Creu Celta is one of the best Spanish wines in the UK!
Posted: 03 September '10 by Niall and Kelly
New Wave Spanish Wine Awards 2010
We’re sure that everyone at Belfast’s Direct Wine Shipments are over the moon. Their ‘Creu Celta 2006′ wine has been awarded a “Best New Discovery” prize at this years New Wave Spanish Wine Awards 2010.
The ‘Creu Celta’ label produces rich, concentrated reds with pine, chocolate, cherry, plum and currant notes from the DWS vineyard in Priorat, Northern Spain.
Tim Atkin (award-winning wine writer and Master of Wine) led a panel of distinguished judges who had the onerous task of tasting nearly 1000 wines. The 119 wines shortlisted by the panel represent the very best Spanish wines available in the UK right now!
Now in its sixth year, the New Wave Spanish Wine Awards is run by Wines from Spain and Off Licence News (OLN). The awards are designed to showcase the most exciting wines from Spain available in the UK market.
So it’s official – Creu Celta is one of the best Spanish wines in the UK!
Congratulations to everyone at DWS!
Other information
You can find the full list of winning wines at www.winesfromspainuk.com.
You can buy the Creu Celta 2006 online at Direct Wine Shipments – RRP £19.99
You can click here to find out more about Tim Atkin.
Direct Wine Shipments
5-7 Corporation Square,
Belfast
BT1 3AJ
T: 028 9050 8000
E: shop@directwine.co.uk
W: www.directwine.co.uk
You can also find DWS on Google Maps.
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Observer Food Monthly Awards 2010
Posted: 22 June '10 by Niall
Observer Food Monthly Awards
We’ve just noticed that voting for the Observer Food Monthly Awards is open. The competition closes at midnight on Friday, June 25th – so get voting now!
The categories include Best Restaurant and Best Food Blog (hint, hint), but we think that Co Couture, those marvellous gourmet chocolatiers located on Chicester Street in Belfast, deserve your vote in the Best independent local shop or online retailer section.
Besides getting to see your favourite local restaurants, shops and blogs getting the recognition you think they deserve, you’ll also be entered into a draw for All reader votes will be entered into a draw to win a foodie weekend in Flanders and a six course dinner at Fifteen, Cornwall – amongst other prizes.
The judges
Judging of the entries will take place in July. The prestigious 12-person panel includes such luminaries as Nigel Slater , Mariella Frostrup and Mark Hix.
Other information
You can click here to vote in the Observer Food Monthly Awards.
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