The love bug again
Not another plug for our Valentine's offer on this sunny day; rather some seasonal good news and a reminder that we do work hard for your pleasure. We are about to hold a formal tasting of some new wines from Chablis (for which the internet, for what that's worth) seems only to have ecstatic praise. We were certainly very much impressed by the one bottle we did open following a recent visit by the winemaker to Cork. The photo, full of the promise of spring, is from his vineyards. Now we have some prices to reckon with and current vintages from our existing supplier, we're in a position to decide if there's room on board for another Chablis chez Bubble. I theenk so, but you'll have to wait and see.

Labels: Chablis, ireland, ladybirds, tasting, wine

  ¶ Wednesday, February 14, 2007

  Australia tasting Wine Australia decided to hold a tasting in Cork as well as in Dublin this year, and we went along to see what was new and meet some winemakers and generally get a taste of the competition's wines. John McDonnell, who is Wine Australia's representative here, is a charming host and there's no doubt an enormous amount of work went into putting the show on at a second Irish venue. Tempranillos, Sangioveses and Barberas rubbed shoulders with the more familiar 'Australian' grape varieties, while many of the winemakers using the traditional grapes seemed keen to emphasize the specific regional characteristics of their wines. It hasn't all been plain sailing for Australian wine lately, and there was plenty of evidence of suppliers facing up squarely to the challenges of too much competition and climatic upheavals.

Labels: Cork, ireland, tasting, Wine Australia

  ¶ Tuesday, January 30, 2007