Wines to serve at Christmas dinner: Think full-flavoured and richYou need wine that will work well with stuffings, sauces and vegetablesSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
John Wilson: Which wines to buy for Christmas from O’BriensWines for the Weekend: The off-licence’s range includes some good inexpensive bottlesFri Dec 11 2020 - 11:00
Get creative with these Christmas cocktails and mocktailsBelfast Coffee is a signature drink from Dave Mulligan of Bar 1661 in DublinWed Dec 09 2020 - 06:00
Four wines from local vintners to savour this ChristmasPriced from €12.95 to €18.50, this selection of red and white wines offers real value for moneySat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
Four good-value Christmas bottles from Marks & Spencer’s wine rangeWines for the Weekend: John Wilson on the Classics range of well-priced own-label bottlesFri Dec 04 2020 - 11:00
Read all about it: Wine from Another Galaxy and Inside BordeauxA splendid brace of books on a subject dear to most hearts – delicious wine and its originsSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Four of the best booze-free wines and beersAlcohol-free wine is improving, and there are some appetising low-alcohol craft beersSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
John Wilson: Four cracking Christmas wines for €14 or lessWines for the Weekend: Dunnes Stores has plenty of other tempting bottles, tooFri Nov 27 2020 - 11:00
The Celbridge brewery that won big at the World Beer Awards 2020You can find Rye River Brewing’s craft beers in Lidl, Tesco and Dunnes StoresWed Nov 25 2020 - 06:00
Natural wine keeps its cool and raises its gameFour wines to try made with biodynamic grapes and minimal interventionSat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00
Supermarket wines guide: the best of Aldi’s Christmas collectionJohn Wilson’s selection of whites, reds, champagne and portFri Nov 20 2020 - 10:00
Gelston’s Old Irish Whiskey unites families in Belfast and New ZealandLatest release, the Single Pot Still Pinot Noir Finish, is full of sweet ripe red fruitsWed Nov 18 2020 - 06:00
Celebrate Nouveau Day with a glass of Beaujolais wineJohn Wilson: Producers of this week’s wines changed the face of Beaujolais for the betterSat Nov 14 2020 - 06:00
The best wines to have with a takeawayWine snobs turn their noses up at the idea, but most takeaway foods go very well with wineFri Nov 13 2020 - 11:00
An Irish whiskey that tastes like Christmas cakeWalsh whiskey has nose of toasted nuts, old wood, orange peel and Christmas cake fruitsWed Nov 11 2020 - 06:00
‘Intriguing’, but does it taste nice? John Wilson tries a €650 wineThe 2012 Riserva is the last vintage produced by the late Franco Biondi SantiMon Nov 09 2020 - 06:00
Game on for some seasonal wines and flavoursJohn Wilson: Wine importers offer their favourite wine and game matchesSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
Lidl’s new Christmas wines go on sale today. Here are six of the bestWeekend wines: John Wilson’s recommendations on the supermarket’s new range all under €12Thu Nov 05 2020 - 11:00
New limited edition from the Kinsale Mead CompanyNow you can enjoy three-year-old mead aged in Sauternes barrels for 12 monthsWed Nov 04 2020 - 06:00
Perfect wines to go with a classic autumnal dishJohn Wilson: Mushroom risotto is a very wine-friendly dish, bringing out the best in most winesSat Oct 31 2020 - 06:00
Two classic New World wines for under €12Wines for the weekend: Barossa Valley Shiraz from Australia and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from New ZealandFri Oct 30 2020 - 09:00
Blackberry and strawberry wine – it’s the Wicklow wayJohn Wilson: Wicklow Way Wines wins two Blas na hÉireann awards for Móinéir rangeWed Oct 28 2020 - 06:00
Look to Piemonte for great autumnal winesJohn Wilson: This week’s choice come from some of the best producers in Barolo and BarbarescoSat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00
Two great, all-purpose wines from Burgundy for under €10Wines for the weekend: A red and a white from the region’s south in Aldi this weekFri Oct 23 2020 - 11:00
Brett beer from Ballymahon: Wide Street brewery gets funky‘In rural Ireland, when the beer is good, you don’t have to explain anything’Wed Oct 21 2020 - 06:00
There is a lot more to Lebanese wine than Château MusarImporter Mackenway is donating all profits from Ksara wines to the Lebanese Red CrossSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
Two good value Chilean wines for under €12Wines for the weekend: Imported directly from Chile, SuperValu's Aresti wines are well-madeFri Oct 16 2020 - 11:00
‘We wanted to be different’: Blood Monkey is gin with a twistOutcast Brands' gin has a malted grain base that gives it a white whiskey viscosityWed Oct 14 2020 - 06:00
Beyond Rioja: There’s so much more to Spanish wineSpain makes so many brilliant, fascinating red, white and sparkling wines at good pricesSat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00
Two bestselling wines to try for €20Wines for the weekend: These red and white wines will cover all dinner optionsFri Oct 09 2020 - 08:48
An Chéad Bhlás: New Celt Irish Whiskey hits the shelvesRenaissance Part Two from Teeling follows gold-winning Part One released in 2019Wed Oct 07 2020 - 06:00
Côtes du Rhône: Four wines from a splendidly reliable regionCheapest of the area’s wines a better bet than inexpensive types from elsewhere in FranceSat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00
Wines for the weekend: Eight of the best French bottles on saleJohn Wilson: The pick of the bunch from the Lidl French wine saleFri Oct 02 2020 - 11:30
Draft to cans: Irish brewery successfully pivots in response to pandemicTrouble Brewing was part of first wave of Irish craft breweriesWed Sept 30 2020 - 06:00
Drink a part of living history with these island winesJohn Wilson: These wines are hardly mainstream but I would urge you to try themSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
Wines for the weekend: Six French star buys to tryJohn Wilson: The pick of the wines from the Dunnes Stores French wine eventFri Sept 25 2020 - 11:00
Interested in one-off Irish spirits delivered to your door? Join the clubEvery two months, Blackwater Tasters Club will send members two 20cl bottlesWed Sept 23 2020 - 06:00
Four wines that capture the last drop of summerGerman Riesling, a snip at €6.99, Loire Chenin Blanc and a cheeky Beaujolais is not DeadSat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
September wine sale: nine bargain bottles not to missThere is a wide range of wines from across the globe in O’Brien’s September saleFri Sept 18 2020 - 06:00
Three new whiskeys from distillery that gave us The LiberatorAnd yes, Wayward Irish Spirits’s Maurice O’Connell is a descendant of Daniel O’ConnellWed Sept 16 2020 - 06:00
September wine sales: great bottles for under €10John Wilson: Many of this month’s offers are in the €8-€10 categorySat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00
Brewing up a storm: St. Mel’s release three new canned beersLongford brewery’s new beers include a light lager, pale ale and bock lagerWed Sept 09 2020 - 06:00
Deliciously versatile so why is Dolcetto wine such a hard sell?John Wilson: Four great buys of this all-purpose ‘little sweet one’ ItalianSat Sept 05 2020 - 06:00
Wine bargains: six to try at reduced pricesJohn Wilson: Here are my picks – three whites and three reds – of the French wines on sale at SuperValuFri Sept 04 2020 - 11:00
Blacks know their market and after making beer, gin and rum, whiskey is nextCork brand started out with some good IPAs but whiskey is driving distillery developmentWed Sept 02 2020 - 06:00
Perfect white wines for an Irish summer of seafoodImporters come up with their favourite fish dish and wine matchesSat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00
Spot the big name producers making wine for TescoWines for the Weekend: They may be own-label wines, but these are made by well respected namesFri Aug 28 2020 - 11:00
Kylie Minogue’s €12.99 wines: Are they any good?Surprisingly the singer’s wines,which can be bought for €12.99, are from France and not AustraliaThu Aug 27 2020 - 06:00
Dingle hits the spot with unique, once-off whiskeysDingle Single Malt Small Batch No 5 was due out for St Patrick’s Day but got delayedWed Aug 26 2020 - 06:00
South Africa offers a range of world-class wines from chenin blancJohn Wilson: A French variety that has been adopted with great successSat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
