Wine ! Has anyone tried it yet ?
Wine ! Has anyone tried it yet ?
No, is that the company ROG has setup, I know his in-laws are wine merchants.Originally Posted by Point
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Thomond Reserve........A New Brand of Excellence Courtesy of Thomond Park Stadium
22 April 2009, 4:41 pm
By Maurice Hartery
The Wine Company Thomond Reserve, a new venture initiated by Thomond Park Stadium in collaboration with Munster Wines, is to be formally launched at this year's Munster Rugby Awards, which take place at Thomond Park Stadium this Saturday, April 25th.
Thomond Park Stadium, doesn’t just provide the public with the finest rugby fare. It now has a new string to its bow – it’s very own exquisite French wine. As well as being graced by a host of fabulous rugby players and loyal supporters, this Saturday night’s 2009 Munster Rugby Awards will also see the unveiling (and serving) of Thomond Reserve wines, an event that is sure to have everyone licking their lips.
Thomond Reserve is the inspiration of four Munster players: Paul O’Connell, Ronan O’Gara, Alan Quinlan, all of whom are heading to South Africa for the Lions tour, and Freddie (Frederico) Pucciariello. This quartet approached Gary O’Donovan of Munster Wines with the idea that Gary would utilise his many years’ experience and contacts in the wine trade to help Thomond Park Stadium establish a wine reserve that would quite literally be the toast of Munster.
The name Thomond Reserve is intended to link Thomond Park Stadium – the Munster players’ place of work, of course – with the sterling ethos of French wine production. Thomond Reserve has been developed for two main reasons: one, to offer a stadium wine (we can’t call it a house wine, can we?) at all Thomond Park Stadium events; and two, to provide the public at large with the opportunity to enjoy the finest, most exquisite wines, wines that represent the best of two worlds steeped in excellence.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Thomond Park Stadium has chosen only the very best wine to bear the Thomond Reserve name. The wine is sourced from a region in the South of France known as Languedoc-Roussillon. The Languedoc-Roussillon region is dominated by 740,300 acres (2,996 km2) of vineyards, which is three times the combined area of the vineyards in Bordeaux. The region has been an important winemaking centre for centuries.
There is a white wine, Sauvignon Blanc 2008 vintage, and a red, Merlot 2007 vintage. The white is light, crispy, zesty and fresh with light lemon fruit flavours, while the red is dense and full of red and black fruits. Exceptional for a wine of this type, the Merlot comes from 40-year-old vines, which gives it a great spectrum and complexity of flavours – far more than one would expect for a wine of this price.
If you can’t make it to the Munster Rugby Awards this Saturday, don’t fret. There will be plenty more chances to sample the wines of Thomond Reserve. The wines are available from any of the 15 O’Donovan Off Licences located in Cork City and county; they can also be acquired by visiting www.munsterwine.ie. And as already mentioned, Thomond Reserve wine will be available at all future events held in Thomond Park Stadium. After all, what could be better than this? A sumptuous tipple to wash down a feast of wonderful rugby.
The red is lovely....jaysus I drank enough of the stuff last Saturday...
I had the white on saturday, I'm not normally a fan of sauvignon Blanc, but it was very drinkable indeed. Also heard complimentay remarks about the red.
There's a number of players involved in it - Puc, ROG, POC, and Quinny for sure. I keep thinking there's a 5th but can't remember who it is.
The bottles are screw-top, so that will probably dismay the wine snobs. The current wines are coming from France, but apparently there are "plans" to source varieties from further afield.
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Doesn't Puc have a vinyard in Argentina? I seem to remember reading about it in some profile. He has a couple of the other players involved as well.
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Agree with LL, the white is very drinkable.
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What wine isnt?
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apparently the shipping costs from Argentina would have made it far too pricey hence the choice of a french vineyard.
And seriously that Sauv Blanc was very nice, lovely and smooth. I tend to hate Sauv blanc'sI usually find them abit raw and sharp. I'd normally be a Chardonnay drinker, though even them I've gotten more picky about. Tasted a load over in Oz last autumn and found the majority in the 2 areas I visited to be a bit too "green", not as soft or as sweet as I prefer.
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Where can i get this in Limerick?
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Fine wines over in Delta retail park used to have it. But that was a while ago
I am the million man.
It,s available at Thomond park reception. Or through O,Donovan offlicences
I believe O'Donovans are the only outlet. If you need some for a function be sure and order it in advance regardless of what O'Donovans tell you. If you want one or two bottles they will always have it if you need more than half a dozen you will be rushing around different stores to get it. You have to wonder about their business sense giving an exclusive license to an operator based only in Cork.
The wine itself is quite nice, drinkable indeed and is the wine used in the corporate suite at TP for Heino games.
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You can buy it on the web.
http://www.munsterwine.ie/buy.html
Cheers lads i'll give them a shout in Thomond tomorrow to see if they have any..
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If you're anything like your avatar, i'd caution you against this.
Hee hee hic
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