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Movies and Booze: #Blackbird

For Movies and Booze this week, Sean was joined by Esther McCarthy, the movie reviewer, Lynda Coogan, wine reviewer, and Fionnuala Jones, showbiz correspondent, with thanks to Marks and Spencer. Today’s wines are listed below. The white Villa Des Croix...

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15.03 2 Sep 2022


Movies and Booze: #Blackbird


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15.03 2 Sep 2022


For Movies and Booze this week, Sean was joined by Esther McCarthy, the movie reviewer, Lynda Coogan, wine reviewer, and Fionnuala Jones, showbiz correspondent, with thanks to Marks and Spencer.

Today’s wines are listed below.

The white Villa Des Croix Picpoul de Pinet Languedoc, France. It is a lesser known white grape from the Langedouc region in France approx €17.00

Picpouls are light, fruity and great with simple food. Widely available in independent wine merchants.

The red is Castro Ventosa El Castro de Valtuille Mencia Joven a Spanish wine and also a lesser known grape called Mencia from the Bierzo in Spain. It is a young red wine, lighter in style so can be chilled and enjoyed on its own or with charcuterie, approx €16.00

Widely available in independent wine merchants.

Menica's can vary in style this is the perfect style for someone new to the grape. This particular wine has notes of black cherry, spice and is delicious.


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