Tastes from the Vineyard to return
STUART, our good friend in FromVineyardsDirect, has vowed to bring another superb wine tasting to Limerick before Christmas and as the planning is in its early stages, final details have yet to be confirmed. Speaking with the man himself recently, Stuart said; “It’s great to come to Limerick each and every time. I hope we can have another great tasting just in time for the festive cheer as we have some really great new wines that we would love to showcase.”
It’s been a few months now since the guys at wine merchants brought their show to Limerick and having had a sneak peak at their new collection, visitors and guests to the tasting, likely for the Absolute Hotel, will be treated to a world of vinified delights.
We will keep you posted, online, in print and via whatever means necessary.
It’s here to stay – the screwcap
Acceptance of screwcaps on wine bottles has more than doubled among consumers over the past eight years, according to new research released this week.
The survey, conducted by research company Wine Intelligence for its 2011 Closures Report, suggests that 85% of the regular wine-drinking population now accepts screwcaps – compared to only 41% in 2003.
Cork remains the most liked closure, but affinity levels have fallen slightly over the past eight years according to a report carried by Decanter this week.
While 51% of consumers say they actively like buying wines under cork, 42% like buying screwcapped wines – a figure that has increased sevenfold compared to eight years ago, when 6% of consumers said they actively liked screwcap.
Female wine drinkers in their 30s and 40s are the biggest drivers of screwcap acceptance, along with younger drinkers who have recently entered the wine category.
The research was based on online quota-based surveys of 1,000 adults who drink wine at least once a month, conducted in March 2011.
The full Closures Report also includes similar analysis of closure perceptions in the US and Australia, including data going back to 2007.
