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Meet Unique Indie Wines and the People Bringing them into Ireland

Last month, a headline-grabbing debate divided movie lovers. It all began when Martin Scorsese said in an interview that Marvel movies were not cinema but “theme parks” and shortly after, many industry heavyweights took sides. Unsurprisingly, those known for grittier or more emotional works such as Francis Ford Coppola or Pedro Almodóvar were quick to help The …

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Meet the Charismatic Ringmaster of Italian Wine in Ireland – Enrico Fantasia from Piglet Wine Bar

Meet the Charismatic Ringmaster of Italian Wine in Ireland – Enrico Fantasia from Piglet Wine Bar

There is a pattern that repeats itself at every wine tasting in which Enrico Fantasia is present: a crowd surrounds the stand of his independent importer Grape Circus and instead of tasting his wines and moving on, they linger, listening. They arrive to try the bottles he has sourced from Italy and other European countries, and stay mesmerised for …

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Fantastic Wines and Where to Find them: Piglet Wine Bar, Cow's Lane - Bar Review

Fantastic Wines and Where to Find them: Piglet Wine Bar, Cow’s Lane – Bar Review

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”, reads a one-liner believed to have been said by Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, from 2000 when he was “quoted” by a creative from Italian liqueur brand Campari. While the legendary man from Firenze surely wasn’t talking about a small wine bar in Dublin when -or if- he said these …

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