The Corkscrew's wine blog

Blow The Socks Off The Aficionado In Your Life   We hope you enjoyed the long weekend and shorter work week! February is in full swing now, so it's time to consider showing someone you care with a gift from their favourite Wine & Spirit Merchants. We have a great selection of gifts available, but this year, we're excited to... read more

October 27th 6PM €95 After two weeks of 6 am starts (that was to let the builders in, we did not do it ourselves), our private tasting room aka "Fíona's Cellar" has been refurbished and is now officially open for bespoke tastings. We are going to kick off in fizzy fashion with a very special tasting next Friday to coincide... read more

September Tastings It's a bit more like September today, but what a weekend! We hope you made the most of it. We're just reaching out with a few dates you might want to pencil into your diaries, as we have a few tastings lined up for the month. Most of our tastings (there is one exception) operate on a walk-in... read more

A rare opportunity to meet the winemaker from Blankbottle winery and hear the stories behind his quirky boutique wines.   We've some terrific news to share with you ahead of the weekend We are absolutely delighted to have a very exciting lineup of 6 exclusive new wines from the critically acclaimed and rebellious South African winemaker Pieter Walser of BLANKBottle... read more

Great Gift Ideas It's been a mad few days here at The Corkscrew HQ, we're flying around between 3 buildings trying to get ready to open the new shop; we will have more on the developments soon.  We have also been a staff member down as Luis has not been well; we're wishing him a super speedy recovery. This also... read more

Dates For Your Diary We just wanted to inform you briefly that we have some more wine tastings arranged for over the next few weeks. We guarantee you a fun, social night out where you might even discover some new liquid loves. No experience or wine knowledge is required, you will learn a bit about wine in a fun, informal and interactive... read more

Wine Fair Updates We recently announced that our 16th Annual Charity Wine Fair will take place on Sunday March 12th in The Westbury Hotel from 1pm to 5pm. We asked you to come "sip and support" us as we raise funds for Fraser Holden who was diagnosed with MND last May. And WOW, the fair is exactly two weeks away... read more

Sip And Support We are delighted to formally announce that 0ur 16th (almost) Annual Charity Wine Fair (we missed a couple due to Covid) is due to take place on Sunday March 12th in The Westbury Hotel from 1pm to 5pm. As always, all proceeds go to a very worthwhile cause. This year we are asking you to "sip and... read more

The weekend is finally here and this one has great significance for many, Saturday the 29th is a leapday, which is generally bad news for salary workers, prisoners and leaplings, but it’s good news for renters, unmarried women and those looking for  an excuse to open that bottle of wine as it’s also Open That Bottle Night. Open that bottle... read more

The devastation being caused by the fires in Australia is absolutely heart-breaking. It has been catastrophic on so many levels, with people loosing their homes and livelihoods. However the global support being received to help tackle these blazes and to rebuild the communities that have been destroyed by fire has been extraordinary. In the wine industry, our thoughts turn to the... read more