The annual Australia & New Zealand Wine Fair Dublin returns to The Alex Hotel on February 3. Wine lovers can sample classics and new-wave pioneers among the 300 wines from 20 regions across these two neighbouring countries. Wines of the weekThe blowout treatHeaphy Moutere Old Vine Riesling 2023Heaphy Moutere Old Vine Riesling 2023, Nelson, New Zealand, 13.5pc, €29.99This is serious Riesling with great complexity and great ageing potential. This region also produces some serious Chardonnay, such as Heaphy Moutere Nelson Chardonnay (€25, wineonline.ie) or Neudorf ‘Tiritiri’ Nelson Chardonnay (€27.50, jnwine.com). wineonline.ieThe curry-night bargainVilla Maria Private Bin Marlborough Riesling 2024Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough Riesling 2024, Marlborough, New Zealand, 11.5pc, €13.50-€15An off-dry, aromatic match for fragrant curries, with lemon leaf and mandarin given spice and depth from ginger and lanolin notes.

Source: Irish Independent January 23, 2026 17:32 UTC