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
Date Published: Feb 05, 2010 - 3:00 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Feb 03, 2010 - 3:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Feb 02, 2010 - 3:30 am
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
Date Published: Feb 02, 2010 - 3:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Feb 02, 2010 - 3:05 am
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
Date Published: Jan 29, 2010 - 3:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 27, 2010 - 2:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 26, 2010 - 7:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 25, 2010 - 7:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 25, 2010 - 7:00 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 22, 2010 - 3:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 20, 2010 - 2:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 19, 2010 - 7:30 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 19, 2010 - 2:57 am
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 [...]
Date Published: Jan 14, 2010 - 3:18 am