The 2011 New Zealand annual wine tasting will take place on Monday, January 17th, at the SAS Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8, from 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Tickets, €15, are available online from newzealandwineevents.co.uk or by phoning Jean Smullen on 01-2745955 or 086-8168468. Also on January 17th, Ely Bar Brasserie in the IFSC, Dublin 1, will hold a three-course New Zealand wine dinner with eight wines, hosted by two formidable winemaking talents – Kevin Judd (of Cloudy Bay fame) and Matt Thompson (New Zealand white-wine maker of the year 2009). Tickets are €69, tel: 01-6768986.