Wine: Legendary importer Joe Karwig was much loved

Sad news to report as in case you didn’t hear the legendary Cork-based wine importer Joe Karwig died suddenly on October 26.

Joe was much loved and this week’s column is dedicated to him and the great wines he brought to Ireland.

I first spoke to him in the 1990s when I discovered he was importing one of my favourite wines (and my wife’s desert island wine) Domaine Tempier from Bandol. This silky, elegant wine from Provence is still imported by Karwigs and also sold in other shops such as Terroirs in Donnybrook.