What Does Your Wine Rack Look Like?
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 that we had to do was make our way to the airport for our flight.
We were met at the airport by our host and he swiftly whisked us off to his house so we could unpack. You should have seen my face when I saw how big his house was - it was enormous. He had everything you could possibly want – a swimming pool, tennis court, sauna, gym and even a cinema room.
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. A lot of his wine is imported from Australia and he was telling us that the cellar temperature has to monitored all the time. He was telling us that if the conditions are closely monitored then lots of problems can occur. An example he was telling us was that if the humidity is too high in the cellar then this makes the corks dry out and in turn would allow air to get into the bottle and oxidise the wine, which would be disastrous.
After we had finished our drinks we were off for a night in the Temple Bar area. We had a brilliant night and the Irish are so friendly. Nothing was too much trouble and they are such lovely people. My husband was thoroughly enjoying himself knocking back pint after pint of Guinness. Mind you I think the next morning he was wishing he hadn’t had quite as much to drink.
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!
