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Events & Tastings
Sam Neill, Two Paddocks – Cork, Thursday 8th November
Hot on the heels of the arrival of the new Two Paddocks range to Curious Wines, we’re delighted to announce a visit from the Proprietor! Sam Neill will be visiting us in Cork on Thursday the 8th November, and the Cornstore on the city’s Cornmarket Street will be the venue for a special l ..
Roll up for the Curious Mystery Bus Tour: Thursday 25th October
Roll up! Roll up! If there was one event that captured the imagination when we launched our autumn calendar of events and tastings a few weeks ago, it was the Curious Mystery Bus Tour. On Thursday 25th October, we'll be taking a bus load of Curious Wine Club members on a mystery bus tour to a secret location.
Tapas night with Castelo de Medina: Free tasting Thursday 4th October
On Thursday 4th October, we welcome Ivan Acebes Garcia of Rueda winery Castelo de Medina to Cork, for a wine and tapas night in Café Gusto.
‘Drink spirits, see ghosts’: Scott Collett, Woodstock McLaren Vale, Friday 21st September.
Continuing our autumn programme of events and tastings for the Curious Wine Club, Friday 21st September sees the first visit to Cork of Scott Collett of Woodstock McLaren Vale.
Wine tasting with Borgo Magredo: Free tasting
Hot on the heels of our Italian night in Cork on Friday, we've a treat for the good people of Kinsale. This Saturday, 1st September, we'll be hosting a wine and Prosecco tasting with Francesco Riccardi of Borgo Magredo. The venue is The Stolen Pizza on Lower O'Connell Street (formerly Jola's Restaurant).
Australian night with Bleasdale: Free tasting, Thursday 6th September
On Thursday 6th September we welcome Peter Perrin of Bleasdale, Langhorne Creek, Australia, as part of an Australian night in Meades 126, Cork. As Australia's second oldest winery, family-owned since 1850, it's fair to say the Potts family at Bleasdale have seen it all.
Italian night with Borgo Magredo: Free tasting with the Curious Wine Club
This Friday we're delighted to welcome Francesco Riccardi of Borgo Magredo for the first of our autumn schedule of events and tastings, as part of the newly launched Curious Wine Club. Francesco will be presenting the Borgo Magredo range for sampling as part of an Italian night in the Bowery, Cork.
Introducing: The Curious Wine Club
The term ‘wine club’ can mean different things to different people. From our perspective we wanted to create a club that was inclusive but not demanding and built on two of our core values: have fun and be curious.
Wine tasting: Mas de Daumas Gassac, Legend of the Languedoc
In conjunction with Red Nose Wine, we’re delighted to announce our second top tier tasting of the autumn season and our first to be hosted at the magnificent new Grainstore at Ballymaloe, on Friday 21st October at 7. 00pm.
Australian icon a hit!
Thursday evening saw the return of Curious Wines to the Cork wine tasting scene.
Wine tastings: Langmeil, the Barossa and the oldest shiraz vines in the world
We're delighted to announce our first tastings of the autumn season and give you the opportunity to taste an Australian icon. It's our great pleasure to welcome Emma Shaw of Australia's Langmeil Barossa Winery to host two portfolio tastings, in Cork and Dublin, on the 15th and 16th of September.
Wine tasting the way it should be done
The great Sherry 'ambassador' was in town on Wednesday night. César Saldaña, one of the top experts on the increasingly fashionable Sherry, was at the very impressive Grain Store at Ballymaloe to preach his word to an eager Cork audience. We didn't just get a tasting, we got a masterclass.
A little learning: beginners’ wine course returns to Curious
By now, the more ambitious New Year! New You! projects may be losing their charm, in which case there'll be room in your diary for a gentle blend of education and socialising as Jack Barrett's informal and extremely useful wine appreciation course returns to Curious Wines at 7. 30pm on Tuesday 1st March.
Blake’s Favourite Fifty Australians: Final Call
If you're in Cork this Wednesday (December 1st) with a bit of free time, head down to the Cork School of Music on Union Quay.
Christmas Wine Fair this Saturday: Get your tickets here!
Here's the big one you absolutely DON'T want to miss. This weekend we will be opening up additional space in the our Cork wine store and uncorking/unscrewing around a hundred different wines for what is sure to be the best show in town this Saturday.
Blake Creedon’s favourite Australians
After the huge success of our Clare Valley tasting this September, Wine Australia is coming back to Cork to host another delicious Australian wine tasting. During the summer they gave Blake Creedon, Wine Scribe for the Irish Examiner newspaper and blog master on blakecreedon. wordpress.
French Masterclasses at Curious
As promised in our general release on upcoming Christmas wine tastings, we've two very special additions to the line-up of indulgences at our Kinsale Road premises in the weeks ahead.
‘Tis the season! Festive wine tastings at Curious
It’s coming into that time of the year again when everything goes a little giddy, and noisy, in the wine trade. Well, we’ve a series of hosted wine tastings between now and the Yule to help you see the wood for the Christmas tree when it comes to choosing your top seasonal tipples.
Tune up your tastebuds with a wine course!
A number of you have asked us whether we hold wine appreciation evenings and the like. I'm delighted to report that the answer is, from now on, yes.
Bandon Wine Club knows how to party
Saturday night was the last meeting of the Bandon wine club until September. Around twenty people (myself included) met up at 'Seats Cafe' in town, where we were all treated to homemade lasagne (it wasn't quite BBQ weather!), a fantastic array of wines and live music, courtesy of some very talented members.
Wine for Dummies: Tasting wine without being a ponce
Wine is for enjoyment first, and appreciation second, but it's also true that learning how to appreciate wine can make your wine experience more enjoyable. The following three factors are considered to be wine tasting essentials. Appearance:This could be the first sign that a wine is out-of-condition.