A taste of French food and wine at the Cornstore
ONE of Ireland’s leading wine writers, Mary Dowey, and Gilbeys of Ireland, will be part of the ‘French Evening’ which will take place at 8pm on Thursday May 20 at The Cornstore on Thomas Street, Limerick. The evening will celebrate the best of French food and wine with a special tasting menu created by Head Chef, Maura Baxter
complimented with wines selected by Mary Dowey. Throughout the evening, Mary will provide information about her selected wines, as well as some general tips on wine tasting, so it promises to be a fantastic evening.
Tickets cost €59 and are available from The Cornstore Limerick (061) 609000 or for further information simply, log on to www.cornstorelimerick.com
[yellow tail] ranked the most powerful Australian wine brand in the world
According to recent industry lead surveys, [yellow tail] is ranked number four in the global wine industry and moves forward to number 34 in the top 100 wine and spirit brands globally. [yellow tail] has now been ranked as the most powerful Australian wine brand in the world, and number 34 in the overall alcoholic drinks ranking.
Nearly 10,000 of the most important brands in the wine and spirits industry were tested by a panel of 10 global industry experts within the study.
John Casella, Managing Director of Casella Wines is delighted by the [yellow tail] achievement. “The results are testament to our passion and commitment to making the best wines we can, wines that are not only loved here in Australia – but are enjoyed around the world.”
The [yellow tail] brand has come a long way since 1969 when founders Fillipo and Maria Casella began growing grapes at Yenda in the Riverina region. Today the range is exported to over 50 countries with the emphasis on creating great tasting, approachable wines at great value.
As part of this world renowned recognition, Gilbeys will kick off our Summer Sizzlers wine column where we aim to bring you a number of wines to try and savour over the Summer.
[yellow tail] Pinot Grigio 2009 is a delightfully fresh and vibrant wine to kick things off. The ripe fruit and aromas of apples and pears makes this very pleasing while the taste of pineapples and gentle citrus fruits makes for a great wine with friends.
Latour is top wine of Bordeaux 2009, says survey
Chateau Latour has beaten Margaux and Lafite to be the wine of the 2009 Bordeaux vintage, according to a survey of the international wine trade and reported in Decanter recently.
Tasters gave the vintage as a whole an average points score of 96 out of 100, narrowly ahead of 2005 (ranked 95+). They expect release prices to be up 120% on 2008 and up 6% on 2005 in euro terms.
The top ten wines of the 2009 vintage, regardless of price, were named as: Latour, Margaux, Lafite, Mouton, Ausone, Pétrus, Haut-Brion, Lafleur, Palmer and Le Pin.
Top ten in value terms (expected to release at less than £500/case) were: Calon-Ségur, Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Léoville Barton, Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Gruaud-Larose, Pontet-Canet, Léoville Poyferré, Haut-Batailley, Armailhac and Langoa Barton.
And the most disappointing were: Cos d’Estournel, Pavie, Troplong Mondot, Léoville Barton, Pichon Lalande, Talbot, Lascombes, Clos Fourtet, Figeac and Léoville Las Cases.
Many described the vintage as ‘excellent’, but a number voiced concerns about consistency, particularly on the Right Bank, where some wines were judged too alcoholic and over-extracted.
