Vina Tarapaca Carménère Reserva

I SPENT last Sunday’s sunny Bloomsday in Dublin city centre eating various Spanish tapas on the Campo Viejo Tapas Trail rather than mutton kidneys and Gorgonzola sandwiches, and while I did feel I was betraying one of the capital’s great traditions I suspect James Joyce would have approved.

The Campo Viejo Tapas trail continues in Dublin until Jul 17 and takes in a selection of tapas restaurants, including the Market Bar, Havana and the (Italian) Bagots and Hutton, which is a lovely (relatively) new wine bar on South William Street in an atmospheric old wine cellar.

The Cork Campo Viejo Tapas trail was in May but will return next year, and although Dublin’s trail is technically booked out some extra tickets are likely to be released so register at www.campoviejotapastrail.ie