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Our Two Great Loves Combined! Chocolate Wine is Coming in Time for Christmas

After dining and indulging, dessert wines are a truly delicious way to end any meal, and especially so when infused with our beloved chocolate. Supermarket Aldi has just announced the release of a seasonal dessert special, an actual chocolate wine that reads “chocolate, velvet, ruby”. The non-vintage Rubis will have a delectable sister chocolate wine …

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If you Like Prosecco, You’re Going to Love this Bubbly Sicilian

October brings crisp evenings and autumnal splendor. Halloween decorations intertwined with the premature sparkle of Christmas ornaments beginning to pop up remind us that this is a season for many a celebration. It’s also a time to try new things and while the weather’s change seems to lure us into velvety and rich reds, nothing says …

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This Unmissable Californian Wine Road Trip Tasting is Taking Place in Dublin Very Soon

This Unmissable Californian Wine Road Trip Tasting is Taking Place in Dublin Very Soon

Fancy going on a Californian Wine Road Trip tasting along with two Masters of Wine? Then join O’Briens Wine this Wednesday 4th of October as they’ll take you on a tour of the wonderful flavours of the Golden State under the expert guidance of Justin Knock MW & Lynne Coyle MW. They will take wine lovers …

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Jean León: The Spanish Emigré Turned Hollywood A-Lister Turned Winemaker

The boom in craft drinks in the last couple of years is undeniably welcomed, but the explosion in new entrants to the market has made it more and more difficult to stand out, leading to some dubious claims and “alternative facts”. Some new distilling brands, for example, now routinely buy up old trademarks and sell …

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If you Like Crisp, Fresh White Wines, you Will this Love Picpoul de Pinet

If you Like Crisp, Fresh White Wines, you Will Love this Picpoul de Pinet

Picpoul de Pinet wines are a breeze of effortless enjoyment amongst the delightfully puzzling system of French appellations. If only all old-world bottles were so easy to remember! Picpoul is the grape, Pinet the area, therefore the math couldn’t be easier: it’s Picpoul and it comes from Pinet. The AOC’s full name is Languedoc Picpoul de …

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Food is Coming – Game of Thrones Food and Drink Experiences Around the World

Winter has officially come to Westeros and with the nail-biting conclusion fast approaching, Game of Thrones fans may lose their appetites worrying about the fate of their favourite characters. So to prevent worrisome hunger in anticipation of the release of the seventh season on July 16th, take a look at some of the best Game of …

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Let’s Take it Outside with 5 Mediterranean Wines to Dine Al Fresco

When we say dining out, we mean really out: treat yourself and your lucky guests to a Mediterranean-inspired al fresco dining experience. Get your cupboard ready with the ingredients that surround this generous sea and prepare a meal meant to be shared on a long table among good friends, music, laughter and great conversation. We’ll share five …

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Burgundy Wines: To Understand them is to Love them

Burgundy Wines: To Understand them is to Love them

Burgundy or Bourgogne is one of the most intriguing wine regions in France, shrouded in a colourful medieval past of powerful dukes and rebellious monks unsuccessfully tamed by worried popes. Its past continues to influence its present still melded with the medieval: walled towns, monasteries, high-walled estates and an aristocratic heritage that has bequeathed a …

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Argentine Wine Fair Comes Back to Dublin Just in Time for Malbec World Day!

The Embassy of the Argentine Republic will be holding their 5th Argentine Wine Fair on Wednesday 19th April, 2017. The Fair is organised in association with Wines of Argentina and cleverly ties in with the 7th edition of Malbec World Day which takes place this year on Monday April 17th, 2017. There will be many …

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Rioja Control Board Announces Wine Educators Programme

The D.O.Ca. Rioja Control Board has launched an Official Rioja Wine Educators programme worldwide. After passing a theoretical course through education.riojawine.com and practical training sessions including a sojourn in Rioja educators will receive certification. The aim of the programme is to recruit professionals with communication skills and an ability to influence major wine consuming countries …

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Win at Wine: Test your Wine Knowledge with this New Board Game

Board games are experiencing a golden age and not just for kiddie or family friendly themes. Difficult strategy, complex dynamics, adult topics (and by that we don’t mean risqué, although that’s not unheard of) and innovative design are giving strength to a wave of publications with a growing fan-base. Another thing that over 18s are known for …

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Elegance and Refinement: Discover the Fourth Wave of South American Wines

Elegance and Refinement: Discover the Fourth Wave of South American Wines

South American wines have come a long way. Prolific and well established Chile and Argentina are leading, but up and coming neighbours are finding their own voices with the improved quality that technology and sovoir-faire bring. Last year Peru took home Gold at the Mundus Vini Award in Germany while Uruguay earned Silver at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards. This …

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Roast Chicken with Truffle Mayonnaise Recipe and Wine Pairing by Julie Dupouy

Roast Chicken with Truffle Mayonnaise Recipe and Wine Pairing by Julie Dupouy

I am excited this month to introduce you to a brilliant wine I discovered recently at the S.P.I.T Tasting in Smock Alley Theatre. This Greco di Tufo from a producer called Bambinuto in Campania, Italy, is quite simply beautiful. It is everything I enjoy in a great white wine, intensity, purity, a great energy and …

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WIN! A Mixed Case of Torres Wines including the New Torres Natureo 0.0% – Closed

Torres is Ireland’s favourite Spanish wine brand, with thousands of us enjoying their wide range of wines suited for all occasions: from the ever-popular Viña Sol and Sangre de Toro through to their Altos Ibéricos Rioja, Salmos Priorat and iconic Mas La Plana Cabernet Sauvignon, to name but a few.But Torres is also noted for …

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Breaking all the Rules: How Millennials Like and Share #Wine

Breaking all the Rules: How Millennials Like and Share #Wine☺

This summer, an officeless Spanish start-up run by people between 20 and 30 years of age launched Gik, the world’s first blue wine. While your friendly neighbourhood wine snob would get a migraine just by looking at its electric indigo-infused hue and roll his eyes to their homepage image of a man with a tyrannosaurus rex’s head in a pose …

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Alternative Bubbles: Not all Sparkling Wine is Champagne, Cava or Prosecco

Alternative Bubbles: Not all Sparkling Wine is Champagne, Cava or Prosecco

A Champagne, a Cava and a Prosecco walk into a bar. The joke is on anyone who thinks that these are the only bubbles worth drinking as the world of sparkling wine goes beyond the triumvirate of fizz that they seem to exert over wine lovers. Truth is they’re the Ace, the King and the Queen, but they’re far from being the …

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