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Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair

Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair 2017

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Back again for another year in Dublins Convention Centre the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair kicks off Thursday 23rd of February at 5p.m.  The event is a firm favourite every year with beer enthusiasts eager to try out new brews.  Many of the brewers on site produce beers especially for the occasion.  The folks over at  Dan Kelly’s Cider have their Single Variety No. 1 Cider bottled and ready to go.  The fair is not just for those in search of the latest brew. You will also find plenty of food, pool tables and of course music throughout the weekend. Continue reading →

Natureo De-alcoholised Wine

Natureo De-alcoholised Wine

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Natureo De-alcoholised Wine. Now there’s a term you just don’t see all too often.  Wine with no alcohol?, foolhardy surely. It will never catch on, or will it?  So what exactly is De-alcoholised wine and who on earth would be buying it? Continue reading →

Honey Vodka Shots

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While Winter brings us the festive season, it also brings with it cold and flu. Even worse, it brings the dreaded and deadly manflu. A very rare strain of the ‘regular’ flu which has been known to strike down even the manliest of men. Many (men) describe the symptoms of manflu has being similar to that of child-birth. Personally I suspect it is worse. I’ve had the manflu and I’ve had to take to the bed for days with nothing but Netflix and prayers to see me through. The solution? Honey Vodka Shots. Continue reading →

Spiced Apple Warmers

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Long before the words ‘craft cider’ become trendy, the word cider conjured up the memory of cheap brown 2 litre plastic bottles and teenage hangovers.  Ireland however has come on leaps and bounds and embraced the humble apple for all it is worth.  Craft cider is now a big market and I’ll be the first to admit, I’m quite a fan of it. With that in mind I’ve put together some spiced apple warmers. Continue reading →

Lidl Wine

Lidl Wines – Three Under €10

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Lidl are serving up an impressive range of wines. A bottle to suit every taste with very attractive price points. I’ve picked three Lidl wines from their core range to try out.  They are all priced in or €10. All these wines are part of the Lidl core range so are available all year round. Continue reading →

Aldi Whites

Aldi Whites To Try

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Aldi Ireland have an excellent range of white wines on offer.  Each Christmas they put together a selection of wines from across their portfolio. I’ve picked three Aldi whites from a recent tasting and have an overview of them below. Continue reading →

Rondan Crianza

Rondan Crianza

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The most renowned region for wine in Spain is Rioja DOCa.  Known for its quality red wines the main grape produced in this region is Tempranillo.  As it happens International Tempranillo Day is taking place this week. To tie in with this I have tried a 2012 Rondan Crianza from Wines Direct. Continue reading →

Sparkling Wines from Aldi

Aldi Sparkling Wines To Try

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Aldi Ireland have a range of sparkling wines to suit every taste and more importantly every pocket. I’ve picked three Aldi sparkling wines below which I tried at a recent tasting.  All of these are in Aldi stores from 13th of November 2016. Continue reading →