The Corkscrew's wine blog

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