What Does Your Wine Rack Look Like?
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A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to enjoy a bit of a boozy weekend in Dublin. My husband had been asked over by a supplier of the firm he works for. Everything was going to be paid for and all we had to do was literally get on the plane.
We were met at the airport by our host and he swiftly whisked us off to his house so we could unpack. You should have seen my face when I saw the size of his house – it was massive. He had everything you could ever imagine – a swimming pool, sauna, tennis court, gym and even a home cinema.
Waiting for us in his kitchen was some beautiful Australian wine, nicely chilled in a wine cooler and bottle openers all ready to go.
Our host was a real wine buff and has his own wine racks down in his cellar. A lot of his wine is imported from Australia and he was telling us that the cellar temperature has to monitored all the time. He was saying that if the conditions aren’t right, then lots of problems can occur. One example he was telling us about was if the humidity is too high then this will make the corks dry out and this in turn allows air to get into the bottle and oxidise the wine, which would of course be disastrous.
After we had finished our drinks we were off for a night in the Temple Bar area. It was absolutely fantastic and the Irish are so hospitable and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble and they are such lovely people. My husband was in his element drinking his beloved Guinness. Mind you I think the next morning he wished he hadn’t drunk quite so much.
We had a brilliant weekend and it is certainly something I would love to do again. Next time we go though, I think perhaps we should lay off drinking quite so much alcohol!
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