Venture to allow wine lovers get their hands dirty

A LIMERICK-BASED couple is embarking on a new venture by taking wine lovers into a French vineyard to enjoy the whole wine-making experience.

Frenchman Stephane Moreau and his Irish wife, Natalie Gleeson, have set up a new wine club, GrowYourWine, to take Irish wine lovers on wine holidays.

“GrowYourWine members can track the progress of their vines online, learn more about the craft of wine-making along the way, take part in the festivities around the grape harvest, and finally receive a case of wine made from their very own grapes, which can even be picked up directly from the vineyard in the Vendee region of Western France, on the Atlantic coast,” Stephane said.