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A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to enjoy a bit of a boozy weekend in Dublin. My husband had been asked 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.  My jaw nearly dropped when I saw the size of his house – 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 racks 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 went on to say that if conditions aren’t correct, then that’s when problems can happen.  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 brilliant and the Irish are so friendly and hospitable.  Nothing was too much trouble and they are such lovely people.  My husband was in his element drinking his beloved 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!

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