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Mary Dowey, in town last Thursday for the Cornstore Wine Dine event, will be back in Cork in the spring to present here regular wine weekends in Ballymaloe House but, before that, the famous East Cork venue has some very interesting wine events lined up......
Australian Winemaker Dinner at Ballymaloe House, Thursday 28th October 2010.
5.00pm Presentation and wine tasting by David Hohnen, in The Grain Store at Ballymaloe. €15
7.30pm Reception followed by dinner with wines from McHenry Hohnen, which David will talk about during dinner. €70
David Hohnen, one of the best known winemakers in Australia and New Zealand, and the man who founded Cape Mentelle, and also founded one of the wine world’s most iconic names, and arguably responsible for single-handedly introducing the world to New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with Cloudy Bay, is coming to Ballymaloe, in association with Anthony Tindal, Tindal Wines, to introduce us to his latest wines, McHenry Hohnen, from Margaret River, Western Australia.
His latest venture, along with his daughter, Freya, and David’s brother-in-law, Murray McHenry, is called McHenry Hohnen wines. A not to be missed opportunity to have a wine tasting with one of the iconic figures of the wine world. David Hohnen has been recipient of the inaugural Len Evans Award for leadership in the Australian wine industry, and twice winner of the famed Jimmy Watson Wine Trophy. David Hohnen lives in Margaret River, Western Australia, surrounded by vines, woodland, horses, sheep and pigs!
South African Winemaker Dinner at Ballymaloe House, Tuesday 16th November, 2010,
8.00pm reception, followed by dinner with wines from Durbanville Hills, South Africa, which Martin will talk about during dinner. €70
Martin Moore, Winemaker, Durbanville Hills Wines, South Africa, in association with Edward Dillon & Co. Wine Merchants. Famous for its award-winning wines and its spectacular views, Durbanville Hills Winery stands proud in the Durbanville wine area a mere 20 minutes from Cape Town’s city centre.
From its vantage point high up on the vineyard it overlooks Table Bay and Robben Island with Table Mountain providing a majestic backdrop. Situated in one of the Cape’s coolest wine-producing regions, in close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the vineyards providing grapes to the cellar all add their own distinctive characteristics, contributing to the complexity of taste, texture and weight of every wine in the Durbanville Hills range. The wines have won numerous national and international awards.
Also some dates regarding upcoming wine courses at Ballymaloe – Gift Vouchers also available.
Wine for the Festive Season with John McDonnell and Colm McCan, Half Day Course, including lunch, Saturday 4th December 2010.
Ballymaloe Wine Weekends ‘Introduction to Wine Appreciation’ Weekend Course with Mary Dowey, 18th – 20th February 2011, and also 1st – 3rd April 2011.
(More information on these wine courses on the website, www.ballymaloe.ie )
Tel: 00353 (0)21 4652531 www.ballymaloe.ie
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Cheers, Billy, must stick those in the diary and email Colm to get him to add me to his mailing list.
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