So the 2013 Budget came out yesterday, leaving a trail of misery and desperation in its wake.  The €1 added to the cost of every bottle of wine is hardly the most significant or damaging change, but it’s probably still one that you’ll want to think about in the run up to Christmas. If the [...]

We posted a while back about a wine from Lidl that tastes good and only costs €5.50.  Actually that’s pretty much all our original post said so not much need to click on the link. That cheap and tasty 2006 Tarragona Reserva is now on special offer – you can pick up six bottles for [...]

Fans of fancy boozing might want to head along to the Westbury in Dublin on Sunday May 29th for the Summer Wine Fair, organised by Hilltop Treks.  Tickets are €25 and get you an afternoon of wine tasting and discounts on bottles to buy and take home. All proceeds are going to Barnardos Ireland. Find [...]

We rarely write about wine here on CheapEats, largely because we know flip-all about it. However, I recently got this red wine – 2006 Tarragona Reserva – from Lidl for €5.50, and it is very nice. That’s all. Oh hang on – there’s also a special offer where you can buy a case of six [...]

The sign couldn’t have been clearer: the wine was reduced from €10.95 to €7.95. Handy, as I had exactly €10 and not a cent more to bring a bottle to dinner (luckily, Aldi had provided a free dessert). I got to the counter in O’Brien’s off license, where the sales assistant asked me for €10.95. [...]