2011 26 Comments

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Win a pair of tickets to one of two tasting events run by Wine Australia in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup.

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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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Spotted: Video of Bibendum Tasting Jan ’09

Posted on January 29th, 2010 1 Comment

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Spotted on the YouTubes, a video from the Bibendum tasting of the 21 January, 2009. Worth a look-see.

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Michael Mcintyre on choosing wine in a restaurant

Posted on January 18th, 2010 1 Comment

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The awkward ritual that is choosing a wine in a restaurant is perfectly described by Michael Mcintyre in the Apollo.

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Upcoming wine tasting event: New Zealand wines – 19th January

Posted on January 7th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Forget those notions of a January detoxification. There are a host of tastings coming up which only happen once a year or are a once off.

Besides, wine is full of antioxidants which so it will go perfectly with all that carrot and celery juice. Get out and get tasting some great wines. If you’re adamant about your detox plan, you can always spit.

First up, New Zealand

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New Zealand Wine Tasting Cork 5th June

Posted on May 26th, 2009 1 Comment

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New Zealand wine tasting coming up in Cork – June 5th

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Competition 4: Win 2 tickets to The Corkscrew’s Annual Wine Fair

Posted on May 14th, 2009 21 Comments

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The love keeps coming with my 4th competition: A pair of tickets to the The Corkscrew’s Annual Wine Fair

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Upcoming fine wine tastings with the Irish Wine Board

Posted on April 19th, 2009 4 Comments

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I got talking to Jacquie from the Wine Board of Ireland about their new series of fine wine tastings. It looks to be a very diverse range of tastings with something for everyone and they’ve come down from €70 to €45 which is always nice.

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Naked wine tasting video

Posted on December 11th, 2008 5 Comments

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Now this is wine tasting! Frank, any chance you could do similar on your next video?

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Uncorked Fridays at enowine

Posted on September 11th, 2008 8 Comments

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Is the pub packed full of suits on a Friday? Try Uncorked Fridays at enowine.

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