Dublin has had some significant openings in recent months and more are due, but one in particular has made me very happy.

Spanish Wine Week is just finished but I couldn’t help giving over another column to the region’s wines.

This week’s column is all about the new as none of the wines below are in the country more than a few weeks. There are two from Lidl and four Spanish wines from Wines Direct who have a knack of ferreting out interesting wines.

It is now 40 years since the Judgement of Paris when a blind tasting of Napa Valley cabernets and chardonnays scored higher than many famous names from Bordeaux and Burgundy.