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In vino veritas - what wine are you drinking?
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And now we come to my Desert Island Discs wine... that one wine you would bring with you for the duration.
Ascheri Barolo, this was the 2011. A wonderful expression of the Nebbiolo grape from Piedmont, this one showing how it can rival the pinot noirs of Burgundy.
14% but silky smooth, delicate fruits on the first sip and a serious long finish.
Rarely have Iceland's economy frozen lamb chops had such a noble companion
Usually €35 - €40 iin O'Briens but in their Italian wine sale can be picked up for about €25.
I met the winemaker Matteo Ashceri at an O'Briens wine fair a few years back, a bear of a man. The Pavarotti of wine!
"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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And now we come to my Desert Island Discs wine... that one wine you would bring with you for the duration.
Ascheri Barolo, this was the 2011. A wonderful expression of the Nebbiolo grape from Piedmont, this one showing how it can rival the pinot noirs of Burgundy.
14% but silky smooth, delicate fruits on the first sip and a serious long finish.
Rarely have Iceland's economy frozen lamb chops had such a noble companion
Usually €35 - €40 iin O'Briens but in their Italian wine sale can be picked up for about €25.
I met the winemaker Matteo Ashceri at an O'Briens wine fair a few years back, a bear of a man. The Pavarotti of wine!
Barolo is very hard to beat and that one is delicious but there are so many good ones and as with most things you get what you pay for.0 -
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Back to regular supermarket wines: Labrune et Fils Pinot Noir, vin de France (south of France).
A light juicy, easy drinking red, perfect for picnic \ cold cuts and pates \ cheese \ BBQ.
It's half price in Tesco at the moment for €9 although that price seems to be more appropriate than its original one.
"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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And now we come to my Desert Island Discs wine... that one wine you would bring with you for the duration.
Ascheri Barolo, this was the 2011. A wonderful expression of the Nebbiolo grape from Piedmont, this one showing how it can rival the pinot noirs of Burgundy.
14% but silky smooth, delicate fruits on the first sip and a serious long finish.
Rarely have Iceland's economy frozen lamb chops had such a noble companion
Usually €35 - €40 iin O'Briens but in their Italian wine sale can be picked up for about €25.
I met the winemaker Matteo Ashceri at an O'Briens wine fair a few years back, a bear of a man. The Pavarotti of wine!
Had a couple of bottles last night. Beautiful stuff. Great on its own, great with rich food, great with BBQ food.0 -
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I signed up for an online tasting with WinesOfTheWorld.ie, was supposed to be Friday 15th but An Post didn't get the bottles to me on time from Cork to Dublin
All is not lost as the recording is available on their Facebook site.
The deal is that they send out 6 bottles to you, all wrapped up in paper so it's a blind tasting. You have 2 of each bottle, a set for the night and then a spare of each bottle to enjoy later.
When I eventually got around to it with the OH, it was great craic, informative also about how to taste wine, but didn't get too technical.
The wines weren't amazing, but were more in that 'crowd pleaser' category of ideal wines for a party (or wedding), typical for their variety, enjoyable, easy drinking, not complex. The wines were priced about €12 - €13 euros.
This is the link to the tasting, if you want to try it at home, see the spoiler tags below for what type of wines you need: a white, rose, and red.
https://www.facebook.com/WinesIreland/videos/667066097191044/* Wine #1 Chilean Sauvignon Blanc (was Casa Silva €12.50)
* Wine #2 Provence style Rose (was Mont Gras Early Harvest Rose €13)
* Wine #3 Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon (was Casa Silva €12.50)
They will be running another tasting Friday 29th May I've signed up, here is the link if ye are interested cost is €73 for the 6 bottles:
https://www.winesoftheworld.ie/surprise-case-for-a-virtual-wine-tasting.html"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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A white wine tasting this time around with Wines of the World.
I don't drink a lot of white wine, it's about 80% red versus 20% white and rose (mostly with fish and seafood) - so not the target audience here.
But this was a senasational Sauvignon Blanc, bursting with flavour. And to add to the buzz factor it's a collaboration from Sex in the City actress Sarah Jessica Parker and a Marlborough NZ vineyard.
RRP is €18 and it's available also in Supervalu.
The other wines tasted were:
* White Sands Chenin Blanc €13 - a very nice clean white with citrus and tropical flavours. Went perfectly the next day with hake in white sauce.
* Hugo Prosecco Spritz €10 - a real crowd pleaser party drink. It's a spritzer of prosecco, elderflower and mint. 5.5%. Would make an ideal welcome drink."To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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A lovely pinot noir from an unusual area - Mendoza Argentina, the Trapiche Pinot Noir Reserve.
Not a typical pinot noir, a hint of toasted flavours \ smokiness to it rather juicy fruitness. Think it would pair well with pan fried lamb or BBQ.
Not entirely sure where I got this, might have been Dunnes or Martins off Licence.
Think it was priced about €12-€13, but has the quality of a more expensive wine.
"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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Another fantastic virtual blind tasting of wines with Wines of the World tonight.
Each of the wines were so good in their own way I would like to check out the other reds from the same producers.- #1 The Fat B*****d Pinot Noir, from the South of France. An easy drinking light red, red fruits and vanilla. RRP €11.50
- #2 La Linda Malbec, from Mendoza region of Argentina. I guessed Argentinian cab Sav rather than Malbec. Not usually a Malbec drinker but this really impressed me black fruits, elegant, velvet smooth. Hand picked grapes from 30 year old vines, high altitude site. 14% but well balanced and doesn't come across like a blockbuster. RRP €13.50 but tastes like a wine of twice that price.
- #3 Tempus Two Silver Series Shiraz, from the Hunter Valley in Australia. Flavour of plums and spice. Lovely long finish on this, real quality. RRP €14.50.
"To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)
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This week's Wine of the Week with O'Briens is another Rioja, this time the Monte Real Gran Reserva.
Down from €33.95 to €16.95.
https://www.obrienswine.ie/products/monte-real-gran-reserva
Its really really good.
Also on riojas. A couple I've tasted recently.
This one from OBriens. Think it was down to 13 quid or something. But go with the Monte Real at that price!
Surprisingly, this Faustino in Tesco is great value for a tenner
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/product/details/?id=300734888
This from Supervalue. Great value for 9 quid.
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-italy-fico-grande-sangiovese-romagna-75-centilitre-/p-1436401000
And the Cotes du Rhone Villages in Aldi (whos wine selection has gone to sh1t recently) is great for 8 quid.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/c%C3%B4tes-du-rh%C3%B4ne-villages/p/0104722613303000 -
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