The Daily Drop
M&S WINES FOR €7
Two wines at €7 For the most part, Marks & Spencer avoid the heavy discounting and spurious special offers favoured by some of the other chains. However, even here discounted wines seem to be on the increase. I have no objection to real offers, but in many cases the wines are simply over-priced to allow [...]
MUSCADET FROM DUNNES STORES
Domaine du Bois Perron 2011, Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine 12% On offer for €10 until 9th April, down from €11.50 I am very fond of Muscadet and look forward to the day when it returns to some sort of popularity in this country. A few years ago, I tasted some thrilling wines at a [...]
Top Drop
Yesterday was my birthday, so I opened up a couple of bottles from the cellar. Two delicious wines and one disappointment. Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile Riesling 2001 (half-bottle) 12.5% €19.99 for a ½ bottle This is one of my favourite white wines, so I couldn’t resist buying a ½ bottle when I came across it [...]
A tale of two Burgundies Inspired by a trip toGermanytasting Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), I cracked open two bottles of redBurgundyfor dinner. The first was a recent purchase from the 2010 vintage, the second an elderly bottle from the cellar. Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru Aux Beaux Bruns 1993, Domaine Barthod 13% I bought six bottles of this [...]