New Year Resolutions are usually tedious things such as “visit the gym more than once a week”, “pay off the Visa bill every month” etc. This week I am proposing some pleasurable resolutions which will be no hardship.

AN iconic building in Foxrock, Co Dublin, which hit the headlines in July over a rent dispute has been bought, in an off-market deal, for over €1.5m as, separately, a UK investor Development Securities also swept up two other Dublin buys, for a combined €16m.

Up until recently my favourite wine trivia question was “what is the world’s most planted grape?” 

Christmas is coming, but first things first – we are now in Game Season and we should start to see pheasant, partridges and wild ducks appearing in good butchers this month. 

HIS WEEK I am focusing on Waterford which held its annual Harvest Festival just a couple of weeks ago with a strong focus on local food producers and of course on wine. 

WHAT are the biggest influences on the flavour of a glass of wine?

IRELAND’S economy seems to be slowly starting to rise out of the mire in recent months but spare a thought for Argentina’s winemakers who have been suffering massive instability in recent years.

THIS is an interesting time in the world of wine.

IS GREAT wine made in the vineyard or in the winery?

Nama has set its sights on diamonds — rings, bracelets and necklaces.

Dance the night away with a pair of purse-friendly style saviours.

Forty-five new jobs have been announced by McCabes Pharmacy today.

Irish men are begining to make the most of their looks. Edel Coffey suggests some products to help them along the way.

Nama has secured a number of High Court orders freezing the assets of developer John McCabe and members of his family.

Puppet Power

WINE fans may seem to have an odd attitude to sweetness, dismissing some popular wines as being far too sugary, while exulting at many of the far sweeter ‘dessert’ wines.