Wine with Leslie: Ireland's connections to Brittany go deeper than music and culture

"I have been visiting Brittany since the mid-1990s, almost always via the Cork-Roscoff ferry, and I can already taste the oysters and Muscadet, and the crêpe complète with cidre fermier."
Wine with Leslie: Ireland's connections to Brittany go deeper than music and culture

A wine shop in the town of Locronan, located in the Brittany area of France.

I realise you are probably fed up hearing about my travels this year, but my next trip (but one) is accessible to everyone in Ireland. I am off to one of my spiritual homes, Brittany.

I have been visiting Brittany since the mid-1990s, almost always via the Cork-Roscoff ferry, and I can already taste the oysters and Muscadet, and the crêpe complète with cidre fermier. 

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