I was lucky enough to be able to attend a Wine Board event at the Enowine wine bar in the IFSC on Saturday, thanks to a great giveaway at Sour Grapes.  I brought my friend Clairey along.  We were both suffering from what Clairey called ‘wine flu’, which we seemed to have somehow contracted the [...]

Wow! Look at all this food. Why don’t we have anything like this in Dublin? Corkonians need no introduction to The English Market, but the rest of us might. Last Saturday, I was amazed and enchanted by an extraordinary feast for all five senses. This huge indoor market has been around since 1788 and is [...]

Our plonkeur buddy Lar Veale is currently giving away a wine and cheese tasting evening on his Sour Grapes blog.  If you’re like me, and find that wine and food have become inextricable partners, and that you can’t fully enjoy one without the other, this would be the perfect competition for you.  I’m going to [...]

Our wino pal Lar Veale is giving away a wine-tasting course at the Wine Board of Ireland on his Sour Grapes blog this week; all you have to do to enter is to comment on the post at the SourGrapes blog (not here!).  Go for it!

This week, our Bloggers Recommend post is brought to you by self-described ‘plonkeur’ Lar Veale of SourGrapes.ie, one of Ireland’s best wine blogs.  Lar lives and works in Dublin. Lar’s Favourite Cheap Eats Fallon & Byrne Get your grub from the deli (main courses are €8) and skulk down to the wine cellar and order [...]

My dad sent us details of the offers in Marks and Spencer today. He picked up some great food for a small New Years Day party. Pick any three of the items below, plus a bottle of wine, for €12.50. Individual prices are shown in brackets – this is a good bargain. They included: 50 [...]

Just got a tip from our reader Maria Crispy that Marks & Spencer will be doing a ‘Party In’ promotion on December 29th and 30th, offering three packs of party food and a bottle of wine or cava for €12.50. They’re also still handing out the vouchers that we mentioned before, for use on selected [...]

Palo Alto, a Chilean red, is half price in Dunnes at €8.49 for a 75cl bottle. This was one of Irish Times food reviewer Tom Doorley’s three Christmas reds. It’s a blend of Cabernet, Carmenère and Syrah, and it’s fruity with a soft finish.