Raymond Blake

wine writer

Raymond Blake

wine writer

Raymond Blake

wine writer

Raymond Blake

wine writer

Recession Busting Wines


The frantic rush of trade wine tastings, many of them ‘satellite’ events held to coincide with the London Wine Trade Fair, continued right to the end of last month with Dunnes Stores holding a slickly organised affair on Tuesday 31st. The theme was Mediterranean and featured wines from the ‘big three’ of the wine world: France, Italy and Spain. There was some stunning value to be had – indeed the paradox was that as the prices increased the ‘better’ wines struggled to justify their (relatively) heftier price tags. Read More...
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Wine Sale at Dunnes


Running until 12th April is the Spring Wine Festival at Dunnes Stores and included in it is a whole raft of wines at €5 per bottle, with another tranche at €6. Never, however, would the advice to ‘trade up’ be more apt than here, for by spending just another euro some tasty new world wines come onto the radar. Read More...
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Sale! Sale! Sale!

Spring has definitely sprung and, to celebrate, Ireland’s wine retailers are falling over themselves to attract custom by means of an enticing array of offers. First out of the traps is Mitchell & Son, Ireland’s oldest wine merchant, where everything is reduced by 20% until the end of this month. Read More...
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