I’m sure you’re used to reading expert articles on wine-related matters so I’m going to come clean up-front. I am responding to a challenge laid down by my co-directors in Green Acres to write a blog post and I’ll fully admit I was a nervous wreck just thinking about it. We only commenced this blog, […]
Although a fairly recent event, I have wanted to tell the story behind Green Acres Irish Gin since its inception. As we approach its 1st year anniversary, I think it is opportune to do so here in this blog, now. Firstly, the name. There are many fantastically named gins out in the marketplace, but we avoided going […]
I am not a sommelier nor have I studied oenology in a formal way. What I have been doing though is developing my taste pallet and discovering wines of the world through wonderful people for over 25 years. I love sharing this passion for wine and I honestly believe that bin end sales, which obviously […]
Recently, here in Wexford on the sunny South East coast of Ireland, we’ve had a 50th celebration of the Strawberry Fair in Enniscorthy and a decent (but brief) enough hint at an Irish heatwave. These and the start of Wimbledon this week, made me ponder – if sunshine had a taste, what would it be like? After much deliberation, […]
In this, the last of our en primeur 2016 blog trilogy, I want to reflect on a discussion (ahem), that James and I have been having. It is about picking our en primeur 2016 favourites from those we tasted recently in France. The discussion was prompted by a customer in Dublin, who challenged us to choose just […]
When we visited the Bordeaux en primeur 2016 week recently, we had temperatures in the mid to high 20s centigrade. Little did we know that such a dramatic drop in temperature (as low as -4c) was just around the corner. In the last week of April, severe frosts across Europe hit […]
James O’Connor and myself, (Donal) have been on a voyage of discovery for 21 consecutive years, travelling to Bordeaux to taste their wines en primeur. We will use this post to give you an insight into what’s involved and give you an oversight into the 2016 vintage. If you would like to receive our detailed tasting notes […]
Wexford retailers continue to be at the forefront of driving customer excellence and last night those leading the way were recognised at the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards 2017 in association with Barclaycard. Following hundreds of entries Retail Excellence Ireland has crowned Greenacres, Selskar, National Store of the Year 2017. The store has been a well […]
Dr Burklin Wolf Wine Tasting Dinner in the company of Tom Benns, Wine Consultant, Dr Burklin Wolf was held in Greenacres on Friday night September 5th. The night started upstairs in the Gallery with a tasting of the 2013 Riesling Estate wine, followed by a delicious 5 course meal in the Restaurant. House Smoked Hake […]
Greenacres is delighted to have been awarded Best Fine Wine Merchants, Nationwide. in the Sunday Business Post Gold Star Awards ‘Greenacres Wexford, where James O’Connor has transformed the the Greenacre block into a sort of Louvre complex for wine. Room after room with well over 2,000 wines compete for you attention, with award-winning architecture, a […]
The FOOD&WINE Magazine / Maison Louis Latour Restaurant of the Year Awards, now in its 13th year, are considered the most prestigious and authoritative culinary awards in the Irish calendar. Recognising the best Irish restaurants and culinary talent, diners from all over Ireland were invited to nominate their favourite restaurants and chefs, with the top […]
Congratulation to our head chef Richie Trappe. Richie won the Strawberry Festival ‘Wexford Chef Cook-off Challange’ in the Riverpark Hotel Enniscorthy on Tuesday night June 26th. The competition is a part of the Enniscorthy Strawberry Festival which takes place this weekend. Richie’s creations were: St Tola Goats Cheese Salad with toasted Pine nuts, served beside […]
