Wine with Blake Creedon

THE local-and-in-season theme reflected in food foraging is an entirely different philosophy to that behind organics. But the two outlooks can be good companions, not least as much of the organic approach to food and drink is dedicated to minimising human intervention and emphasising the direct line between field and fork.

One place where both ought to find a good home is the Quay Co-Op on Sullivan’s Quay in Cork where I picked up three of today’s wines, along with the cracking cider on page 25, all of them organically produced. Any of them would be perfect for raising a toast to wish a happy 30th birthday to the Quay Co-Op which has flourished since 1982 and now also has stores in Carrigaline and Ballincollig.

The wines are among the organic and biodynamic range imported and distributed throughout Ireland by Mary Pawle (064 -6641443; www.marypawlewines.com).