IT’S ARGUABLY A WASTE to buy wine that is too expensive or too fine for The Big Day, as the typical Christmas table has a lot going on – family, kids, lots of different flavours, textures and intensities – and the subtle nuances of, say, a refined, subtle Burgundy might get lost in a rumb ..
The weekend just gone saw the third Curious Christmas wine fair take place in our Cork warehouse, with the celebrity benefactors the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Yesterday saw the official press shoot for this weekend's 3rd Curious Christmas Wine Fair and the first in proud association with Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. They say you should never work with children or animals, but 'Kuta' was a delightful exception to the rule.
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.
You'd think Santa would have enough to do at this time of the year but it seems even the big man has time to help out in one of Australia's best wineries. We didn't think they needed the help but the team at Langmeil captured these pics on security cameras in their Barossan winery.
I was in two Cork hotels over the Christmas period for parties – the sit-down meals with crackers and hats varieties. In both, we indulged in some of the respective House Wines – you know, the stuff that smells of turps and takes the paint off skirting boards.
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