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wine alliance tasting at fenns quay

I was invited to a preview of some of the range from Wine Alliance this week, in Fenns Quay restaurant.
I’ve heard a bit about them, and I know Maurice from his days at Karwig Wines.
I’d already read about a couple of the wines on Paul Kiernan’s blog, so I was really looking forward to it.

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We tasted 8 wines from their range, 2 Spanish, 2 French and 4 Portuguese. All were priced below the €10 euro mark and came in a mix of old school and funky labels.

  • Pegoes Branco 2009 Portugal
  • Stella Blanco 2009 Portugal
  • Mas De Vigneron Blanc 2009 France
  • Pegoes Tinto 2009 Portugal
  • Mas De Vigneron Rouge 2009 France
  • Stella Rosso 2008 Portugal
  • Rojo Mojo Tempranillo 2009 Spain
  • Rojo Mojo Shiraz 2009 Spain

They were all very nice, with the Stella Rosso being my favourite on the night. You wouldn’t go wrong with any of them though.

I’m delighted to see plenty of Portuguese wines on offer. I’ve never even heard of most of the grapes in these wines, but lately I’ve been hearing more positive things about wine from Portugal, so I was very happy to try them. The main characteristic of all the wines from the tasting was smoothness.
There was a range of tastes, but all the wines were accessible and smooth, “easy to drink” was mentioned several times on the night.

Maurice is a great MC for a tasting. He really knows the wines, and the interest and belief that he has in them shines through.

You can follow Wine Alliance and Maurice on Twitter. Have a chat to the lads, they’re very friendly and
maybe you can wangle an invite for yourself!

as usual, my tasting notes. enjoy!

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4 Responses to “wine alliance tasting at fenns quay”

  1. Paul says:
    September 26, 2010 at 21:48

    I’ve only tried the Portuguese and Spanish ones but they’re really very good, as well as characterful. You’d know there are genuine wine lovers at the helm of Wine Alliance.

    I’m looking forward to trying their Australian (Margaret River) ones when they arrive.

  2. Billy Lyons says:
    September 27, 2010 at 08:01

    Tried the eight bottles over the last week or so and agree with you both: really good wines at a really good price.

  3. Maria says:
    November 2, 2010 at 21:33

    I absolutely love the Pegoes Tinto and have been looking for it for ages in Ireland, I’d be so happy if you told me where I can find it and order a box!

  4. Maurice O Mahony says:
    November 2, 2010 at 23:03

    Hi Maria,

    If you can let me know where you are based, I can let you know the closest retailer to you. Thanks for the comments. I know we are biased but it really is a lovely wine. Look forward to hearing from you.

    Best,

    Maurice O Mahony

    maurice@winealliance.ie

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