The Languedoc – Wake up and smell the lavender
See my article on this beautiful area of France in this weekend’s Irish Times. Pic: The market at Gignac (Roz Crowley)
Malbec and Torrontés – Argentina does them well
World Malbec Day last week may have been a marketer’s creation but it generated interest in Irish wine writers who gathered in the Hilton hotel, Dublin, for a tasting. Organized … Continue reading
Jean Smullen success
Congrats to Jean Smullen who has been working on the promotion of wine for many years. Organising wine events, writing and broadcasting about wine, she seems to be everywhere. Her … Continue reading
Ballymaloe Lit fest
A terrific line-up of speakers at Ballymaloe for the weekend of 3 May sounds like a good way to spend a few days. Food and wine writers and producers in … Continue reading
Spanish wine news Dublin
You are invited to ‘An Evening of Wine and Tapas’Date: This Friday, April 12th 2013 Time: 5pm-7pm Location: United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2 Members, non-members, friends … Continue reading
Madrid with a Madrileno
It’s hard to beat being shown around by someone who has lived in a city for years. A visit to Madrid in May of last year to visit my friend … Continue reading
A Weekend in Renvyle House. Hours in Kylemore.
130 years of hospitality in Renvyle was a good excuse to join friends at the weekend in this welcoming hotel on the wild shores of Connemara. Renvyle House has an … Continue reading
Wine tasting Nicholsons Riesling and Pinot Noir
Did you know that that there are more astronauts in the world than Masters of Wine? A recent tasting of wines from James Nicholson was instructive and showed the potential … Continue reading
Mitchell and Son wine tasting
If you ever get a chance to hear Peter Dunne of Mitchell and Son in Dublin talk, take it! As entertaining as he is informative, his 40 years as a … Continue reading
The Juice – Vinous Veritas Jay McInerney
For those of us who take food and wine books to bed, snuggling with Jay McInerney is an 11 tog duvet. His words are easy, comfy, ticklish, playful. But there’s … Continue reading
Curious about Spanish Wines
A tasting of mainly Spanish wines last week was a revelation with the introduction to Cork of producer Tom Puyaubert by Michael Kane of Curious Wines. Mike is a relatively … Continue reading
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