Celebrating the new and old wine kings of Spain
Spanish Wine Week takes place soon, and it’s the perfect chance to find fresh gems and celebrate hardy annuals from Iberia
Getting to know your local wine merchant can be rewarding
Any good wine specialist will be more than willing to share their expertise to help you discover new and exciting tastes
Winning wine combinations for game season
As autumn approaches, it is time to appreciate all the flavours on offer from animals such as venison and pheasant and the wines that go with them
Wine: Cutting back without losing out
The pandemic has made many drinkers consider their consumption and switch to low-alcohol wines
Wine: The lure of green Galicia
The Spanish region has nurtured many sublime indigenous varieties, giving it a unique wine personality
Lebanon’s valley of the gods
Few wine regions can claim to have such a tumultuous history as the Beqaa Valley.
Wine: New Zealand’s Northern star
After moving from Northern Ireland to New Zealand in 1959, Alan Brady is still making quality wine in Central Otago six decades later under his Wild Irishman label
The colourful characters of Italian wine
Puglia wines might not be so familiar to Irish wine lovers, but the region’s many grape varieties are worthy of investigation
Wine: Alsace strikes an enviable balance
The eastern French region doesn’t enjoy the same name-recognition factor as its cousins in Bordeaux and Burgundy, but most of its whites have a piercing quality that startles and delights
Wine: A true gentleman of Verona
Valpolicella is one of the hardy annuals of Italian wine, and its refined taste radiates the same elegance as the beautiful region where it originated
Fighting for the ‘little guys’ in long-running whiskey wars
Wild Geese founder André Levy takes issue with being called ‘pugnacious’, regarding his 15 years of litigation against drinks giants as a battle against injustice
Wine: Getting the blend right on the Cape
The second of a series where wine buffs reflect on their favourite regions looks at a ‘wine safari’ in South Africa’s Cape Winelands where things are done a little differently
Wine: The big romance of the Burgundy region
In the first of a new series, wine buffs reflect on their favourite regions. This week, Mick O’Connell reveals how and why he fell in love with Burgundy
The parting glass: tributes to Tomás Clancy
The Business Post’s wine and spirits correspondent, who died last week, was a warm and entertaining man who wore his knowledge lightly, and shared it generously
Death of Tomás Clancy: leading wine and spirits correspondent
One of the Business Post‘s longest-serving contributors, Clancy had an encyclopaedic knowledge of wine and was loved by readers and colleagues
Wine: Ten classic wine regions for your next comfort sip
For those moments when you just want something tried and tested, this is a guide to the world‘s top ten wine regions
Wine: Roll out the barrels, once more with feeling
The craftsmanship that goes into barrel-making is as annually cyclical as winemaking itself
Happy pairings for Easter wines
Wine and food combinations, whether they be chocolate, lamb or cake, are purely subjective, so feel free to go with what works for you
Wine: Roll out the barrels – sustainably, of course
For both sustainability and good-business reasons, transporting wine in barrels and decanting it locally is an idea that is finally having its day in the sun
Wine: The story of Greek viniculture
It has a modest reputation outside its own borders, but Greek wine is an interesting beast due to the country’s singular geography