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Is lean really good? 8 Jul 2013 | 10:39 pm
I was recently sent 11 wines from the Rias Baixas region of Spain by the Spanish economic and Commercial Office to review but i'm not sure that my opinions will be welcome. All the wines are commercia...
Sad news 29 Jun 2013 | 02:20 pm
The Drinks Business has a small piece about the death of Peter Lehmann who was one of the biggest characters in the Australian wine industry over the last 40 years. He single-handedly saved a lot of s...
Devastation in Vouvray 17 Jun 2013 | 09:37 pm
There is a shocking picture in Decanter's report of today's violent hail storms which have caused very serious damage. Given that growers in Muscadet are still struggling with the effects of the 2008 ...
Some sad news 10 Jun 2013 | 06:50 pm
I am sorry to say that I received news today that John Taylor MW passed away on Friday last. John was a keen Arsenal fan (which I did not hold against him!) and a really nice character. He became an M...
Change of circumstance 28 May 2013 | 09:23 pm
On Saturday next, the 1st of June, I start a new position as Retail Store Manager for the Wicklow Wine Company. I will be blogging on their site as well as here but rest assured that I will declare, o...
Going, going... 12 Apr 2013 | 03:18 pm
Wow - there is an article today by James Halliday about a wine auction to be held in order to raise funds for the Len Evans Foundation. If i had the money I'd go and bid as there some fantastic wines ...
Slovenian follow-up 12 Apr 2013 | 03:03 pm
Just a brief post to say that the Celtic Whiskey Shop have started importing the Dveri Pax range of wines as a result of the excellent tasting hosted by Cabot & Co. a few months ago. Their Pinot Gris,...
Slovenian rhapsody 7 Feb 2013 | 10:53 pm
On Tuesday 5th February a tasting of Slovenian wines was hosted in Dublin by Liam and Sinead Cabot, and a very good tasting it was too. This is not the first time that such a tasting has been held her...
More on the budget 10 Dec 2012 | 03:27 pm
The good people at Cases Wine Warehouse have an interesting piece following on from last week's budget and the way in which the Irish wine market is developing. All small retailers will have to increa...
Being for the benefit of Mr Flanagan (or simple maths for politicians!) 7 Dec 2012 | 08:40 pm
On Budget night, Charlie Flanagan made a right fool of himself by tweeting that the Budget can't have been too bad i the Irish Times was leading with the duty increase in wine. Immediately challenged ...
