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Tasting of Portuguese Wines
Date and Time: Monday, 13th February,2012 at 4.30pm
Venue: The United Arts Club, 3, Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin,2
The tasting will be hosted by Kevin O’ Hara whose company Grace Campbell Ltd is one of the biggest importers of Portuguese wines in Ireland.
Grace Campbell Wines was established in February 2003 with the sole purpose of importing quality Portuguese Wines and Ports to Ireland.
To date, just under 50 products are on the portfolio, all of which are available in the wine shops of Portugal and at least 75% are on the Wine Lists of restaurants in Portugal.
In Ireland, these wines are available in many of the top restaurants, golf clubs and wine shops.
The following are some examples of their wines:
WHITES
Herdade de la Malhadinha Nova Antao Vaz de Peceguina 2007 . Good value with subtle aromatics and clean green and citrus fruit.
Qinta de Cidro Albarinho 2007 . Nice aromatics and good length.
Herdade de Grous 2008 . From an estate which stood out on the day, this blend, based on antao vaz, has good balance between crispness and ripe fruits.
Morgado de St Catherina Bucelas 2007 . A punchy, oaky style from the arinto grape but with lots of zingy grapefruit flavours beneath.
REDS
Herdade dos Grous 2007 . Largely alicante bouschet, this wine is full of tasty, peppery berry flavours. Delivers well on price.
Pegos Claros Palmela 2004 . Lovely country wine with hearty plum and berry flavours.
Please bring your tasting glasses as glasses will not be provided
Tasting glasses can be purchased prior to the tasting
Mary O' Callaghan, President The Irish Guild of Sommeliers making a presentation to Liam Aherne, Proprietor , The Palace Bar, Dublin on the 10th January,2012 .
Find the champion in your team
Next 8 week Sommelier Certificate Course commencing January, 2012
Following the hugely successful training programme launched in October 2010, The Irish Guild of Sommeliers (IGS) in partnership with the Restaurants Association 0f Ireland (RAI) are delighted to announce they will be running another modular 8 week Sommelier Certificate Course in wine service and product knowledge to members of both organisations. This will conclude with an exam in May.
Venue
The Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club, 9 St Stephen’s Green Dublin 2
Time
11am – 4.00pm.
Programme Dates 2012
Monday January,30th
Monday February, 13th
Monday February, 27th
Monday March,12th
Monday March, 26th
Monday April, 16th
Monday April, 30th
Monday, May, 21st – Examination
Application forms available from:
Karen McBride, Restaurants Association of Ireland, 11 Bridge Court, City Gate, St Augustine St, Dublin 8
If you require further information please contact Karen McBride, ph: 01 6779901 or emailinfo@rai.ie.
Further details under Education section of this website.
The death has occurred of James (Jimmy) TIGHE of Cabra Park, Phibsboro and late of Captain’s Road, Crumlin, Dublin |
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The Burgundy wine event at the heart of their terroirs .Exclusive international meetings for the trade
The Grands Jours de Bourgogne is scheduled to take place from 19 to 24 March 2012 – an exceptional week at the heart of Burgundy’s terroirs.
On the programme are 15 walk around tastings on the route of the 5 Burgundy wine-growing regions. During the event you can discover the latest vintages, taste over 10,000 wines, meet more than 1,000 Burgundy winegrowers and merchants, strenghten your commercial relations, take part in lectures, workshops and evening entertainment. Be at the heart of this prestige event for its llth edition.
Register now!
Your personal pre-registration key and code, to be kept in a safe place:
Key *MUR Code 33298
You will find details of how to register in the enclosed invitation.
Registration ends 12th March,2012.
| Michel Baldassini President of the Grands Jours de Bourgogne,Association “Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne” – B.P. 60150 – 21204 Beaune Cedex France – e-mail: grands.jours.bourgogne@bivb.com |
www.grands-jours-bourgogne.com
AOG. 10/1/2012.
A book on Jammet’s of Dublin was published recently. One of the authors, Shay Harpur was a sommelier at Jammet’s restaurant and a member of The Irish Guild of Sommeliers. Another member Jimmie Beggan also worked at Jammet’s.
“Jimmie was renowned as a true gentleman, a connoisseur of wine and a Frankophile, yet started as a lad in a lowly position in Jammet’s in 1928. He was one of the first waiters to be trained by a Swiss instructor in the new course at the Technical School in Parnell Square, run by the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee.”
On the 12th September 1992 Ciaran McGonigal of The Irish Times wrote how sad he was to read of the recent death of Jimmie Beggan. “Jimmie was courtly, suave and above all discreet. When eventually he became sommelier in the National Gallery of Ireland, it seemed to be a proper destination for his good works and his knowledge of people and their tipples.”
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Christmas night
Mary O’ Callaghan, President , Tony Conlon, Member of The Irish Guild of Sommeliers and Mike O’ Connor were guests on the Restaurant programme on RTE .
Social networking is one of the greatest inventions of this generation and is sure to be even more prominent with generations to come. There are inherent dangers and downsides with just every type of technology but with some general security practices in place and good user education these threats can be minimised.
Guild members should ensure that if they are using social networking they are keeping within the law. In managing Facebook or Twitter accounts make sure that you are up to speed with your policies on responsible serving of alcohol, the legislation in respect of promotions and what you can and can’t advertise. Don’t leave yourself open to complaints or prosecution and ensure you keep control of the content of your social media sites.
See Report of Data Protection Audit of Facebook Ireland published on 21/12/2011 under News/Archive Section. (AOG).
Cooley Distillery sold in $95m deal
Friday, 16 December 2011
US drinks company Beam is to buy Louth-based Irish whiskey producer Cooley Distillery.
Cooley founder welcomes deal with US drinks giant.
US drinks company Beam is to buy Louth-based Irish whiskey producer Cooley Distillery in a deal worth around $95m (€71m).
Cooley owns and produces the Kilbeggan, Connemara, Tyrconnell and Greenore brands. It currently sells around 250,000 9-litre cases of whiskey a year.
The company was founded by chairman John Teeling, who said Beam had the experience and global strength to help the Cooley brands to reach their potential.
Beam’s brands include Jim Beam bourbon, Canadian Club whisky, Courvoisier cognac and Teacher’s scotch whisky.
“Cooley is one of only three sources for Irish whiskey, and the only independent player, so this transaction is a unique and compelling high-return opportunity to enter one of the industry’s highest growth categories,” said Matt Shattock, president and chief executive officer of Beam.
Figures show that the volume of Irish whiskey sold last year grew by 11.5% to 4.86 million. The leading markets for Irish whiskey are the US, Ireland, the UK, France, South Africa and Germany.
Barry Fitzwilliam are the agents for Jim Beam in Ireland and they also distribute the Cooley range of whiskies.
Barry and Fitzwilliam sponsor product for The Irish Guild of Sommeliers course.
See News/Archive for details
Jack Teeling, Managing Director & Noel Sweeney, Master Blender, Cooley Distillery, Plc.
The Irish Guild of Sommeliers Tasting
A Wine Tasting hosted by Justine Adam of Discover California Wines took place on Monday, 21st November, 2011 at 5.30pm at the United Arts Club, 3, Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, 2
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