Georgina Cambells Ireland Guide Awards Ballymaloe House the Wine Award for 2010.
Taken from here.
Irish interest in wine has grown phenomenally in recent years – how many people saw a glass of wine as the natural accompaniment to a meal even a couple of decades ago? Our wine award has reflected that developing interest, highlighting the [...]
We were delighted to welcome Jean-Francois Bordet of Domaine Seguinot-Bordet, Chablis, to the school on 20th October 2009. We would like to thank Fionnuala Harkin of wine merchants, Wines Direct www.winesdirect.ie for organizing this visit.
Jean-Francois gave an excellent presentation and insight into the wines of Chablis, and we tasted a Chablis 2007 and Chablis Premier [...]
We were delighted once again, and as always, to welcome back Pascal Rossignol of Le Caveau, Kilkenny - www.lecaveau.ie
Pascal gave a fascinating talk and tutored wine tasting on wines from Burgundy, and the up-and-coming region of The South-West of France. Pascal is originally from near Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, and his experience takes him from the vineyards of [...]
Wine for the Festive Season
with
John McDonnell and Colm McCan
at Ballymaloe House
Saturday 5th December 2009
9.30am – 4.30pm, including lunch. € 175
How to amaze your Family and Friends with your wine choices over the Festive Season
This entertaining one day course will run like a dinner party, starting with the Aperitifs, moving on to the Main Event, [...]
Wine Weekends at Ballymaloe next Spring
* unbeatable new prices
* delightful new venue
* still a great Christmas or birthday present
Mary Dowey’s Weekend Wine Courses have become a firm fixture on the spring calendar at Ballymaloe House, Co Cork. Guests come from far and wide to learn the essentials of wine appreciation while enjoying superb [...]
We welcomed back to the cookery school renowned German winemaker, Carl Ehrhard, on 25th September 2009, where he presented a range of his wines to the students. Carl was our very last guest winemaker at the end of the last 12-week course, and we were delighted that he was able to join us again, and [...]
This week we have a special item written by a student on our last 12 week certificate course.
Judy O’Kane is an Irish lawyer on sabbatical. She recently graduated from Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork after three months travelling around New Zealand vineyards.
Have wine, will travel.
“Welcome back” Immigration greets me in Auckland on Christmas Eve. [...]
We were delighted to have welcomed renowned German winemaker, Carl Ehrhard, to the school recently, where he presented a range of his wines to the students. There is a Riesling renaissance taking place and a renewed interest in wines from Germany, not only their Riesling’s, but also their Pinot Noir’s, so it was great that [...]
Gregory Alken, Febvre Wines, gave an wine presentation and tasting to the students on Tuesday 9th June 2009. With a lifetime of experience in the wine business, starting as a young boy accompanying his Father on wine trips to France, Gregory gave a fantastic insight to life in the wine business and wine in general. [...]
Samantha Connew, senior winemaker at Wirra Wirra winery, McLaren Vale, South Australia. Samantha was named International Red Winemaker of the Year in 2007. Wirra Wirra are also biodynamic and Samantha discussed biodynamics during her presentation and tasting. She showed two wines - Wirra Wirra ‘The Lost Watch’ Adelaide Hills Riesling 2007 and Wirra Wirra ‘Church [...]