Malia Vida Valencia 2010

Bright clean cherries and strawberries on the nose with lovely fresh clean red fruit flavours on the palate.

ACTOR Sam Neill, on a recent visit to Cork, said “It’s not about the wine it’s all about the context — drinking a good bottle of wine with friends and family.” It is a sentiment this column would like to heartily endorse.

Neil was hosting a lunch in the Cornstore restaurant to promote his Two Paddocks Pinot Noir which has recently been taken on by Curious Wines Cork and Red Nose Wine in Clonmel. Neil’s vineyard was originally just a hobby but has turned into an award-winning small business, thanks to a suitable climate and some dedicated wine making.