Spainish Wine Evening with Simon Tyrrell at Jus De Vine

Simon Tyrrell 

A date for your diary any Spainish wine lovers out there!.

Monday 24th October Jus De Vine will have the pleasure of Simon Tyrrell from Tyrrell & Co Wine Importers who specialise in Spanish wines. The evening runs  from 7.30pm sharp till 10.00pm bringing you through a tutored tasting of the vineyards.

In this short time we hope to cover all regions from the well known Rioja region to some of the up and coming areas like Costers del Segre (north east Spain).

It promises to be a enjoyable evening.

Tickets are limited to 25 places and are 25 Euro each. To book your place call into Jus De Vine Portmarnock or you can phone us on 01 8461192 or info@jusdevine.ie

Looking forward to seeing you on Monday 24th at Jus De Vine.

Julie

Vanya Cullen visits Jus De Vine, A Great Day for the Cullen Clan!

One of the most inspiring women I have met in the wine business has to be Vanya Cullen from the Cullen Estate in Margaret River, Western Australia. We in Jus De Vine had the pleasure of her company a few weeks ago when she popped into the shop en route to a trade tasting in Dublin. Needless to say Tommy Cullen and Vanya  really hit it off! , He had to remind her she had an appointment and tasting in town, but we could have listened to her all day.

Vanya is the wine maker for her family estate which was est. in 1966 by her parents Di and Kevin Cullen. They farm Organic and Biodynamic, while pioneering environmental initiatives which has led Cullen to becoming Australia's first carbon neutral winery in 2007.

Vanya has such a strong sense of responsibility to the land and talks about always giving back to the vineyards what they take from it. One of my all time favourites is the Kevin John Chardonnay which is named after her Dad, Vanya spoke about the Kevin John vineyard being a place to go to revive and refresh as it is so alive with healthy vines. Her philosophy is to make wines that express the vineyard and believe me it doesn't get much better then this Wonderful Chardonnay. It is elegant with tropical notes as well as lemon and citrus, well refined oak beautifully integrated into the wine and a lingering finish.

We are currently waiting on the new vintage to arrive, hoping to have it in time for Christmas!
Seek it out!

Julie
Jus De Vine

Mr Alvaro Palacios

Classic drinks held a wonderful lunch to show case the wonderful wines of Alvaro Palacios in the Residence on the Green last week. It was great to meet the man himself who gave us all insight into how he is at the helm of Spainish winemaking in three different areas within Spain.To follow a little taster of the food and wines we got to try....

On Arrival
Placet Rioja Baja 2007
La Verdimia Rioja Baja 2009

Free range chicken and wild mushroom tortellini and a tomato concentrate
La Montesa, Rioja Baja 2007 ( Family run estate )

Beef with creamed celeriac and truffles
Petalos del Bierzo 2008 (Alvaros Palacios along with his nephew Ricardo Perez have been making wine here since 1999)


Loin and shoulder of Wexford lamb with local organic beetroot and a paloise sauce
Villa de Corcullon, Bierzo 2007

Wines from Priorat ( Alvaro Palacios had been making wine here since 1989, monks have history of wine making in the area as far back as the 6 centuries)
Gratalops Vi de Vila, Priorat 2008
Finca Dofi, Priorat 2008

Needless to say, it was a very memorable lunch, hard to pick out which  wine was the star as they all had a certain charm. All the wines have a sense of place within the different regions and that is the only way to understand the spirit and character of Alvaro Palacios wines...

Seek them out
Julie

Vinos Tito Tasting

Vinos Tito are a Spainish wine company run by Raffa Salazar and Antonio Lorente. Two Spanish men who fell in love with two Irish women and never left Ireland!  Their sole ambition now is to source some of the more diverse styles of  Spanish wines  to bring  into Ireland. I was at their portfolio tasting recently and here are  some of their wines that really shined for me..

Valdesil. Vilamartin De Valdeorras
Montenova 2010
Made from the Godello grape in the Galicia region this wine is a great alternative to a Albarino .The unique climate and diverse range of soils in Valdeorras show in the style of  their wines giving them a lovely mineral quality.Nice body and lingering finish.Try in with shell fish or tapas. Worth seeking out at 14.99
                              

Vina Cubillo Crianza
Rioja 2005
This Rioja house was founded in 1877 and is one of the oldest in Haro. The wine spends 36 months in oak barrels before it has bottle ageing. It is one of the most traditional Rioja I have ever tried as you can almost smell the cellar from the wine. It is dry with a touch of spice and needs red meat to be appreciated. They have changed very little  in how it is made over the last 137 years many conditions are fulfilled for their wine to retain the quality which makes them live on in the memory of those who have tasted them in the past
Worth seeking out at 18.99

Bodega Jimenez Landi
Mentrida
Sotorronderos 2009
Mentrida is a short distance southeast of Madrid where they have started producing some wonderful Garnacha based wines. Jose and Daniel Jimenez Landi are two very talented wine makers who took over this property in 2004. They farm biodynamic and  Sotorronderos is a great example of what this area is all about. The wine shows wonderful dark fruits and elegant tannins with a lingering finish
Works great with any lamb dish.
Worth seeking out at 21.99

Enjoy,
Julie
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1996 Chateau Gruaud Larose

Although I am in the wine business it is not that often that I get to try older vintages of top class Bordeaux wines. However it was my birthday last week and I chose 1996 Chateau Gruaud Larose to celebrate.This wine does not necessarily  need to be decanted, just opened for 20 minutes beforehand. It has lovely aromas of cedar and roasted herb intermixed with incense like smells.On the palate it is medium bodied with lovely blackcurrant and meaty flavours. This wine is drinking now and complimented my fillet steak perfectly.
We have this wine at €79.00 in Jus De Vine .

Seek it Out

Julie

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Deveney's of Dundrum Lughnasa Beer Festival

Promises to be a great evening tomorrow Friday 19th August 5.30 till 10.30. Any Beer fans out there it is a must do with over 300 beers from around the world on tasting  and over 1,500 people gathered together to  join in on one of the best Festivals of the Summer.

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What/Why 

300 Bottled beers from around the World, Music by ''Prison Love'' and Suzanne Purcell.

Artisan Food vendors on site to enhance the authentic beer festival atmosphere. 1 x ''Beer Punt'' = 1 x 140ml serve of beer of choice. All beers available at same fixed price point. Additional ''Beer Punts'' available to purchase through the ''Beer Bank'' at €1.50 each. Tickets available to purchase through: Deveney's of Dundrum or via PayPal on the Deveney's Blog http://deveneysbeer.bl... or through selected specialist retailers - Redmond's of Ranelagh - Jus de Vin, Portmarnock - The Vintry, Rathgar - Deveney's of Rathmines - Sweeney's of Phibsboro Tickets also available through http://EventElephant.com See us on Facebook and follow on Twitter@ Ruth Deveney

Masi Tupungato Pinot Grigio-Torrontes equals "Argentinian soul, Venetian style"

I had this Pinot Grigio-Torrontes blend last night and very tasty it was too.I have had this wine a couple of times before and I seem to choose it when I am looking for something with good definition of  fruit and a full- bodied yet steely backbone.It reminds me of a fat Riesling with an intense lime backbone.Torrentes generally vinifies into a wine with a distinctively perfumed bouquet but this is not the case with this particular wine.Yes it has concentration, but it is not the intensely floral style that one expects, so the Pinot Grigio obviously tames it .On reflection this wine  could be described as a Pinot Gris in the Alsace style as opposed to a Pinot Grigio in the Italian style.
It is a memorable wine for the money@ €12

Evelyn
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