Aoife Carrigy
Wine Writer at Irish Independent
Award-winning wine/drink/food writer @irish_writing awards 2021/22/23; journalist, editor, author; wine columnist @IndoWeekend; member @foodwritersguild
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Aoife Carrigy
Translating as ‘little green one’, this greenish grape produces both easy-drinking, fruity quaffers and more complex age-worthy styles that see it starring in some of Italy’s finest white wines. Both styles are often led by peachy fruits, but with the more serious expressions leaning into the variety’s capacity for oily texture to produce weightier gastronomic wines. Many carry signature notes of almonds, whether a bite of bitter almond or richer marzipan or toasted nuts.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Aoife Carrigy
For a budget buy, it’s hard to beat the old favourite of Boyle’s Irish Gin, made at Blackwater Distillery by the same people behind my recent whiskey of the week, Blackwater ‘Clashmore 1824’ Irish Whisky. The lack of an ‘e’ in their preferred spelling of ‘whisk(e)y’ gives you a sense of how they like to do things their own way in Blackwater — but this gin is made in a classic style.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Ali Dunworth |Aoife Carrigy
15 South William Street, Dublin 2; groganspub.ie“I’ll drop them out to you” — rare words of service for a city centre pub that you’ll often still hear at Grogan’s. The attentive staff will sometimes even magic some extra stools for you among the al fresco street seating that wraps around this beloved old-school boozer. Add unbeatable people-watching and an almost festival vibe on a sunny day, and it’s clear to see why these are some of the most coveted outdoor seats in town.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Aoife Carrigy
Others are particularly fresh with pithy grapefruit notes and a distinctively briny salinity. That salinity will not surprise anyone who has visited north-west Spain’s Galicia, where the wine region of Rias Baixas hugs a coastline made up of multiple rias (inlets) and the peninsulas that divide them. If the Atlantic seems to be everywhere you look, that’s because it is. Albarino is the queen of grapes in Rias Baixas, making up 95pc of all vine plantings here.
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4 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Aoife Carrigy
The benefit of bland, of course, is that it’s only offensive to people who really want their wines to taste of something beyond ‘crisp easy drinking’. The truth is that much of the time, most wine drinkers are more focused on getting the goss from their fellow drinkers or enjoying the food that they’re sharing together — and fair enough.
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Delighted to be in such great company again as finalists for this year’s IFWA wine writing award 🍷✨
Congratulations to the finalists in our Wine Writing Award! @Wilsononwine @AoifeCarrigy_ @LiamDrinksWines @LesliesWineFood, Shane Golden and @wine_philosophy This award is kindly sponsored by @Whelehanswines and judged by the fab @ozclarke 👏🏻👏🏻💕 https://t.co/O3qtx2rrFE
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