October 8, 2019
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Join us for Spanish wine tasting on Friday October 18th between 5pm and 7pm. Come and sample some great Rioja wine and their new competitors from Ribera del Duero, Jumilla and more as we travel along our very own wine road. We will be introducing some new
Entrance tickets are €5, which includes a €5 voucher redeemable against any wines purchased that weekend*. Tickets can be gotten here
*Voucher Valid until 20th October.
May 29, 2019
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Join us for our first tasting of the summer, when we will be showcasing 10 of our favourite, fabulous wines summer wines! Think sizzling BBQs,grassy gardens, balmy evenings and sunny weekends.
Taste your way through different styles of bubbly, shades of rosé, zippy Sauvignon, crisp Riesling, summer berry reds, and big bbq reds!
Let us tell you the story of small, boutique, craft & family run winemakers.
RESERVE YOUR GLASS HERE
November 7, 2018
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Its back for the 16th year our annual Winter Wine Fair. A fantastic opportunity to sample over 100 wines from all over the world at your own pace with knowledgeable and friendly staff on hand to answer and questions you may have. We will have wines open on the evening from Austria, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand Portugal and Spain. We will have the big names like Rioja, Burgundy, Chablis open along with more eclectic wines such as Scheureube and Graciano and Teroldego.
Not to be missed if you’re a wine lover! Grab your ticket, which will be reimbursed as €10 Woodberrys Gift Card, so technically it’s FREE!
Our Annual Christmas wine tasting is quickly approaching, Thursday 29th from 5pm-9pm. We will be featuring returning favourites as well as new arrivals. This is a great opportunity to sample over 100 wines from all over the world including Austria, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Portugal and Spain. We will have everything from Amarone and Albarino to Rioja and Zinfandel open to sample on the evening…. and it’s all for FREE! Well pretty much free. You do have to purchase a ticket ahead of time to reserve a spot; however the ticket price will be reimbursed to you in the form of a €10 Gift Card to be used in the shop before 31st December 2018.
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May 1, 2018
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We are running our wine classes again this June, Starting Tuesday 5th of June and running for 4 weeks through until Tuesday 26th June. Each class begins at 7.30 and runs for about one and a half hours. We will sample between 8 and 10 wines each evening witht the themes as follows.
LIMITED TO 8 PLACES
€120 FOR ALL FOUR EVENINGS.
THIS INCLUDES NOTES ON THE WINES AND 8-10 WINES TASTED PER EVENING.
Places can be booked by emailing tadhg@woodberrys.ie or alternatively by calling 091-533706. The course is sold as a complete 4 week course.
September 12, 2017
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We are running our wine classes again this October, Starting Tuesday 3rd of October and running for 6 weeks through until Tuesday 7th Novemeber. Each class begins at 7.30 and runs for about one and a half hours. We will sample between 8 and 10 wines each evening witht the themes as follows.
LIMITED TO 8 PLACES
€140 FOR ALL SIX EVENINGS.
THIS INCLUDES NOTES ON THE COUNTRY AND WINES AND 8-10 WINES TASTED PER EVENING.
Places can be booked by emailing tadhg@woodberrys.ie or alternatively by calling 091-533706. The course is sold as a complete 6 week course. Further info please email tadhg@woodberrys.ie
September 11, 2017
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Sauvignon Blanc is easily in the top two most popular grape varieties in Ireland at present, the other being Pinot Grigio. It is planted in every wine-producing nation with it home in France leading the way in acres planted to Sauvignon Blanc, followed surprisingly by Italy, the New Zealand, whom everyone knows is great for Sauvignon, then the USA and Chile rounds out the top 5.
As a grape that is widely planted is has many different flavours and characteristics, some apply all over the world such as it has low to no tannins, it is rarely oak aged but can be oak fermented. It also maintains a medium to high level of acidity making most wine refreshing and is almost always dry in style.
Common aromas and flavours included citrus, gooseberry, Lime, granny smith apple, pear Guava and PAssionfruit. Some more funky aromas are in the herbal category like basil, green bell pepper, freshly cut grass, lemongrass, celery and the just plain strange aromas of Cat’s piss, chalk, and wet concrete.
If you would like to know more and taste some Sauvignon, drop into our Sauvignon Blanc tasting Thursday 21st September between 6pm and 8pm in the Shop
June 29, 2017
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As part of our Summer of Riesling promotion we will be hosting an informal Rielsing tasting in the shop. We will have every style of Riesling from bone dry to super sweet open for tasting. The tasting is Friday 7th July between 5pm-7pm in our shop on Middle Street.
Call in and try some of our favouite summer whites.
June 27, 2017
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We’re delighted to welcome Gabriele Grizotti from Cossetti to Galway, tomorrow evening. Gabriele will be tasting a selection of Cossetti’s excellent wines in our shop. This is a great chance to sample their superb Barbera d’Asti, Gavi and some other more unique wines such as Albarossa and Grignolino.
No tickets or booking required simply call in between 5pm and 7pm on Wednesday 28th June.
We look forward to seeing you.
June 22, 2017
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For the previous two years we have brought you the wall of Sauvignon, but this year we have decide to celebrate the Summer of Riesling. Riesling is a huge favourite of ours here in Woodberrys and we are constantly trying to get the people to try it, usually without much luck as many people are still hing up on the idea of the sweet, cheap and crappy German wines of the 80s, and 90s like Black Tower and Blue Nun and let us not forget liebfraumilch.
But Riesling is so much more than this and while they can be sweet they can also be bone dry. We’re celebrating the diversity of Riesling for the next month and as such will have in shop tasting and also 15% off all Riesling for the next month. Keep an eye on the Blog here, Social Media and email for events and tastings.
March 23, 2016
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Easter is once again upon us, meaning we’re closed this Friday, but to make amends we’re running a bunch of tastings and events in the shop.
On Thursday 24th we will kick off with our Game of Rhônes blind tasting from 6pm-8pm.
Our tastings kick-off again at 11am on Saturday 26th with our To Rioja and Beyond Spanish tasting.
This tasting will be run 4 times on Saturday at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.
We will also have an Italian Tip to Toe tasting running at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.
And if you have room left for a glass or two Saturday night why not call into our popup wine bar between 8pm and 10pm.
We look forward to seeing you over food festival and wish you all a happy Easter.
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