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# grape expectations

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Meet the winemakers producing the nectar of the Gods in the land of Guinness

A few brave – or foolhardy – souls are defying the odds to make Irish wine.

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Sep 27th 2015, 10:00 PM

See ya Australia and au revoir France, Ireland has a new favourite winemaker

We have all the figures for what local drinkers were sipping last year.

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Aug 31st 2015, 2:02 PM