by irishguild | Aug 27, 2019 | Home, Tastings
Media Release 22 August 2019 New Zealand Winegrowers is pleased to announce the 14 successful sommeliers chosen to participate in the 2019 New Zealand Winegrowers International Sommelier Scholarship. The New Zealand Winegrowers Sommelier Scholarship is a global...
by irishguild | Aug 27, 2019 | Home, Tastings
Now that summer is almost over, time to take a quick look at the upcoming diary events for Autumn 2019. The diary is starting to fill, and dates for 2020 are already being booked so make sure you have a look at those too. For anyone in the trade interested in the...
by irishguild | Jul 24, 2019 | Home, Sommelier Courses
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education has confirmed that Pat Henderson is to lecture three of the five courses in the college’s online Winemaking Certificate Program. Henderson is the owner/proprietor of About Wine Consulting and has a degree in fermentation...
by irishguild | Jun 18, 2019 | Home
John Rigby former Chairman, Vice President, & Longtime council member of the Irish Guild of Sommeliers being presented with Honorary Membership of the Guild by Oliver J. Murtagh after today’s AGM held at the Palace Bar Dublin...
by irishguild | Jun 15, 2019 | Home
14th June, 2019 by Patrick Schmitt Gerard Basset’s “magic combination of charm and determination” was celebrated this morning at a service of thanksgiving in Winchester Cathedral. Providing a beautifully-crafted and touching tribute to Basset at the memorial was...
by irishguild | Jun 8, 2019 | Home
75th Anniversary Wine...
by irishguild | Jun 4, 2019 | Home
The Association de la Sommellerie Internationale was founded in Reims (France) on June 3rd 1969 – 50 years ago today! Since that day, it has had the following aims: – To bring together the national sommelier associations (just one member association per...
by irishguild | Jun 4, 2019 | Home
NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of members of the Irish Guild of Sommeliers will be held in the Upstairs Lounge of the Palace Bar 21, Fleet Street, Dublin, 2, on Tuesday 18th June, 2019, at 12 noon Andrew O’ Gorman, Company...
by irishguild | Jun 4, 2019 | Home
Irish businessman Alex Findlater dies following riding accident in India Findlater was last of family to lead the wine merchants and retailing business founded in 1823 Fri, May 31, 2019, 18:16 Alex Findlater, who will be buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery, Harold’s...
by irishguild | May 7, 2019 | Home
WSET Diploma Level 4 Open Day Dublin Consumer & Trade Event Date: 13/05/2019 – 13/05/2019 Time: 18:30 – 21:30 Calling all WSET Level 3 graduates or anyone with similar qualifications. The WSET will be holding an open day in Dublin on Tuesday...