Weekend wine with Blake Creddon

ST Valentine’s night is peak season for dinner à deux and I’ll be looking at some smoochy wine ideas next week.

Lots of us will be heading out two-by-two to restaurants, of course, but there’s an intriguing alternative on the menu in Cork.

Threshold, the national agency providing advice and advocacy for people with housing problems, is hosting a dinner for couples, singles and bunches of friends at The Farmgate Restaurant in the atmospheric English Market on Feb 14. Tickets (€50 from 021-4278848 or The Farm Gate) cover top-class food, entertainment and drinks — including old favourites Campo Viejo and Brancott Estate.