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