Food & Beverage

There’s been a bit of crisp in the air lately, the first leaf has fallen, the humidity has dropped and many of us are already making plans for Easter. It feels time for some serious red wine – tempranillo. Tempranillo is the perfect autumnal red. An amazing grape, it can produce youthful, juicy, plummy [...]

Glendalough is a stunning location in County Wicklow, it is an example of a rural idyll in an exceedingly convenient location, just outside Dublin’s lively city centre. For the March whiskey of the month, to coincide with St Paddy's day, Tattersalls is pouring the Glendalough Double Barrel Single Grain Whiskey. Double barrel whiskies are [...]

The proposition: Irish whiskey & Irish stout with oysters. To the adventuresome eater, it’s an exquisite match of grain and sea, a humble old standby and a tasty way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Friday 17 March.   You may have heard of whiskey & oysters because these umami-rich morsels matched with unique Irish [...]

In the 2023 Halliday Wine Companion awards, the Henschke Julius Riesling was named Riesling of the year. Named as a tribute to their ancestor Julius Henschke, a famous craftsman and highly acclaimed artist & sculptor, this old-vine, single-vineyard Riesling was first released by Henschke in 1992. The Henschke family has been making wines [...]

Calling all wine aficionados, we are diving into the world of an Austrian grape – the Grüner Veltliner.  Austrian wines have lately been growing in popularity, with 2020 marking an all-time high for Austrian wine exports. Undoubtedly, the principal export among them was Grüner Veltliner. The grape’s crispness and high acidity make it an amazingly [...]

Pinot noir is one of the hardest grapes to grow, the grape is thin-skinned, and both the fruit and the plant tend to be susceptible to diseases. Most vines are often plagued by powdery mildew or bunch rot. Some grape varieties require a cool climate for the best results, foremost among them pinot noir. [...]

Duck has many classic culinary partners, and sherry is one of them. the wine structure compliments the complexity of the richer meat. Newly listed on our dining room lunch menu is the pan-seared duck breast with wilted rainbow chard, oyster mushrooms and sherry jus. Unlike chicken, duck breast has a hue and texture akin [...]

Margaret River Chardonnays are among the most prized wines in Australia. It is also one of Mario’s favourite wine regions, so it is only fitting for him to list this beautifully rich and mouth-filling wine, the 2021 Allegiance Unity Chardonnay. This wine has an elegant texture displaying obvious class and intriguing complexity with [...]

Flowers are a feast for the senses of sight and smell, but also, increasingly, the taste buds. Blooms are enjoying a boom as ingredients in soups, salads and cheeses, and even as garnishes for cocktails and confections. But zucchini flowers are popping up all over - not just in gardens, but in restaurants. Zucchini [...]

Spring isn’t just about outdoors and gardening, but also about what foods are in season and how it can signal new beginnings for a chance to start a clean diet. Because spring means asparagus & trout, and asparagus & trout means spring.  Head Chef Fernando has recently started pan-frying a new main dish [...]