NZ WINERY RECALLS BOTTLES OVER GLASS SCARE

A New Zealand winemaker has recalled three of its products after a fault meant glass fragments could have been dislodged into the bottles upon opening.

3StonesWines33 Stones Wines, based in Marlborough, announced the recall yesterday after the fault was discovered in bottles of selected batches of their Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc wines.

Wines affected are 3 Stones Sauvignon Blanc 2014 (batch code L5148), 3 Stones Pinot Gris 2015 (batch code L5148 and Clearwater Cove Pinot Gris 2015 (batch code L5148 and L5147).

A statement posted of the producers website said: “This is clearly...

Online Wine Trends - Who's most likely to engage?

We have been Selling online and delivering across Ireland for 16 years and have watched carefully the ups and downs of trading online during that time. Of course being online has given us access to you, and everyone else near or far, regardless of their proximity to our warehouse facility in Dublin. That is superb, because everyone has access to great products and wines that companies like ours offer. We've often wondered though  retail, bricks and mortar and whether we should or should not necesscarily have a 'shop' that people could walk in and out of. It's something...

Wines for Spring, Easter and Outdoors

The fitful days of Spring are upon us. And with its changing light and brighter weather our taste for the warm, spicy, opulent wines of winter, that helped make our indoor dwellings so festive and cosy, is waning. As we begin to entertain thoughts of moving outdoors, the wines we bring with us should reflect the change in the season. A Greco Di Tufo from the hills of Campania in Italy reflects the pale, warm sun finally reaching through the clouds or a Gruner Veitliner or Pinot Gris that’s as crisp as a breeze(or gust) ruffling napkins when we’ve...

Wine Industry Innovation - Coravin

With the release of the innovative Coravin onto the Irish Market, the often tongue-in-cheek statement ‘’Just the one ’’ can now become a reality, if you want it to. The Coravin 1000 System allows wine enthusiasts to enjoy wine by the glass without committing to the whole bottle. The innovative wine access technology leaves the cork in place, safeguarding the wine from oxidation, thusly allowing the wine to evolve naturally and essentially untouched. 

Created by inventor and wine enthusiast Greg Lambrecht, who originally trained as a nuclear scientist before moving into medicine and mechanical engineering, this is somewhat...

California Wines Dublin Tasting at the Merrion Hotel 24th February

    

The Wine Institute of California hosted this tasting that housed the largest offering of Californian wines available in Ireland. Among which there was some very high quality juice indeed. 

The vine growing regions across the Californian landscape are as diverse in nature as the varietals they cultivate.  Abundant sunshine makes for a long grape growing season and as mentioned the diversity of the terroir supports a multitude of varietals, as I had the pleasure of experiencing. From North to more Central, California's 800 miles of rugged coastline expose nearby vineyards...

Colourful Cocktails for Weddings in 2017

MAKE IT A COLOURFUL AFFAIR   -   COCKTAILS FOR YOUR WEDDING IN 2017

Been to a wedding recently? Tired of the same prosecco receptions that feature at almost every wedding? If that's you, and you or someone you know is getting married, we can help liven the whole affair up

Restaurants and venues charge big money for Bottles of Prosecco or Champagne. They charge even more for cocktails. Chances are you have already negotiated corkage for the wine for your wedding meal so extending this to...

De Bortoli Wine Evening SOLD OUT

Thanks for all of your interest in this tasting on Wednesday next 28th January. We have had a high volume of interest and bookings and are delighted we have a sell out wine evening given that it's our first of it's kind! 

Check back again for the next tasting - We'll be sure to bring you another one soon. 

Thanks,

Will &

The WineOnline.ie Team http://wineonline.ie/products/de-bortoli-tasting-january-28th-2015 

De Bortoli Wine Evening - Bon Appetit, Malahide, Co Dublin, Wednesday January 28th 2015 - Strictly 30 Places

Now one of Australia's largest family-owned wine companies and a proud member of Australia's First Families of Wine, De Bortoli have embraced a culture of sharing good wine, good food and good times with family and friends for more than 80 years.

In 1987 Leanne De Bortoli and her husband, De Bortoli Chief Winemaker, Steve Webber, established the Yarra Valley winery...

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