David Llewellyn of Lusca vineyard. Picture: Dan Linehan Better known for his cider, vinegars and fruit juices, he now produces about 150 cases a year of his Lusca sparkling rosé and a red wine ...

Lusca Irish Sparkling Wine Brut Zero Blanc de Noirs 13%, €70. Pale pink in colour with a fine mousse, redcurrant and raspberry fruits, some brioche and a crisp bone-dry finish.

Based in Lusk, in north Co. Dublin, David Llewellyn has been producing his Lusca wine since 2005. As far as I know, this is the only commercially available Irish wine, ...

Lusca Cabernet-Merlot Irish Wine 2016, Lusk, Dublin; €49.50, 13pc, Celtic Whiskey Shop, terroirs.ie ...

Who’d have thought, a sparkling wine made by an Irish horticulturalist by the sea in Lusk, Co Dublin. Watch Ear To The Ground at 7pm on RTÉ One More stories on ...

Experts say there are now more than 40 vineyards across the country. Colm McCan, a wine educator at Ireland’s famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, said: “The word is trickling out ...

BEST VALUE (and the Irish love a good deal)----2010 Two Mountain Winery Yakima Valley Syrah, Washington, ($22). Hands down one of the tastiest $22 reds I've tasted in a while. I'll be looking for ...

From making wine in France and Australia to planting some of the first vineyards in California, the Irish have played an outsized role in the history of wine. By Bob McGinn April 7, 2021 ...

St. Patrick's Day is a time for green beer, Guinness stout and Irish whiskey in America, but the Irish have a long tradition appreciating, marketing and making wine, too. In ...

Irish wine on the up — but ‘nobody will retire rich’ ... he now produces about 150 cases a year of his Lusca sparkling rosé and a red wine, selling to restaurants.