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Ballymaloe House - The Georgina Campbell Wine Award of the Year 2010
WINE COURSES AT BALLYMALOE
Friday, 16th - 18th April 2010 - Introduction to Wine Appreciation Wine Weekend Course with Mary Dowey
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WINE WEEKEND AT BALLYMALOE NEXT SPRING
* unbeatable new prices
* delightful new venue
* still a great Christmas or birthday present
Mary Dowey’s Weekend Wine Course have become a firm fixture on the spring calendar at Ballymaloe House, Co
Mary’s Introduction to Wine Appreciation course will run from 16th–18th April 2010 – with the handsomely restored Grain Store at Ballymaloe as the main venue. Suitable for anybody who enjoys wine and would like to know more about it, the course focuses on key grape varieties. Besides quickly mastering the characteristics of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir, guests will learn how to recognise quality, buy wisely, serve and store wines correctly and match them with the most suitable foods.
‘The wine-tasting weekend was fantastic and we will highly recommend it to our friends.’ Emma-Jane Dockery,
Listed among the Top 10 Wine Courses in the
Mary Dowey (www.marydowey.com) has built up a large following through her enthusiastic and refreshingly unstuffy approach. She is wine editor of The Gloss magazine and a contributor to the internationally acclaimed wine magazine Decanter, having been wine correspondent of The Irish Times 1995-2005. She has visited most of the world’s major wine-producing regions and is the author of several books including Food and Wine – Matching Made Simple and 101 Great Wines Under €12.
The February 2010 issue Lonely Planet magazine includes the spring wine course at Ballymaloe House in Co Cork among their listing of 10 BEST WEEKEND COURSES. It is the only wine course to be chosen in a wide-ranging article about 52 interesting weekend breaks in many different countries. And there’s an appealing symmetry to the accolade, too, as these wine appreciation weekends at Ballymaloe are now in their tenth year.deal Christmas, birthday or Valentine’s gift for a wine-lover.
Wine Weekend Format
Friday evening: welcome aperitif, dinner with specially chosen wines and brief talk
Saturday: wine course all day (9.30am – 4.30pm) with lunch, afternoon tea and a
six-course wine-tasting dinner in the evening
Sunday morning: champagne and sparkling wine workshop (10am -12.30pm)
Wine Weekend Packages
2 nights bed & breakfast with Friday dinner and wine talk; Saturday all-day wine course with lunch, afternoon tea and gala dinner; Sunday morning champagne workshop
€495 per person sharing standard room €595 per person sharing superior room
Gift vouchers available: the ideal Christmas, birthday or Valentine’s gift for a wine-lover.
Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry, Co.
E-mail: res@ballymaloe.ie Website and online booking: www.ballymaloe.ie
