Tickets for The VQ Shared Table at Cork on a Fork Fest Now Available!
A long-table dinner experience on MacCurtain Street, August 14th 2024
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Friday, May 24, 2024
Tickets for The VQ Shared Table at Cork on a Fork Fest Now Available!
Drink of the Week. Killahora Pét-Nat Rare Bittersweet Cider 2022
Drink of the Week
Killahora Pét-Nat Rare Bittersweet Cider 2022, 6.0% ABV, Ballymaloe Food Festival
Pale orange is the colour, with a fountain of little Bubbles rising through the haze to the top. The apple in the aromas is subtle rather than strong. In the mouth, there’s a nice balance of acidity and tannins.
On the palate, it may be best for me to take a step back and just endorse what Killahora say: This is a real expression of our natural terroir and will appeal to those who may enjoy other wild fermented liquids such as lambic beer, especially Oude gueze, and natural wines. The complexity that can come from ciders such as these will undoubtedly surprise and delight those who try it.
And yes I am delighted with it as I also like those Belgian beers. This bottle contains wild fermented ciders aged in neutral Irish whisky barrels and allowed to mature in their cellar. Each production is unique…it is 100% Killahora terroir-based juice, wild fermented, cask aged and unlike most ciders you’ve tried.
With its acidity and tannins, it is a real food all-rounder. They advise to serve it with cooked meats, oily fish or roasted vegetables. Or, of course, serve it lightly chilled and enjoy it as an aperitif.
Pét-nat – pronounced pet-naa – is short for Pétillant Naturel, meaning naturally bubbling. It is a return to tradition in sparkling wine production and here is used in cider. The method may be borrowed from the winery but no one would mistake this complex sipper from Glounthaune for a wine!
A slice of heaven at Dunmore House with Boatshed Pizza
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A slice of heaven at Dunmore House with Boatshed Pizza
Perfectly nestled against the stunning backdrop of Clonakilty Bay, Dunmore House is a
Thursday, May 23, 2024
SOUPerb Awards 2024. Cully & Sully and McKenna Guides Launch Quest For Ireland's Best Bowl of Chowder
SOUPerb Awards 2024
Cully & Sully and McKenna Guides Launch Quest
to Find Ireland's Best Bowl of Chowder
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Cully & Sully, renowned soup enthusiasts, have joined forces with John and Sally McKenna of McKenna Guides to unveil the highly anticipated SOUPerb Awards 2024. This exciting initiative aims to discover and honour the establishment that serves Ireland's most
Shake Up Your Summer with Mucchieto Soave: A Classic Italian with A New Attitude
“Mucchieto” Soave (DOC) 2022, 12.5% ABV
€16.95 (13.95) O’Briens Wines
Shake Up Your Summer with Mucchieto Soave: A Classic Italian with A New Attitude
Move over Pinot Grigio, there's a Soave comeback in town! This Mucchieto Soave (DOC) 2022 from O'Briens Wines is an aromatic, light-bodied delight that's set to become your new summer go-to.
Sunshine in a Glass:
This Soave
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
La Stoppa Trebbiolo. “Youthful and purple and vibrant. Cries out for a big plate of charcuterie.”
La Stoppa Trebbiolo 2021, 12.5% ABV.
RRP: €25.50. Stockists: Le Caveau, 64 Wine, Greenman Wines, Bradleys Cork
“Youthful and purple and vibrant. Cries out for a big plate of charcuterie.”
This remarkable Trebbiolo, named after a local river, comes from the hills near Piacenza in Emilia Romagna and is produced by Elena Panteleoni, “one of the most powerfully charismatic voices of the natural wine movement” according to
Kids bored of Sambos? How about a Zambo? Zambrero Launches ‘Zam Boxes ‘ The New Kids Meals
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Kids bored of Sambos? How about a Zambo?
Zambrero Launches ‘Zam Boxes ‘ The New Kids Meals
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Zambrero has just launched a range of kid's meals available nationwide throughout their 23 stores. The new range includes
Non-Alcoholic Cider Gems By Highbank and Stonewell
Non-Alcoholic Cider Gems
By Highbank and Stonewell
Two of the best non-alcoholic drinks, across cider, wine and beer, that you are likely to come across.
Highbank Organic Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Drivers Cider, 0% ABV, 330 ml bottle, Ballymaloe Food Festival
Made with Organic Cider apples from the Highbank Farm in
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
AISHLING MOORE OF GOLDIE WINS 'IRELAND'S BEST CHEF 2024' AT RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND (RAI) AWARDS
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AISHLING MOORE OF GOLDIE WINS 'IRELAND'S BEST CHEF 2024'
AT RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND (RAI) AWARDS
The ultimate accolade for a chef in Ireland has been awarded to Aishling Moore of Goldie Restaurant in Cork, who was named ‘Best Chef Ireland 2024’ at the Restaurant Association of Ireland’s Annual Awards which were announced last night, Monday 20 May 2024, to a
Dievole Petrignano Chianti Classico. The soul of our terroir.
Dievole Petrignano Chianti Classico (DOCG) 2019, 14% ABV.
RRP €38.95 Stockists: Wineonline.ie
More more than just a wine. The soul of our terroir.
This organic Chianti Classico from Dievole is more than just a wine; it's the "soul of our terroir," the producers proudly proclaim. Living up to the name, this single-vineyard Sangiovese boasts a mid-to-dark ruby robe while the nose is
Beer of the Week. Jigsaw DDH IPL by Rye River , with help from Yakima Chief Hops
Beer of the Week. Rye River with help from Yakima Chief Hops
Rye River Jigsaw DDH IPL 5.0% ABV, 440 ml can Bradleys
In your glass you see a beautiful pale gold colour with millions of little bubbles racing towards the soft white top. “Piecing together what we love about lager and IPA”, say Rye River, very happy with this collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops. It is, as you’d expect, quite a hoppy beer, more so on the palate than on the nose. But this hybrid (between IPA and lager) is
Monday, May 20, 2024
Barley and Grape Rag in Ballymaloe Drinks Theatre. Rory Gallagher on the road.
Rory Gallagher on the road.
“When I'm walking down mainstreet, feeling no pain,
Along comes a cop, he can take my name,
And explain to me what a federal case is,
I'm mixing the barley with the grape again.”
“The road is a dangerous place” said Robbie Robinson of The Band in The Last Waltz. And anyone who saw the recent film 27: Gone Too Soon will
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