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WINE O’CLOCK: Chardonnay – a good name for wine but not for women

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

I READ that Chardonnay is making a comeback. That’s bad news for the unfortunate women who acquired it as a first name in a mad trend that swept parts of the country about 20 years ago. It’s no fun being called after a dodgy wine. But, of course, it wasn’t a dodgy wine back then. […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A rosé by any other name may taste too sweet

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

SUMMER may be coming in but it’s taking its time about it. Still, the sun did put in an appearance last week. It was brief but enough to tempt me into the garden, to open a bottle of wine, and think about cleaning down the barbie or, maybe, cutting the grass. It is unwise, though, […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A taste of Italy at bargain prices

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

WE eat a lot of Italian food in Ireland. Well, sort of. We eat a lot of pasta and pizza, which is hardly the same thing. That goes for restaurants too. Only China provides us with more ethnic restaurants than Italy, but a lot of so-called Italian restaurants do little more than heat up frozen […]

WINE O’CLOCK: Chardonnay – a good name for wine but not for women

WINE O’CLOCK: A rosé by any other name may taste too sweet

WINE O’CLOCK: A taste of Italy at bargain prices

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