May is sustainability month in the Irish Examiner and last week I wrote about the challenges facing wine makers and wine drinkers as we all try to lower our carbon footprint. I’m sure some people were aghast at my recommendation of wine in a bag as despite it having a lower carbon footprint than glass it just feels wrong.

We need to talk about sulphur. You might have noticed that most bottles say ‘contains sulphites’ somewhere on the label.

THESE are not good days to be a wine lover, but spare a thought for anyone foolish enough to turn their love of wine into a career.