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Leslie Williams: Planning ahead for your Christmas wines
Leslie Williams: Planning ahead for your Christmas wines

Christmas is approaching rapidly and it is wise to begin planning a little and thinking about your wines for the season. 

Sat, 11 Nov, 2017

Wine: The independent importers under threat thanks to Fine Gael
Wine: The independent importers under threat thanks to Fine Gael
I wrote recently about the difficulties facing small wine shops given the predatory pricing in the supermarkets and chain stores. This week I want to focus on the companies that supply many of these shops, the independent importers.

Sat, 19 Nov, 2016

Wine: Small passionate firms like Wine Mason go for elegance over blockbuster
Wine: Small passionate firms like Wine Mason go for elegance over blockbuster

The world of wine is a large place and columns like this I hope help distil it down to a manageable size.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

Wine: Craft brewers only people happy with Budget 2016
Wine: Craft brewers only people happy with Budget 2016

The only people that seem to be happy with Budget 2016 are the craft brewers. 

Sat, 24 Oct, 2015

Wine reviews of The Empress Riesling and Independent
Wine reviews of The Empress Riesling and Independent

Two brave David’s to talk about this week — David Whelehan of Whelehan’s Wines which opened in December in the old Silver Tassie pub in Loughlinstown on the N11; and Dave Gallgher of Green Man Wines in Terenure which opened last month.

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