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Video Blog #55 A Southern France Sauvignon Blanc from Superquinn

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In the lateste of my videos I taste a white wine from the south of france that is available in Superquinn. Check it out and see you next time on robertfranciswine.ie

Quick Fire Questions for Matt from Curious Wines

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Matt @Curious Wines your time starts now … Continuing with the recent interview with Wine Retailers I put my questions to Matt from Curiouswines – here is what he had to say 1.       How did you get into wine ? When I was a student I loved going to the shop to select a bottle of wine for my girlfriend. We were [...]

Media Round Up – Sunday 31st January 2010

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Sunday Tribune – Lar Veale 1. St Hallett Faith Barossa Shiraz 2008 (€15) This is from the south of the Barossa where cooler climes give more floral, softer and less spicy flavours. It’s probably more bing than bang, vibrant red fruits and less of the spice than its bigger Barossa brethren. Smooth and silky. With food? Venison with [...]

Video Blog #54 – A Fiano from Superquinn

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In the latest of my video blogs I taste a fiano from Southern Italy. Check it out and see you next time on robertfranciswine.ie

Media Round Up – Saturday 30th Jan 2010

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Irish Times – John Wilson BOTTLES OF THE WEEK  Bürgerspital Würzburger Stein Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2008, 12%, €19.99 Fresh and lively with zingy green apple fruits and a light spritz. Perfect with crab salad, or fishcakes. Stockists: Holland’s, Bray; Karwig Wines, Carrigaline and karwigwines.ie; Eugene’s of Kenmare; Cases Wine Warehouse, Galway. Bürgerspital Würzburger Pfaffenberg Silvaner Trocken 2007, 11.5%, €17.99 [...]

Video Blog #53 Carl Ehrhardt Blanc De Noir 2008

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In the latest of my video blogs I try a very unusual blanc de noir white from Germany. Some of  the wines of Carl Ehrhardt [available from Karwig Wines] have been featured before and we liked them very much. So lets see how the latest effort gets on ! See you next time on robertfranciswine.ie

Quick First Questions for Julian from Bubble Brothers

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Julian @Bubblebrothers your time starts now … Continuing with the recent interview with Wine Retailers I put my questions to Julian from Bubblebrothers – here is what he had to say 1.        How did you get into wine ?I just fell in.  I have a little French, and working for a wine merchant sounded interesting at a [...]

Coming Soon – Sneaky Peak of an upcoming 100pt wine !!

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Just a quick video to give all you fans of robertfranciswine a sneaky peak of something coming very soon !! I am hugely excited about tasting this wine and seeing if it lives up to its hype with previous vintages scoring 100 points from Robert Parker ! For those of you not familiar with the label – the [...]

Media Round Up – Sunday 24th January 2010

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Sunday Tribune – Lar Veale 1. Montana Reserve Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2008 (€14.35) A suberb example of the quality and value coming out of New Zealand. Cherries, plums, combined with velvet and savoury spices. The winemaker spends a lot of time tending to his vines, and this care and attention shows in the glass. With food? A wide [...]

Media Round Up – 23rd January 2010

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Irish Times – John Wilson Chardonnay, Domaine Couillaud 2008 Vin de pays du Val de Loire, 12%, €10.95  The Loire Valley can produce some very tasty Chardonnay. This one is from Château de la Ragotière, one of the very best Muscadet producers. It is light and mineral, with subtle oak, racy green fruits and a crisp dry [...]

Cheaper Wine and I Won A Prize !!

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Winner Alright, Winner Alright For a variety of reasons I am only getting around to blogging about this now. But on the day of the budget Ian and the folks at Simplywines had an online twitter competition to see if people could guess what adjustments would be made to the excise duty on wine in the [...]

Quick Fire Questions for Peter Boland of Cases Wine Warehouse

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Peter Boland Your Times Starts Now Hot on the coat tails of his recent awards from Bridgestone and the Sunday Business Post for his Wine Warehouse in Galway – we at robertfranciswine.ie put some questions to Peter Boland a while back here is what he had to say ! 1.       How did you get into wine ?  I [...]

Media Round Up – Sunday 17th January 2010

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Sunday Tribune – Lar Veale’s Wine List 3 of the best… Rieslings from Germany The following are all Rieslings and widely available in Ireland. 1. Schloss Schönborn Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Trocken Kabinett 2006White (€16.89) Quite a mouthful, and that’s just the name. I first tried this at Taste of Dublin a few years ago when Peter Barth was showing [...]

Media Round Up – Saturday 16th January 2010

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Irish Times – John Wilson Errazuriz Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Aconcagua Valley, Chile, 13.5%, €10.49.  Errazuriz is one of the larger producers in Chile, with a range of wines at every price. I frequently find their entry level wines offer good value; smooth and easy-drinking, with a bit of varietal character. The Cabernet has medium-bodied succulent blackcurrant [...]

Morning in Barossa – With Wine Australia on 26th Jan 2010

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  A little message from John Mc Donnell from Wine Australia – Come Celebrate Australia day !! Morning in the Barossa  on Tuesday 26 The venue is the Function Room at Fallon and Byrne on Exchequer Street, Dublin 2. With over 160 years of winemaking history, and home to some of the great names of the Australian wine world, is [...]