The Belfast Wine Festival, 29 August 2011

Posted: 09 August '11 by Niall and Kelly

The Belfast Wine Festival, 29 August 2011

Sparkling, bubbly and a little bit cheeky.. and that’s just the host! Olly Smith, the flamboyant wine expert from Saturday Kitchen, is bringing the wonderful world of wine to St. George’s Market in Belfast on 29 August 2011. The first event of it’s kind in Northern Ireland, the festival is the place for you, whether you’re a novice or dedicated connoisseur!

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Wine-tasting at Carluccio’s Festa del Vino Veneto

Posted: 26 July '11 by Elham

Festa del Vino Veneto at Carluccio's

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?

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Walkabout wine-tasting at Direct Wine Shipments

Posted: 19 May '11 by Niall

Walkabout wine-tasting at Direct Wine Shipments 17 June 2011

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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Vidigal Vinho Verde 2010

Posted: 03 May '11 by Niall

A wine review from Chilli and Chocolate

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.

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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..

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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..

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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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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..

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