Place: Alentejo, Portugal

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Good deals on wines of Southern and Central Portugal

By now the first paycheck of the new year should be in but there are no scary prices below for the simple reason that I am focusing on Southern and Central Portugal this week, arguably two of the best value wine regions in the world.

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Burgundy wines to get your 2017 going

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New World wines in the Irish market

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Wine reviews of The Empress Riesling and Independent

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Wines to test your palates

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Wine: Sales are up on Vintage Port

Monte Velho Branco, Herdade do Esporao, Alentejo, Portugal - €12.99

The Indian Summer we have been experiencing in recent weeks is not just putting us in better form, but also the winemakers across Europe. 

Sat, 04 Oct, 2014

Aresti Estate Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Chile — €8 (reduced from €10.99)

I haven’t featured supermarket wines in a few weeks so this week I want to mention SuperValu who have a new world wine sale on for May.

Sun, 18 May, 2014

Wine: Terrasse du Moulinas Blanc, Pays d’Oc, France — €10.99

THIS is an interesting time in the world of wine.

Sun, 26 Jan, 2014

Moulin de Gassac Rouge

AFTER an admittedly disastrous spring the Irish summer has been quite respectable so far with reasonably warm days and nights and just occasional bouts of rain.

Sun, 30 Jun, 2013

Pink Elephant Rosé

IRISH wine consumers like familiarity and consistency in their wines and it is largely for this reason that over 50% of the wine we drink is from Australia or Chile and almost all of that is from grapes such as Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.

Sun, 02 Jun, 2013