Food Pairing:Beef and Lamb

• arugula
• asparagus
• Autumn Vegetables
• bacon
• barolo
• BBQ
• beef
• Beef and Lamb
• blue cheese
• bread
• brine
• canapés
• cheese
• Chicken
• christmas dessert
• christmas feast
• clarified butter
• cream
• cream cheese
• curry
• Dessert
• dessert wines
• feta
• fish
• food pairing
• fortified wine
• Fresh Greens
• Game
• ginger
• gingerbread
• grenache
• grilled
• gruyere
• Hard Cheese
• Hearty Roots
• herbs
• imen mcdonnell
• indian curry
• korean
• Light Fish and Shellfish
• marmalade
• mushroom
• onion
• orange
• orange wine
• paella
• Pasta and Pizza
• pecorino
• Pork
• Pork and Poultry
• port
• prawns
• Rich Fish
• Roast Vegetables
• rye crisps
• salad
• Salads
• Salmon Mousse
• seafood
• smoked salmon
• Soft Cheese
• Spicy Food
• spicy foods
• stuffing
• sushi
• Tapas
• tart
• turkey
• umami
• ummera
• vegan
• vegetables
• vegetarian
• wine pairing

The Keogh Cellar, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | May 14, 2018

Priorat Wines – Spain’s Hidden Gem

Priorat Wine at Finca Mas D’en Gil   In terms of international esteem for Spanish wines, those from Priorat DOQ are unfairly overshadowed by the wines of the bigger and more well-known La Rioja DOC. There’s no doubt that Rioja deserves every bit of its popularity, but Priorat is the only other region with Spain’s […]

Travelogues, Uncategorized, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | April 10, 2018

Gifts for Wine Lovers

Gifts for Wine Lovers: Wine Explorers Club So, you know someone who loves wine, and you want to get them a present they’ll love. First of all, don’t get them decanters, wine racks, fancy stoppers, or any other wine gadgets. Chances are they’ve already got all the equipment they need to enjoy wine (i.e., glasses […]

Food Pairing, The Keogh Cellar

by Sam Logan | December 15, 2017

Wines for Twixmas Feasting

An annual tradition that never fails to delight me is the glut of festive leftovers in the week following Christmas day. If you’re anything like me, you’ll appreciate the laziness all this extra food facilitates just as much as you enjoy the food itself.

The Keogh Cellar, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | December 11, 2017

Christmases in South America

In the southern hemisphere, Christmas happens right in the middle of summer. A white Christmas does sound picturesque, but a Christmas BBQ in shorts by the pool sounds way better to me! From barbequed lobster to “monkey’s tail eggnog, not forgetting the amazing Carmenere and Malbec wines, it all sounds fantastic. I think my future […]

The Keogh Cellar, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | December 11, 2017

An Iberian Christmas

Our Portuguese winemakers Quinta do Crasto and Bodegas Fillaboa tell us how they’ll be spending Christmas this year: plenty of sweet treats, seafood and, of course, fantastic wine.   Quinta do Crasto “Christmas traditions in Portugal and Douro are above all about family! It is common to celebrate around the table, on the 24th with Bacalhau […]

The Keogh Cellar, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | December 5, 2017

Italian Christmas: Ciu Ciu & Villamedoro

As we saw yesterday, Italy has a wonderfully diverse and completely original way of celebrating the festivities – as Alessio Cartone says there are “20 regions, each one with their own tradition”. We spoke to 2 of our Italian wineries, Ciu Ciu Vini and Villamedoro, about what they usually do and how they’ll be spending […]

Uncategorized, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | November 29, 2017

Christmas Down Under

Christmas in the southern hemisphere is a little different, but the most important things are still there: family, food, and great wine!   Coriole “Christmas for our family starts with Carols on Christmas Eve with friends and neighbours. Christmas morning is Champagne, fresh prawns, croissants, new season cherries. We then generally hit the beach before […]

The Keogh Cellar, Uncategorized, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | November 28, 2017

A Very Langa Christmas

Cesar Langa produces fantastic wines to Organic standards under the Langa and Senorio de Ayud labels. We Caught up with Cesar to find out what Christmas means to him Bodegas Langa Christmas in Spain gets off to a rather peculiar and unofficial start on Dec. 22nd when children from San Ildefonso School can be heard […]

The Keogh Cellar, Uncategorized, Winemakers

by Sam Logan | November 28, 2017

Christmases Around Spain

We take a whistlestop tour to hear how Christmas traditions differ around Spain. There’s the usual Jamón Iberico, cheese, and seafood, along with some southern Christmas Biscuits from Olivares – And plenty of wine!   Bodegas Jimenez Landi “We assemble a Nativity Set in our family home, and we get together in front of it […]

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by Sam Logan | November 28, 2017

A Catalan Christmas

Catalonia is home to some of Europe’s, and the World’s, finest wines. We caught up with two of our Catalan winemakers to see what they’ll be eating and drinking over the Christmas period.   Finca Mas D’en Gil “A real Christmas Tradition is to prepare the roasted milk-fed lamb altogether the 24 December on the […]

The Keogh Cellar

by Sam Logan | November 10, 2017

Wines For Christmas Dinner

Finding wine to match Christmas dinner is a high stakes endeavour. If not necessarily contempt, familiarity certainly breeds neglect; you might assume the classic turkey, sprouts and roasties will taste just as good with any old wine. Not so, my friend. I’m not saying you need to blow all your budget on bougie bottles, but […]

The Keogh Cellar

by Sam Logan | November 10, 2017

Festive Treats

You might think that working for a wine company makes choosing Christmas drinks easy. Au Contraire. It’s just three weeks to the big day, and my cellar is bare. If you’re anything like me, your current level of Christmas organization is below where you would like it to be. You might be starting to get […]