Wilson on Wines

The Wine on Wednesday

  • Two Favourites from O’Briens – I was in my local O’Briens last weekend and couldn’t resist buying two of my favourite wines for dinner that night. I have been enjoying both for five years, probably a lot longer. Domaine Begude Étoile Chardonnay 2022, Limoux (Organic) James Kinglake and his team produce a fine range of wines, mostly made from either […]
  • Kurtatsch Schiava Sonntaler DOC, 2022, Alto-Adige – 12.5% €25 from Whelehan’s, Loughlinstown, whelehanswines.ie Delightful light lively refreshing summer fruits; strawberries, raspberries and redcurrants, with barely perceptibly fine tannins on the finish. Smooth and elegant, this is a perfect summer red, possibly served cool. Schiava is the grape variety, or more accurately group of grape varieties; known as Trollinger in Germany, it is […]
  • Vinifinesse Tasting – Today a look at some great wines from Central Europe I came across at a recent Vinifinesse portfolio tasting. It was a fantastic tasting with no real duds and lots a very high quality, interesting wines. Almost all were made exclusively from indigenous varieties, and provided proof that grapes such as Furmint and Kékfrankos / […]

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  • NUGAN ESTATE TASTING – N Matthew Nugan, owner and CEO of Australian producer Nugan Estate was in town today with European sales manager Gary Janes and winemaker Glen Snaideri to host a tasting of their wines. Matthew’s Spanish grandparents fled the Spanish fled the civil war in 1938 and began a fruit packaging business in Griffith, New South Wales. […]