Wine-tasting at Carluccio’s Festa del Vino Veneto
Posted: 26 July '11 by Elham
Carluccio’s have just finished their Festa del Vino Veneto, a celebration of wines from the Veneto region of Italy. But did the Veneto wine-tasting at St. Christopher’s Place endear this north-eastern corner of Italy to our roving reporter and London-based socialite, Elham?
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!
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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..
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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…
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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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