Some Monastrell and good value wines are listed for this week

This weekend I will be at Ballymaloe House near Midleton for the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine.

Please come along — even if you don’t attend any of the talks, there is lots to see and do for free at the fringe events.

The big shed will have craft beers, ciders, and spirits from some of our best producers plus some unusual wines to try, including en rama unfiltered sherry, skin contact orange wines, and amphora wines made in much the same way as in ancient times.