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Ireland has a growing range of interesting whiskeys as it emerges from the doldrums of the 20th century
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Poland has a burgeoning wine business with more than 700 growers and 500 wineries
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Ireland is to become world’s first country to bring in mandatory health labelling on alcohol products, although Paschal Donohoe has said this may need to be re-examined
The Irish have fallen completely for the albariño grape
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Rioja and Bordeaux are classic matches, but this can be an occasion for the finest of wines from other regions
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I hated my first taste of alcohol and wondered how grown-ups could drink this stuff. Yet we still go on to try it again and again
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