The world of wine falls into two very distinct categories — the big brands making easy drinking accessible wines to please as many as possible, and the smaller producers that make wines in their own way and as best they can but with little or no thought to what the market wants — if they like it, why shouldn’t others?

FOOD and wine matching can get over-emphasised these days and unnecessarily panic home cooks.

IRISH consumers buy more wine from Australia than from any other country, giving them a market share of around 27%, much of which is driven by the large brands.

SO that’s January out of the way for another year.

C&C GROUP is looking to strengthen its spirits and liqueurs division through bolt-on acquisitions.