Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
Tripping Along The Ledge
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Published: Irish Times, July 20 2009“A BAFFLING, INTOXICATING ORDEAL…”
IT’S NOT until the Main Crianza 2006 is uncorked that the first note of discord is sounded. “It’s a little bit clumsy,” sniffs one critic. “It’s brassy,” counters another. “No, I find it very oak-y,” ventures a third. The woman seated next to me swirls the dark red liquid briskly before raising the glass to her nostrils.
“It’s a little bramble-y on the nose,” she confides. “Don’t you think?”
I shrug my shoulders. Frankly, I haven’t spent nearly enough time sniffing foliage to venture an opinion. Read the rest of this entry »
Published: Irish Times, July 20 2009“A BAFFLING, INTOXICATING ORDEAL…”
IT’S NOT until the Main Crianza 2006 is uncorked that the first note of discord is sounded. “It’s a little bit clumsy,” sniffs one critic. “It’s brassy,” counters another. “No, I find it very oak-y,” ventures a third. The woman seated next to me swirls the dark red liquid briskly before raising the glass to her nostrils.
“It’s a little bramble-y on the nose,” she confides. “Don’t you think?”
I shrug my shoulders. Frankly, I haven’t spent nearly enough time sniffing foliage to venture an opinion. Read the rest of this entry »