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These wines are making a debut appearance and are from independent importers
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This week's wine selections include four tasty wines from California and two bargain wines from O’Briens
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Wine: Sales are up on Vintage Port

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Beso de Vino Old Vine Garnacha, Cariñena, Spain — €11.99

THERE was good news for the Government this month as it seems their take on wine duty was significantly up over Christmas, despite the criminal increases introduced in November’s budget.

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IRISH wine consumers like familiarity and consistency in their wines and it is largely for this reason that over 50% of the wine we drink is from Australia or Chile and almost all of that is from grapes such as Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.

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IRELAND has become a nation of wine drinkers in a very short time but the wines we drink now are quite different to those sampled in the mid-2000s.

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