In my blog last week, I highlighted some of our wines which had recently picked up awards at the big international wine competitions, so for today’s blog, I thought I’d look a little closer to home, and feature some of our wines which have been reviewed in the Irish Press over the last few weeks.
Delheim Chenin Blanc 2016
“Delicious textured juicy peach...
By all accounts, we are due for a mini heat-wave this weekend, to help make the most of this warm spell while it lasts, there are lots of Summer treats available in your local O’Briens store.
Regular readers of the blog will know that, weather permitting, I never miss an opportunity to get the BBQ lit, and this weekend certainly be no different, but as this weather also s...
As I write, the sun is beating through the office window, and with this in mind, I have decided to return to the topic of Rosé for my blog today. Regular readers will by now that I am a huge fan of Rosé wines, the main reason being that can be such good wines for food-matching, particularly with the grilled fish, barbecues and salads filling our tables just now. I have chosen four w...
As we all tighten our belts and wait desperately for the first pay-cheque of the new year to hit the bank account, the need for budget wines is more pressing now than at any other time of the year.
With this in mind, and to help to get you through to the end of the month, I have picked out below four great budget wines for January.
In terms of quality/price ratio thes...
As autumn settles in, I like to savour every last opportunity to the enjoy fresher and more elegant styles of wine, before winter takes hold and my tastes tend to shift toward heavier reds and richer whites to complement the richer, more robust dishes on the table.
Regardless of the weather outside, for me the fresh character of these wines enjoyed at this time of year is almo...
We may not be experiencing the most Summer-like weather just now, but with tomorrow being the 1st of July and most schools breaking up this week we are heading into peak season for holidays.
I’m sure that just like me, anyone else planning on holidaying at home will already have weighed up the pros and cons of staying in Ireland against heading away, and no doubt our weath...
We got our tasting schedule for 2016 off to a flying start thanks to a visit from this week from South Africa’s Delheim.
Reg Holder (General Manager & Cellar Master) & Raymond Noppe (Sales Manager) brought with them the latest vintages of their entire range and we were delighted when they generously offered to host a masterclass for our store managers.
It was intrig...
Meet the new Darlings!
Less than an hour’s drive from Cape Town, the Darling region is home to Cloof Wine Estate, whose significant vineyard plantings are greatly influenced by proximity to the cooling effects Atlantic Ocean.
These vineyards yield fruit of huge intensity and flavour, allowing Cloof’s team of highly-skilled young winemakers to produce a range of thoroughly mo...
Rosé Returns!
Swallows filling our skies, BBQ aromas wafting over the garden fence and the gentle background hum of a distant lawn-mower; all herald the changing of the season.
But for me nothing says summer, quite like seeing the new vintages of our Rosé wines arriving.
And for most of us, thinking of a crisp glass of Rosé conjures up images of sitti...
After more than six months of buying trips, tastings and blending sessions, July is one of the most exciting times of the year because our new wines start to arrive. Some of these wines were only being conceived when the bunches were ripeningon the vines last autumn and some were planned over a year ago. To see them finally arrive on Irish shores, often for the first timecreatesa real ...
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