A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to enjoy a bit of a boozy weekend in Dublin. My husband had been invited over by a supplier of the firm he works for. Everything was paid for and all we had to do was get ourselves to the airport for our flight to Dublin.
We were met at the airport by our host and he swiftly whisked us off to his house so we could unpack. My jaw nearly dropped when I first saw how large his house was – it was huge. He had everything you could ever imagine – a swimming pool, sauna, tennis court, gym and even a home cinema.
Waiting for us in his kitchen was some beautiful Australian wine, nicely chilled in a wine cooler and bottle opener all ready to go.
Our host was a real wine buff and has his own wine rack down in his cellar. He imports a lot of wine from Australia and was explaining that the cellar has to be kept at just the right temperature, which is quite difficult at times. He was saying that if the conditions aren’t right, then lots of problems can occur. One example he was telling us about was if the humidity is too high then this will make the corks dry out and this in turn allows air to get into the bottle and oxidise the wine, which would of course be disastrous.
After we had finished our drinks we were off for a night in the Temple Bar area. It was absolutely fantastic and the Irish are so hospitable and friendly. Nothing is too much trouble and they are really genuine people. Hubby was in his element knocking back his pints of Guinness. Mind you I think the next morning he wished he hadn’t drunk quite so much.
We had a brilliant weekend and it is certainly something I would love to do again. I think that if we go again it might be a good idea not to drink quite so much alcohol!
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