It's an ill wind that blows no good - Irish wine...
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They say, "It's an ill wind that blows no good." So, as can be seen from The Old Roots, an Irish winery in Co. Wexford, climate change is making it possible to cultivate grapes here.
The sea breeze, sunlight, fertile soil, expert care, new techniques and climate change have led a Spanish couple to create the first commercial-scale Irish wine under the brand The Old Roots, with varieties such as Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Cabernet, Pinot Noir and a production of up to 10,000 bottles a year.
Located next to the village of Wellingtonbridge, this four-hectare vineyard is the largest one in Ireland. It belongs to Esperanza Hernández and Jesús Lázaro and has a strategic layout that maximizes sun exposure, a determining factor in a historically humid and cloudy climate. “It is clear that Ireland is not a wine-growing territory, but that does not mean that it is not possible to make good wine here,” explains Hernández.
“We planted the vineyard in 2015 and produced the first wine in 2019. Our relationship with Ireland goes back a long way; we have had an audiovisual company here for more than 20 years.”
"The creation of this wine has been influenced by both the know-how of the winemaker Santiago Jordi (“he has been a fundamental figure, contributing all his experience and helping us to implement radical ideas”) and climate change (and its excessive heat), something that, as Esperanza Hernández warns, could change the rules of the game in the sector: “The conditions in traditional wine-growing areas are causing an imbalance in the ripening of the grapes, and that is why there are already producers buying land in places like Great Britain.”"
Have a look at The Old Roots website here...
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I find lots of interesting articles, like those above, at the English language edition of the Spanish newspaper, El País...
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