Prosecco has become a bit of a pop culture phenomenon. It has joined other favourites such as chocolate, coffee and strawberries ‘n’ cream not just as ice cream flavours but as spa treatments; its...
Fame is tricky. It enables and enhances a person’s virtues as well as their dark side, and it takes a down-to-earth individual with a solid support system to thrive after reaching global stardom. In...
Sometimes the phrase “easy to drink” acts more as a backhanded compliment than as a description of a wine, and rarely a style or region earns the praise of both the hardcore oenophiles and...
Wine doesn’t have the monopoly on food and drink pairings. In fact, some dishes might not necessarily find their ideal match in vino and even in instances when there is a bottle that goes...
It began with a passionate team of Gin-terested people, the same boys and girls that have years of experience creating events within the drinks industry such as Whiskey Live Dublin and Irish Whiskey Awards,...
There is more than one way to become a sommelier. Some gradually progress into the role after a long career in hospitality, others know from day one (or two) they want to walk wine’s...
For most winemakers, the journey of their wine from grape to glass is one of a thousand decisions. What grape varieties do they plant, and where will they plant them? When do they pick...
The pleasure of slowly sipping whiskey by the fire melts away as the weather gets warmer. As spritzers and other fruity or floral concoctions take over to satisfy our thirst for something more refreshing,...
Irish Whiskey was the most widely consumed spirit enjoying global domination in the latter part of the 19th century. There were over 88 licensed distilleries throughout Ireland, making Irish Whiskey the global brand leader...
The cork has long popped on the days when sparkling wine was regarded as a drink limited to celebration occasions only. Helped greatly by sales of Italy’s Prosecco, whose keen price and fruity flavours...
Located in Ireland’s tidiest village, The Old Barrack Coffee Roasters is soon to welcome a cafe which will offer a space for adult customers to savour great coffees. As such, the Old Barracks Coffee Cafe...
Food and wine pairing has been around for a long-time. Europeans have been happily, if not purposefully, pairing local wine with local food for centuries and the old vinous adage “what grows together, goes together”...
This time, we’ll step back a little and consider South America as one destination. The main point of our travels was to discover how people would eat and drink in the rest of the...
Bartenders are the rock stars of the social scene, maestros of every great night out and the ones blamed for the sore heads the next day! Like we forced you to drink the last...
I have a very soft spot for Roasted Brown coffee. In the past, I would have joyously enjoyed a cup of white coffee at Love Supreme Stoneybatter almost every weekend before hitting the streets...
The Spanish Wine Week in Ireland has become one of the most highly anticipated events in the calendar of local oenophiles. This year the celebration of vino will run from the 23rd to the...
Often when you hear of world records accomplished, it is thought of as personal success, or victory – not one you would foremost associate with the worldly spectrum of wine. When we consider the...
Upon moving to Belfast to work as a sommelier in July of 2017, I – like many from the Republic – was uncertain of what to expect. Having visited a handful of times, I...
The Belfry reopened last December at 37 Stoneybatter after being closed for a long time. For its makeover, the venue swapped its washed down blue and red façade for an all-black front, a sleek introduction...
Haters gonna hate, but just like Taylor Swift, Pinot Grigio is just gonna shake, shake, shake it off all the way to the bank. And speaking of basic, it seems as if nowadays in the drinks...
