The Wine of Ireland
As you pursue you favorite travel bookstore in search of your next wine tasting adventure, grab a couple books of Ireland and be sure to place this gorgeous country at the top of your list. Most are not aware of the incredible wine that Ireland produces with Saint Patrick’s Day staking its claim to the countries notoriety. The wineries of Ireland do in fact play an important roll its history and offer up legendary white wines for you to try, and few red wines too.
The Bunratty Winery, known for its Meade, produces a honey wine discovered by the Monks during the middle ages. This legendary wine, said to be the origins of the term “honey-moon” as newly wed couples were given enough of this seductive wine for one full moon. The Bunratty Meade is available for purchase from a few select suppliers at a reasonable cost; it will take some effort to locate though.
If you wish to partake in the wines like the “Coisreal Longueville”, a travel bookstore and a well-planned trip are order. Served only at the Longueville House, this wine is rooted in long romantic history with the Dromineen Castle once being its home. Located in the Blackwater Valley near the Longueville House is the Blackwater Valley Vineyard, the larger of the two at only five acres. Nothing in comparison to the vineyards of the popular wine producing regions, but an enjoyable intimate experience that for every wine lover.