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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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..
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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..
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Wine Review: Mouton-Cadet Bordeaux Rouge 2005
Posted: 01 February '10 by Niall
Kelly and I picked up this Mouton-Cadet 2005 from our local Sainsburys off-licence a few weeks ago – although we’d never tried this particular red before we thought we were on safe ground: a Bordeaux red; a young wine from the famous Baron Philippe de Rothschild; and it was also on offer, one of the..
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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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Wine Review: Sangre de Toro 2006
Posted: 21 October '09 by Niall
On a horrible wind-swept and rainy evening, Kelly and I thought we’d cheer ourselves up with a cheeky bottle (or two!) of wine. Amazing how wine can do that. The Torres wines are firm favourites of ours: consistently good flavours, and not too hard on the pocket. And depending on your choice, you also get..
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Wine Review: Cotes du Roussillon 2008
Posted: 17 September '09 by Niall
Along with the interesting menu in St John (more of that later) you’ll also find a lengthy and mouth-watering wine-list. The choices for our main courses, which were offal-y good (sic), cried out for a full-bodied red – and the Cotes du Roussillon 2008 certainly fit the bill. The Details The Wine: Cotes du Roussillon..
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