Global heating has made conditions more favourable for growing grapes – and finding the right variety is keyHeard the one about Irish wine? Like its English counterpart, it is no longer a joke, with more than a dozen vineyards now producing bottles to emulate those of the terroirs of France, Spain and Italy.At about €60 (£50) a bottle and produced in small quantities, it is far from a commercial activity, but efforts over the last 10 years have produced what one retailer described as an “arguably very fine” rosé. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/ripe-for-the-picking-irish-wine-on-the-up-but-nobody-will-retire-rich
Author : Lisa O’Carroll Ireland correspondent
Publish date : 2025-01-05 15:50:00
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Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up – but ‘nobody will retire rich’
