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Leslie Williams
Leslie Williams
Leslie Williams has been the Irish Examiner's wine columnist since 2012 and has been reviewing restaurants since 2015.
Wine being poured into glass
Wine with Leslie: The Alsace region has the most diverse wines in France, here are my favourites
The best Alsace wines will be found in independents as wine enthusiasts adore it and seek it out, but you will also find a smattering in supermarkets.

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Restaurant review: I paid over €400 for dinner for two at The Morrison Room — here are my thoughts
S Restaurant review: I paid over €400 for dinner for two at The Morrison Room — here are my thoughts
Learn the Head Chef's name, you will be hearing about him for a long time to come.

Sun, 03 May, 2026

Ethnic friends at a bar drinking wine and eating tapas
Wine with Leslie: Young people are drinking less wine — I picked three bottles they should try
We are drinking less as a whole, and younger generations are drinking significantly less, but wine is not dead yet.

Fri, 01 May, 2026

Wine being poured into glass
Wine with Leslie: Think white, think Côtes-du-Rhône!
White Rhône wines are great with food and well worth exploring; you’ll find three below.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

Restaurant review: This Laois restaurant is the main reason to leave the M7
S Restaurant review: This Laois restaurant is the main reason to leave the M7
Bramley is the apple of our eye

Fri, 17 Apr, 2026

Choosing a Bottle of Wine
Wine with Leslie: I flew to Sicily to taste the quality of their grapes, here are my Sicilian wine picks
The more obvious takeaway from that trip was the quality of the native grapes, for example, Nero d’Avola, Nerello Mascalese, Catarratto, Grillo and others.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2026

Happy family eating and drinking red wine at dinner barbecue party outdoor - Mature and young people dining together on rooftop
Wine with Leslie: Aromatic wines you won't soon forget 
Here are three wines and a beer with fascinating aromas to try.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2026

Glass of dry White wine on table in vineyard
Wine with Leslie: Three of my favourite Italian white wines and why
I’ll definitely feature white Rhônes and Riojas soon, but this week I’m focusing on Italian whites with three of my favourites

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

Hand sommelier holding glass of white wine. Swirling wine glass in wine tastings  White wine concept. Wine tour. Vertical, cold
Wine with Leslie: I made my first aïoli of the year — here's the rosé I paired it with
I use a recipe from Lulu’s Provençal Table written by the brilliant Richard Olney with Lulu Peyraud of Domaine Tempier in Bandol, perhaps the most iconic wine estate in all of Provence

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Pouring red wine
Wine with Leslie: The fertile crescent of the Middle East is the cradle of wine culture
The oldest proven evidence of winemaking that we have found is in Armenia and in nearby Georgia, both of whom have a long and continuous tradition of winemaking

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

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