May’s mixed box of treats features 4 wines from Down Under, 4 new wines from Galicia and Castilla/La Mancha in Spain and a pair each from Maipo, Chile and the Languedoc, France. As usual, this is a super chance to give the new wines a bash while reacquainting yourself with the established ones – all for just €9.50 per bottle including delivery!

October’s Case of the Month celebrates our top selling wines of 2012. This newly revised list ranks our top selling wines by retail sales for January to September. This is your chance to try the top 12 wines in one special mixed case.

This 12-bottle mixed case contains our six top selling reds and six top selling whites.

The reds:

1    Moulin de Gassac Classic Rouge 2010  Our customers’ favourite red wine. This classic Rhône blend of Syrah and Grenache just hits the sweet spot of a great everyday red: fruit forward, juicy and ripe but with a dry, grippy backbone that makes it great with food or on it’s own. RRP €8.99.

2    Santa Alicia Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2010  A consistent customer favourite for four years now, we maintain Santa Alicia’s Reservas are the best value Chileans in Ireland. The Cabernet is thick, rich and brooding, with the 2010 receiving a whopping 91 points from Wine & Spirits Magazine. RRP €9.99.

3    Dignite Syrah 2009  Our go-to wine for customers looking for an inexpensive weekend treat, the Dignité has gained a bit of a cult following since the first vintage in 2005. Superb depth and richness from 40+ year old vines, let this iron fist breath for a couple of hours to reveal it’s full and wonderful complexity. RRP €12.99.

4    Pago de Cirsus Oak Aged 2010  We bought a bin-end of the 2005 of this wine and it sold out really quickly at the start of the year, prompting us to contact the winery to try the newer vintages. The 2010 was an immediate hit, displacing many cheaper wines to become our top-selling Spanish wine of 2012. RRP €10.99.

5    Cuvée Jean Paul Rouge 2010  If we have a ‘house wine’ it remains the Cuvée Jean-Paul. Like the Gassac Classic, a Syrah-Grenache blend, but softer and juicier and ever-so adaptable.  RRP €7.99.

6    La Mano Mencia Roble 2009  Perhaps this was a bit of novelty when we introduced it at the end of 2010, becoming our top-selling red of 2011. Disregard it’s relative fall, it’s still an absolute treat: earthy, smoky, savoury, bursting with dark fruits like mulberry and blueberry, and knock-out bang for buck. RRP €8.99.

The whites:

1    The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2011  Still our top selling wine overall, the Ned has ceased to amaze us in it’s almost universal wow factor. In a category that should be becoming tired and old-hat, Brent Marris’s flagship has reset the benchmark for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. RRP €12.99.

2    Mirabello Pinot Grigio 2011  Another wine with universal appeal, what it lacks in wow factor more than makes up for in consistent pleasure and ease of drinking. Think Rocha pear and a finish as clean as the Italian alps air. RRP €8.49.

3    Borgo Magredo Prosecco Frizzante  The new black, if Stella McCartney designed wine it’d be a Prosecco. The Borgo’s a real charmer: soft, ripe and fruity with medium fizz, but with an underlying richness and complexity that demands a second glass (or bottle, depending on your mood or company). RRP €11.99.

4    Cuvée Jean Paul Blanc Sec 2011  Once our top selling wine but only falling behind on the fashionista status of the above. This is still stupendously good, a crisp, aromatic blend from Gascony that punches way above it’s low price. RRP €7.99.

5    Moulin de Gassac Classic Blanc 2010  Gaining a bigger and bigger following for it’s extra complexity and depth to the Cuvée Jean-Paul, this is less a crowd-pleaser but more what we’d call a ‘wine drinker’s wine’, revealing it’s complexity more and more with each sip. RRP €8.99.

6    Santa Alicia Sauvignon Blanc 2012  Cheap Chilean Sauvi is easy to find, good varietal character at this price less so. Snappy grapefruit, sweet melon and tart gooseberry make for a clean, flavoursome wine that appeals to any and every palate. RRP €8.49.

Normal price combined for these 12 great wines is €118.88 but we’ve a Case of the Month price of only €105 during October, with free delivery to your door.

Also available is our Top 10 reds case and Top 10 whites case, both with similar discounts. Click here to see all October’s special cases.

Our Case of the Month consists of the best value offers for the month of July. Six super-aussies, four brand spanking new Italians and two old favourites from the Languedoc in France. Six refreshing whites to quench the thirst and six big reds to crack open with the next barbecue! (all-red and all-white mix also available)

Normal price individually €161.88, save €32.88. Sale Price: €129.00

From Australia:

Bleasdale Broadside Shiraz Cabernet: The great Australian blend of Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon with a splash of Malbec.

Bleasdale Potts Catch Verdelho: With a proportion picked from 85-year-old Verdelho vines, fruit salad flavours abound in the ’09 vintage.

Langmeil Three Gardens: Intense warm raspberry & lifted black cherry aromas with faint hints of fenugreek & balsamic. Super drinking.

Langmeil GVC Chardonnay: From a single vineyard in Greenock Creek Valley, with optimal conditions for growing Chardonnay.

Woodstock Shiraz Cabernet: Sublime red blend loaded with dark chocolate & berry aromas followed by savoury tannins on the palate.

Woodstock Semillon Sauvignon: The vibrant flavours are spot on the money. Dangerously drinkable.

From France:

Dignité Syrah: Incredibly rich and powerful, brimming with blueberry, black plum and blackberry fruit flavours. A compelling Syrah.

Dignité Viognier: The signature white of winemaker Eric Monnin. A rich, powerful & beautifully balanced Viognier.

From Italy: *NEW*

Borgo Magredo Pinot Grigio: A rich & intense Pinot Grigio revealing elegant flavours of apple and pear.

Borgo Magredo Merlot: Merlot performs very well in Friuli, this one showing forest berries & a hint of spice.

Borgo Magredo Friulano: Delicate & minerally, with hints of almond and wild flower. The essence of quality Friulano.

Borgo Magredo Pinot Nero: Known as Pinot Noir in the New World, this medium-bodied Grave red offers up plenty of earthy red berries.

They’re forecasting this month to be a hot one, so trust us to come up with a cool case of wine. That’s seven whites, three reds, one bubbly and one rosé. As usual, we’re not comprimising on quality in our Case of the Month. Normally €156.88, it’s all yours for just €125.

From Bordeaux, France:

Château Bauduc Bordeaux Blanc: Just in, the 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2010 vintage is sure to be one of our most popular wines this summer.

Château Bauduc Clos des Quinze: A sensational Bordeaux blend, take it from us, you will love this.

Château Bauduc Rosé: St. Tropez meets Bordeaux in this dry, fruity Rosé.

From Italy:

Poggiobello Sauvignon Blanc: Undoubtedly one of the most exciting producers of Sauvignon Blanc in Northern Italy.

Poggiobello Refosco: Refosco is a classic Old World red, steeped in Italian heritage.

*NEW* Goccia Pinot Grigio: Crisp and lean Pinot Grigio from Lison Pramaggiore in Veneto.

Borgo Magredo Prosecco Frizzante Spago: Classic Prosecco with a creamy, lemon-tanged palate and a bright, lively finish.

From Australia:

Battle Island Red: An approachable Aussie red blend with incredible drinkability.

Battle Island White: Intriguing blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling.

From New Zealand:

Murrays Road Sauvignon Blanc: A bit hit with followers of Marlborough Sauvignon, bursting with passion-fruit flavours.

And from Chile:

Tabali Reserva Viognier: One of the most successful Viognier’s to come out of Chile in recent years.

Santa Alicia Reserva Sauvignon: A clean, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc to quench the thirst on a hot summers day.

Our May Case of the Month is a classic case of Old World meets New, with 6 of our favourites from Chile and a selection of 6 blends from the ‘Lafite of the Languedoc’ in southern France.

From Chile, we’ve four of our most popular of the Reserva range from the highly decorated Santa Alicia winery, along with two classy selections from the more northern Tabali. And from Mas de Daumaus Gassac, three levels of wines from the winery described as ‘the Lafite Rothschild of the Languedoc-Roussillon’ by French authority Gault-Millau.

The May Case of the Month contains 6 reds and 6 whites, but we’ve all red and all white selections also available if either are your preferred thing.

Normal price combined for these 12 bottles is €138.88, but they’re yours for just €110 or €9.17 per bottle including delivery for the month of May.

Spring is finally upon us, and we’re bringing some of that Easter cheer directly to your door with our April mixed case, showcasing the best value offerings from this months specials.

From France:

The perfect partners for Easter Sunday (if they last that long), the fresh and elegant La Colombe Chablis is a creamy, concentrated unoaked Chardonnay showing a hint of flinty minerality, and our light, red berry fruited La Reine de l’Arenite Fleurie, made from Gamay, is a fabulous wine for the new season and a great addition to the dinner table.

From Italy:

The unwooded, lean style of the Poggiobello Chardonnay shows the kind of wines this epic variety can produce, but Fruili isn’t only famous for its white. The Refosco will delight curious wine drinkers all over.

From Australia:

The third featured Chardonnay is the Spring Seed Four O’Clock Chardonnay from the Bosworth family’s organically grown vineyards in McLaren Vale. Also from there, the rich and intense Scarlett Runner Shiraz.

And from Spain:

Back to Spain, our country of the month. A pairing from highly acclaimed Catalunya winery, Castell del Remei. The rustic Castell del Remei Gotim Bru, packed with herby aromas and flavours of baked red berry, and the fresh, full-bodied Blanc Planell, a blend of Macabeo and the sure-fire Sauvignon Blanc.

Add to the mix the premium Godello dominated Pazo de Monterrey, and three red newbies from Cariñena – a pig, La Granja 360 Tempranillo, a hen, La Granja 360 Syrah, and a zebra, La Granja 360 Tempranillo Garnacha. No bunny rabbit unfortunately. Maybe next Easter.

As ever, our Case of the Month is our best value mixed case. We’ve chopped over €26.88 off the 12 bottles, that’s just €124 delivered.

March’s Case of the Month showcases the best of this month’s special offers and new additions to the Curious range, including new wines from Rioja, Côtes du Rhône and Touraine, and a basketful of big scores from Robert Parker.

From Spain, we’re introducing family-run Rioja house Bodegas Vallobera, with two of their wines, the 88-point 2007 Crianza, and the Pago Malarina, a contrasting style semi-crianza where the fruit’s the star.

Also from Spain, we’ve two absolute gems that we just know are going to be huge repeat buys. From Bierzo, La Mano, a lightly oaked red from the Mencía grape with a whopping 89 points from Jay Miller. And from Cariñena, über-chic labels matched by gloriously silky wines, we’ve picked out the ‘Zebra’ Tempranillo/Garnacha as the start of the great value La Granja 360 range.

We’ve three more newbies from France. From Patrick Lesec, another huge price/quality ratio in the 2005 Côtes du Rhône Bouquet with another 89 points from Parker himself. And two new Sauvignons, from Touraine, the exquisitely made Les 2 Pentes, and another great value find from Gascony, the zippy and expressive Grandiose.

Making up the mix, we’ve new vintages from Abadal (2008 red and white blends) from Pla de Bages in Spain, Paarl Heights (2010 Chenin Blanc and Shiraz) from South Africa and to finish off, a second, richer Côtes du Rhône, the Cuvee Richette from Patrick Lesec (and another 87 points from you-know-who).

As ever, our Case of the Month is our best value mixed case. We’ve chopped over €24 off the 12 bottles, so you’ve all this for under €9 a bottle, just €106 delivered.

A new month, a new case full of curious specials. October is here, the fires are being lit and those nights in are getting more and more cosy. To help you stay warm, this month’s case features wines from Australia, France, Italy, Spain and the USA. Wrap up and enjoy…

Normal price combined for these wines is €143.88, you can try them out as a special mixed case during October for only €119, and as always, delivery free of charge to your door!

The case in full:

From Australia:
Last Stand Shiraz: This attractively fruity Shiraz is a cooler-climate style, with concentrated mulberry & black pepper notes.
Last Stand Chardonnay: An abundance of fruit flavours and a lovely rich mouthfeel as a result of light oak contact.

From France:
Château Bauduc Bordeaux Blanc Sec: Gordon Ramsay’s signature House Wine has beaten Rothschild’s white wine in a blind tasting. Wow!
Château Bauduc Clos des Quinze: A sensational Bordeaux blend from a top producer. Take it from us, you will love this.
Darriaud Réserve Côtes du Rhône Villages: A true expression of the varietals from a wine maker who is meticulous about good blends.

From Italy:
Poggiobello Chardonnay: A lean Chardonnay with very focused fruit & savoury flavours that don’t compromise elegance.
Poggiobello Merlot: Balance, elegance and fragrance come to mind. This Merlot was our secret weapon in the Twebt blind-tasting.
Borgo Magredo Prosecco Extra Dry NV: A sparkling Italian, full of life and totally refreshing. Great choice for any occasion.

From Spain:
Mont Marçal Blanco: Great value Spanish white of Penedès. Crisp & fruity, this is a real class act with or without food.
Mont Marçal Tinto Joven: Classically warm & rustic Spanish red blend, with lashings of red & black fruits to arouse the palate.

And from the USA:
The Carnival Zinfandel: Round & rich with excellent poise, The Carnival Zinfandel has a great depth of flavour, including a peppery spice kick.
The Carnival White Zinfandel Rosé: Hugely appealing & classically Californian, this pretty pink wine is rammed with flavours of strawberry fruit.

This superb value mix is available at the special price of €119 until 31st October only.

This month’s Case of the Month is probably our most exciting yet: a showcase of some of our most exciting new finds from Spain, Italy and France, including new wallet-friendly classics from Chablis, Sancerre and Fleurie.

Normal price combined for these wines is €146.88, you can try them out as a summer mixed case during August for only €125, including as always delivery to your door!

The case in full:

From Spain
Castell de Remei Gotim Bru & Blanc Planell: two stunning, modern blends from one of the pioneers of Catalan winemaking for over a century.
Mont Marcal Penedes Tinto & Blanco: amazing value red and white from our new, family-owned Cava house, about 50km north-west of Barcelona.

From Italy
Poggiobello Merlot & Chardonnay: the Merlot was our secret wine in the second ever Twebt blind-tasting, the Chardonnay’s our surprise jewel in the crown of this Fruili producer’s whites.
Gregorina Sangiovese Superiore: soft red fruit, spice and mouthwatering acidity, this is Italy at it’s food-matching finest (Mike *loves* this wine!).
Borgo Magredo Prosecco Frizzante: new addition to our established Spumante, this is crisp classic lemon meringue Prosecco with a lighter fizz.

And our French classics
La Colombe Chablis: unoaked and full-flavoured, mineral characters give way to riper buttery notes before cutting back for a long crisp finish.
La Clochette Sancerre: dry, crisp and elegant Sauvignon, bursting with vibrant gooseberry, whilst retaining a silky texture.
La Reine de L’Arenite Fleurie: a terroir of pinky, crumbly sandstone from the La Madone vineyards, rated as one of the best vineyards in Fleurie.
Darriaud Réserve Côtes du Rhône Villages: classic Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre blend, with gentle tannins and a round chocolatey finish.

This superb value mix is available at the special price of €125 until 31st August only.