FREE wine tasting at DWS!
Posted: 08 March '12 by Niall and Kelly
As part of Belfast City Council’s Independent Retailer Week, Direct Wine Shipments are having a free in-store wine-tasting on Friday 9th of March to Saturday 10th, 2012. Head down there to support one of our local retailers and discover some new favourite wines!
Categories: Things to do
Walkabout wine-tasting at Direct Wine Shipments
Posted: 19 May '11 by Niall
Direct Wine Shipments are holding another of their Walkabout wine-tastings. These events are a really good way to try a range of wines that you don’t usually buy – and a fun way to spend an evening out in Belfast. Kelly and I will be there, so make sure you call over to say hello!
Categories: Things to do
Vidigal Vinho Verde 2010
Posted: 03 May '11 by Niall
We first came across Vinho Verde on holiday in the Algarve in Portugal, and it’s been a firm favourite ever since. Fresh and crisp, this young wine is immensely gluggable and made for those lazy, hazy days of Summer.
Categories: Wine Reviews
Burgundy Wine Tasting & Supper at DWS
Posted: 04 April '11 by Niall and Kelly
Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Maconnais.. These are just some of the most well-known locations in the wine-making world, which produce some of the best known wines, such as Pouilly Fuisse, Montrachet and Gevrey Chambertin. And they’re all in the same region of France: Burgundy. Direct Wine Shipments are holding another of their very..
Categories: Competitions and Promotions > Things to do
Congratulations, Joanne!
Posted: 28 October '10 by Niall and Kelly
Congratulations to Joanne W, the winner of our Hugel wine-tasting competition! Joanne gets two tickets to the wine-and-supper evening at Direct Wine Shipments – we’re sure you’ll have a fantastic night. To be fair, it was a slightly tricky question – although Alsace has changed hands a few times, the region is firmly in France…
Categories: Competitions and Promotions
Win tickets to the Hugel wine-tasting evening at DWS
Posted: 21 October '10 by Niall and Kelly
Our friends at Direct Wine Shipments are hosting another of their fantastic wine-tasting and supper evenings on the 28th of October – and you could be there! The attendees will be sampling a range of wines from the highly respected Hugel family, who have been producing wines in Alsace from the 1600s. I first came..
Categories: Competitions and Promotions
Autumn events at Direct Wine Shipments
Posted: 28 September '10 by Niall and Kelly
Direct Wine Shipments have just published their Autumn events calendar – and whether you’re an enthusiastic amateur or a fully-fledged wine-buff, there’s plenty to keep you happy as the nights draw in. Two events in particular caught our eye: the Bordeaux Wine Dinner at James Street South on Wednesday, 6th of October; and the Torres..
Categories: Things to do
Creu Celta is one of the best Spanish wines in the UK!
Posted: 03 September '10 by Niall and Kelly
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..
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