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2 weeks ago | jeansmullen.com | Jean Smullen

Tom Bell, of DrinkWell, the leading on-line retailer of lower-calorie, zero-sugar wines and beers, launched his range of wines on the Irish market, with a tasting in Dublin. The DrinkWell website offers a selection of alcoholic beverages that align with those who follow a more health-conscious lifestyle. DrinkWell supports the ‘better for you’ (BFY) alcohol movement, by providing options that cater for those watching their sugar, carb, and calorie intake.
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Santa Rita Estates is proud to announce that it has been named Premium Drinks Business of the Year at the 2025 Positive Luxury Awards. The award recognises excellence in sustainability, innovation, and positive impact across the global luxury sector. The awards are organised by Positive Luxury, for the global luxury industry, and celebrate brands that are redefining luxury through responsible and progressive practices.
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Pictured: (from left) Paul Maguire and Philip O'Shea of MacCormaicsFrom June 2025, the Californian wine brand, Bread & Butter will have a new distributor on the Irish Market. From May 2025, the brand will cease its distribution agreement with MacCormaics. The change is due to a decision made by the brand’s owners, Grupo Peñaflor to consolidate their distribution in Ireland.
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The Ballymaloe Festival of Food will take place in Ballymaloe from Friday 16th May to Sunday 18th May 2025. Myrtle Allen and her husband Ivan first opened The Yeats Room at Ballymaloe in 1964, and this year, 61 years later the family will celebrate their continued ethos of sustainability and a return to the roots of that original farm to table movement.
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1 month ago | jeansmullen.com | Jean Smullen

The countdown is officially on as the prestigious Waterford Festival of Food returns to Dungarvan and surrounds next week, with a packed programme running from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th April 2025. A highlight of Ireland’s food calendar, the festival brings together local producers, top chefs, and passionate food lovers for a weekend of unforgettable flavour, community, and fun-and this year.
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Graham Norton took his passion for wine a step further and joined Invivo Wines’ co-founders Tim Lightbourne and Rob Cameron in Marlborough, New Zealand. Graham rolled up his sleeves in the Awatere Valley, getting hands-on with grape picking, tasting juice samples, and assessing fruit quality with his long-term Invivo winemaker partners. an essential step in creating the twelfth vintageof his GN Sauvignon Blanc.
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Irish Ferries the award-winning Irish ferry company, who operate on routes between Britain and France (Dover to Calais), Britain and Ireland (Holyhead to Dublin, and Pembroke to Rosslare), and Ireland and France (Dublin to Cherbourg) have announced the return of their wine tasting mini cruise on the Dublin to Cherbourg sailing on 15th May in partnership with Wine & Beer Supermarket Cherbourg.
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1 month ago | jeansmullen.com | Jean Smullen

The House of Peroni returns to Cafe en Seine in May 2025 for an immersive Italian experience, with mouth-watering menus prepared by their Head Chef, Stephen Gibson.Commencing Wednesday May 7th, House of Peroni will offer three unique experiences including the Peroni Nastro Azzurro Sagra Experience, the Peroni Nastro Azzurro Aperitivo Hour and the Peroni Nastro Azzurro Italo House Party Each night, those attending will also have the chance to win a luxury trip of a lifetime and truly...
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1 month ago | jeansmullen.com | Jean Smullen

Cork on a Fork Fest is calling on businesses and food producers across Cork city and the wider region to get involved in this year’s festival, which this year will run from Wed 13th to Sunday 17th August, 2025. The programme will be launched on May 7th. The five-day festival showcases Cork’s world-class food scene, highlighting talented chefs, unique dining experiences, and top-quality local produce.
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Actress, writer, podcaster and now, wine brand owner, Amy Huberman launched her new wine range of wines in Café en Seine on March 27th. The AH wine range has been developed by Amy, who has been working alongside Shane Davey, Brian Fagan, and well-known wine industry figure Hugh Murray, who worked for many years for Classic Drinks.