Matthew Nugent

FRESH and light white wines have been the order of the day over the past couple of scorching weeks. Long may the hot spell continue because it does not half light the spirits! Spain, Mediterranean …

OUR long hot summer might just take a little break this week, but hopefully it won’t be too long before it returns. And to celebrate I give you a handful of wines, mostly organic or biodynamic, tha…

HERE are some events that all wine lovers should put into their diaries straight away… starting with the annual Eat Spain Drink Spain, which will run from September 11 to 27. Celebrating the divers…

WE spend a lot of time choosing a wine for a special occasion only to find it may have spoiled because we have not cared for it properly. The following are some simple, common-sense rules to guaran…

TICKETS have just gone on sale for the hugely popular annual O’Briens Wine Festival. Scheduled for October 9-10 at the RDS, Ballsbridge, D4, it is undeniably the best, and most comprehensive,…

THIS weekend marks the start of Eat Spain Drink Spain, a fortnight celebrating the very best of Spanish food and booze. The annual event, one of the highlights in Ireland’s gastronomic diary, invit…

IT has been a hectic, but very enjoyable, couple of weeks of tasting, what with the ongoing Eat Spain, Drink Spain events, several excellent portfolio tastings, and the launch of Monty’s of Katmand…

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HAVING spent some time studying this year’s National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA) Wines of The Year, I have chosen six Gold Star-awarded wines to review this week. Some 55 gongs – Go…

A THREE-DAY trip to London earlier this week allowed me taste many of the 250-plus wines on show at ‘There’s Sunshine Inside’ South African trade tasting in Westminster. Many of the wines on show a…