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VERTICAL(ISH) TASTING: Veuve Clicquot 1953 Vintage; 2008, 2007, 2004, 2001, 1990 Yellow Label

Posted on August 9, 2013 by waywardwine

Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label represents one of the most recognizable Champagnes in the world: not exactly a Wayward Wine. Polo-watching yuppies love it. It is part and parcel of the fashion-opoly: Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (a third of which Diageo … Continue reading →

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DRINK IN DUBLIN DAY 4-6: Bull and Castle; Hill of Tara; Newgrange: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #34

Posted on August 5, 2013 by waywardwine

Time is running out. For three straight days we had mostly drunk through Dublin: averaging more three pubs a day. But only three days remain. Light rain turns into a torrent. So we devote most of our time running between … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blackrock, Dublin, Franciscan Well, Hill of Tara, Ireland, James Joyce, Newgrange, Purgatory Pale Ale, Stone of Destiny, Trim Castle | 1 Comment

GUINNESS FACTORY: DRINK IN DUBLIN DAY 3: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #33

Posted on July 29, 2013 by waywardwine

Our seven month, thirteen country, EU Austerity Drinking Tour continues today with the pint that defines Ireland: Guinness. Last week’s posts visited the decent (but now defunct) Messrs Maguire Brewery Pub and the bolder (and now international) The Porterhouse. Today, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arthur Guinness, Beer, Brazen Head, Brewing, Cooperage, Coopers, Diageo, Dublin, Eiffel Tower, European Union, Fergal Murry, Guinness, Ireland, James Joyce, Pub, Saint James Gate, St Patty's Day, The Brazen Head, The Gravity Bar | 5 Comments

MESSRS MAGUIRE CRAFT BREWERS: DRINK IN DUBLIN DAY 2: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #32

Posted on July 25, 2013 by waywardwine

ADDENDUM: This visit took place September 22nd 2012. According to Dean McGuinness ‏@BeerMessiah, J.W. Sweetman’s has replaced Messrs Maguires. Oh how quickly the world of beers keeps turning. Enjoy this step through near-history. After a whirlwind first day in Dublin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Ireland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Archaeological Museum, Beer, Bock, Dead Zoo, Dublin, hops, Messrs brewery, MESSRS MAGUIRE, MESSRS MAGUIRE CRAFT BREWERS, Porterhouse Brewery, River Liffey, Stout, Toffee, United States | 1 Comment

THE PORTERHOUSE: DRINK IN DUBLIN DAY 2 and 4: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #31

Posted on July 22, 2013 by waywardwine

On Day Two in Dublin we go to the immense Archaeological Museum. After a few hours of breathtaking, minute Celtic metalwork, hunger takes us. Incapable of eating fine metalwork, we soon find The Poterhouse Brewery‘s “Central” pub on Nassau Street. … Continue reading →