Fine fare on offer at food and wine festivals
* ON Tuesday, Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry, Co Cork, is the venue for a dinner accompanied by wines of Durbanville Hills, South Africa, presented by winemaker Martin Moore. Reception at 8pm. Tickets (€70) on 021 4652531 and see www.ballymaloe.ie.
* CASES Wine Warehouse Christmas Wine Fair takes place in store at Riverside Commercial Estate, Tuam Road, Galway on Thursday from 6.30pm to 10pm. Tickets, €20, from 091 764 701 or see www.cses.ie.