The best way to learn about wine is
to taste as frequently as possible and this week two different wine fairs
provide excellent opportunities to taste hundreds of wines. Martin will be
discussing them both today on the Dublin Life show on News Talk 106FM
after the 3pm news.
The
Mill wine Cellar in Maynooth is holding its annual fair in the Glenroyal
Hotel in Maynooth from 6.30 – 9.30pm tomorrow night, Thursday 22nd
April. Tickets are €12. Tel 01 6291022 or check the website millwinecellar.ie.
The Mill is a terrific little shop, run by owner Berna Hatton. It’s a
bit of a tardis as it looks small but is crammed with goodies than seems
possible. The fair is pretty big with probably a couple of hundred wines
to try.
Also
this Saturday and Sunday, the 25th & 26th, from
11am to 7pm, there’s a big bash on at the RDS in the Industry and
Serpentine Halls called the National
Food Show, for which admission is €10. As the title suggests
there will be lots of food but there is also a significant drinks element.
The Australian wine bureau will have a stand as will the French equivalent
Sopexa. Multiple retailer O’Briens will be there as will Gallo plus
French specialist ‘French Wine Unlimited’, German specialist RM wines,
Austrain specialist Paul Dubsky and mail order / internet retailer simplywines.ie.
For spirits drinkers there’s Irish distillers, Blackwood distillery and
the Celtic Whiskey shop and let’s not forget specialist beer importer
Eurobeers.
I
shall be there on Saturday on the simplywines.ie stand pouring wines and signing
copies of Wine Republic 2004, which will be available for just €10 per
copy.
This
weeks wine selections come from simplywines.ie
and the white a New Zealand Sauvignon called
Cable Bay 2002, €15.65, 88/100 has an interesting Irish
connections as Sir Anthony O’Reilly is a minor share holder in it!
It’s a pretty classic example of Marlborough sauvignon blanc with
pungent gooseberry and green pepper fruit with citrus and mineral notes
too. The red is an organic St Émilion called Domaines
de Jacques Blanc 2000, €15.75, 86/100 and is exactly what you
want this type of claret to be and so rarely is, that is to say juicy but
not jammy plum and raisin fruit with some cedar spice and a refreshing
bite to it.
Ian
Dornan, the proprietor says that if you see a wine on his site that you
want to try then e-mail him via the contact button and tell him and
he’ll make sure it’s on his stand at the show.
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