Take it home: a Beer World Cup winner and a light Italian white wineEvery Friday, John Wilson selects one great beer and one great wine which are perfect for drinking at the weekend. This week: Eight Degrees Amber Ella and Ascheri Barbera d’Alba 2011 FontanelleFri Mar 20 2015 - 18:51
Take it home: an Irish pale ale, a superstar Spanish redEvery Friday, John Wilson selects one great beer and one great wine which are perfect for drinking at the weekend. This week: 12 Acres Pale Ale and a bottle of the Spanish red, El Castro de Valtuille 2013Fri Mar 20 2015 - 10:29
How uniquely Irish whiskies are retaking the premium marketIrish Single Pot Still whiskies are carving a niche as a premium productSat Mar 14 2015 - 11:30
Meet the Marlborough menWorldwide sales of this New Zealand Sauvignon have quadrupled over the past decade, making it one of the wine world’s great success storiesSat Mar 07 2015 - 06:00
High-flying winesAirlines take pride in serving their country’s finest wines on board, especially in first and business class, but do they spare a thought for the poor economy class traveller?Sat Feb 28 2015 - 16:00
Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Marlborough (Business Class, Emirates) 13% €16.99Sat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Tenuta Lena de Mezzo 2012(Business Class, Aer Lingus) 14.5% €29.50Sat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Domaine de Triennes Viognier 2013 ‘Sainte Fleure’ Vin de pays du Var (Business Class, Aer Lingus) 13.5% €23Sat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Pinot Grigio: the Genghis Khan of wineThe Pinot grape is parent to more than 100 other varieties, but it’s the white variant known to us as Grigio, Gris or Blanc that is one of the most popular in the worldSat Feb 21 2015 - 16:00
Chianti Classico is in a class of its ownIf you want a great tasting wine that works really well with food, look no furtherSun Feb 15 2015 - 13:00
Wine: Everything’s coming up roséOn Valentine’s Day, when it comes to wine, you may want to reach for something pink and sparklingFri Feb 06 2015 - 12:00
Wine on tap – the new way to buy?Wine on tap could allow us to drink better wine, perhaps at a cheaper price. It’s already popular abroad, and making inroads into the Irish marketSat Jan 31 2015 - 05:00
Jaspi Negre 2010, Monsant, Spain 14.5%, €16.99-€12.99 until the end of FebruarySat Jan 31 2015 - 05:00
Wine shop or wine bar?After independent wine traders came under pressure during the recession new and innovative ways of promoting wine were needed – along came the wine shop/barSat Jan 24 2015 - 16:00
Where in the world will our best wines come from this year?Discovering new wines from new regions can be a very satisfying experience, so where in the world will the best ones this year come from?Sun Jan 18 2015 - 13:00
Wine: the tricky Carménère - a difficult and unforgiving grapeTwenty years ago some wine makers discovered their grapes were Carménère not, as they thought, Merlot – and so began many experiments with this challenging varietySun Jan 11 2015 - 09:00
