Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009
Posted: 02 July '10 by Niall
With the sun splitting the skies and the temperature at a sultry 23° we settled back in our garden and opened a well-chilled bottle of Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009. We’re not usually ones for Rosé – I’ve found that tasting the majority of cheaper wines was like drinking nail polish remover or they were..
Categories: Wine Reviews
Wine-tasting in aid of Action Cancer, 24 June 2010
Posted: 23 June '10 by Niall
This November Susan from Direct Wine Shipments will be running the New York Marathon in aid of Action Cancer. To help raise money there’s a wine-tasting evening on Thursday 24th June 2010, 7.30 for 8pm. Susan will be hosting the wine-tasting evening with Denis Broderick, one of Northern Ireland’s leading wine educators, the featured speaker…
Categories: Things to do
We’re going walkabout with Direct Wine Shipments, are you?
Posted: 31 May '10 by Niall
Direct Wine Shipments are holding another one of their “walkabout” wine-tastings on 18 June, 2010. These events are always fun – a great way to sample a wide range of DWS-recommended wines and to have a chat with their friendly team – all in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Megan Daily from Sainte Eugénie, a..
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Heritage Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Posted: 27 May '10 by Niall
After a brief foray into white wine territory (see our review of the Picpoul de Pinet 2007) we’re back with a classy red from the New World, a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia: the Heritage Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. The Heritage Wines winery is a small family-owned business located in the Barossa Valley and..
Categories: Wine Reviews
Picpoul de Pinet 2007
Posted: 30 March '10 by Niall
Just before our long weekend in Paris, Kelly and I thought that we should immerse ourselves in a little French culture and try the Picpoul de Pinet 2007. The Picpoul de Pinet 2007 is a lively young white wine from the Languedoc-Rousillon region of South-West France. Although not renowned for it’s outstanding wines in the..
Categories: Wine Reviews
Wine-tasting evening at Direct Wine Shipments
Posted: 10 February '10 by Kelly
In our last post we mentioned the exciting work that we’re doing with Direct Wine Shipments and that there was another announcement to come.. Chilli and Chocolate are holding a wine-tasting evening at Direct Wine Shipments on Friday the 12th of March 2010!! Not only will you get to taste an array of selected wines..
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Exciting times at Chilli & Chocolate – with Direct Wine Shipments
Posted: 09 February '10 by Niall
These are exciting times here at Chilli and Chocolate! We have a lot of things planned for 2010, but the newest development and one which we’re most excited about is working with Direct Wine Shipments. The main reason for starting Chilli and Chocolate was to let you know about what was available out there –..
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I heard it through the grape vine
Posted: 02 December '09 by Niall
There are times when I think that there is simply nothing to do in Belfast and then something new presents itself.. On Friday 13th of November I went along to the “Walkabout Wine Tasting” at Direct Wine Shipments accompanied by Linda, one of the Chilli and Chocolate members (Kelly was working and very distraught at..
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