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Talking terroir

WINE: What makes a wine unique? The combination of soil and climate – and some TLC provided by the winemakers, of course

Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00

Wines we can still afford to drink

WINE: THERE ARE A lot of people in the wine business have been dreading January; not with quite the same terror as those in …

Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00

Collector turns cellar

One of Dublin's most renowned restaurateurs is putting his private wine cellar up for sale.

Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00

'Tis the party season

Choose your party wines with care and keep them light, fruity and refreshing rather than austere or overly alcoholic

Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00

Two around €12

Sá de Baixo 2006 and Castelhino Douro 2005

Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00

Quality wine, plonk prices

With a superb sense of timing, Mary Dowey, wine writer for The Gloss and a former Irish Times columnist, has brought her considerable…

Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00

A decade with a lot of bottle

1980s REVISITED: Wine drinkers were in the minority in the 1980s, although this was all about to change

Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00

Under the Tuscan son

WINE: Piero Antinori is living proof that Italy does dynasties quite unlike anywhere else in the world - he is the 25th generation…

Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00

They're great outdoors

WINE: Some fruity and round wines to go with the al fresco summer lunch or an evening soirée, writes John Wilson.

Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00

That Friday feeling

WINE: Mark the end of the working week by opening a special bottle or two

Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00

Fit for a wedding feast

WINE: When choosing your wines, remember that you are buying for a large group of people with varying tastes

Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00

He's got plenty of bottle

WINE: Our new wine writer has wines for every occasion that won't break the bank 'I love most wine, but European wine more than…

Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
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