Let wine breathe for 10 minutes before drinking it..SPAR
Our Wine Expert Gill O'Meara has an extensive career in Wine. She has been selecting wine for SPAR for the last 12 years, and has won many awards for wine tasting. Wine is her passion and now she tells you all about wine and gives you the latest news of what's in store!
22-03-2016
Check out last weekend's Irish Independent magazine for a fantastic review of our fabulous Ventoux - Southern Rhone - white. "Ripe peach aromas. Delicious tangerine citrussy flavours highlighted by refreshing acidity and an orange zest finish. Try with prawns in garlic and chilli". Liam Campbell 19 March 2016
22-03-2016
Ensure you check out stunningly gorgeous Cupido Pinot Grigio which was acclaimed Liam Campbell's WOW - or Wine of the Week - in the Independent's Weekend Magazine [15 August]. Up against tough competition with wines featured up to 20 euros. Cupido was the cheapest on offer at a great price! We HEART Cupido!
17-08-2015
I am delighted to say that our new range of South African wines has just arrived in-store. From the stylish label to the beautifully crafted wine, and a choice from four different varietals - there is definitely one there you will like to try!
18-06-2015
If you are a Supereasy Rewards customer and are in the area of Lucan Eurospar next Thursday 25 June, why not join me for a tasting event of some of our exclusive wines. If you are not a member you can sign-up in store before or on the night. Hope you can make it and I look forward to seeing you whether you know a little of a lot about wine!
18-06-2015
Join us at Taste of Dublin where we will be tasting our Makulu South African Range. Hope you can drop by our stand - near the VIP tent - and taste our award winning wines. Don't forget Liam Campbell voted our Makulu Pinotage number 2 in his recent blind tasting in April!!
22-06-2015
Don't we all like to use our birth date in our email or addresses or passwords?? What if you could use this in your very own wine? Our Italian producer Piergiorgio Castellani has done just that with his fabulous wine Grifone 1967 Toscana. His uncle produced the first wine in 1967 and when Piergiorgio was born in 1968, he dedicated the wine to him. I have so much to say about this wine that it wouldn't fit in just one blog! This is my top, top, top recommendation! Made from the Sangiovese grape - your main Chianti grape - but with an elegant twist of new oak, which gives sumptuous vanilla notes - the result is just divine. Piergiorgio calls this his 'Baby Tuscan'. I can't believe we have this in stores at €10.99 - it is a real bargain. So much so I even bought a case for myself!
29-04-2015
Nothing like a nice alliteration to use as an 'aide memoire'! Yes Father's Day is nearly upon us and just as a gentle reminder, we are championing Dada as our top tip. Named after the Dadaism movement of the early 20th centrury - I'll let you look that one up on Wikipedia - Dada is that little bit different and upredictable! A massive fruit driven wine with bags of flavour intensity and concentration. At a recent wine fair - this was my favourite of the many hundreds of wines tasted over the 3 day event!! Why not buy a bottle to check it out before Dad on the big day!!
17-04-2015
A recent addition to the range is our La Celia Pioneer Malbec which we are delighted to announce won a GOLD medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2014. This is a serious wine with savoury accented fruit with beautifully deep and concentrated blackberry and black cherry fruit flavours.I recently had the opportunity to visit the La Celia winery and vineyards where the Pioneer grapes are grown and they are just stunning! The grapes were just about to be harvested and were tiny but full of punchy fruit and ripe tannins - easy to understand why the wines are so, so good. My top tip to celebrate World Malbec Day!
