Has Sauvignon Blanc Trumped Stout in Belfast?

Travel Blog  •  Joanna Kakissis  •  09.29.08 | 3:00 PM ET

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Well, not yet, but it’s getting there. In a country that relishes its working-class brew, oenophiles have often been dismissed as effete elitists. But lately foreign travel, among other things, has fueled a marked interest in wine in Northern Ireland. Peter McBride, owner of the Gapwines chain, which recently held a wine-tasting at Belfast Castle, says he’s noticed that travelers often want to re-create the tastes they’ve experienced abroad at home. “And wine is one of them,” he told the BBC.

Tags: Beer, Wine and Cocktails, Food, Europe, Northern Ireland, News and Briefs

Joanna Kakissis's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, among other publications. A contributor to the World Hum blog, she's currently a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder.


2 Comments for Has Sauvignon Blanc Trumped Stout in Belfast?

Anish 09.30.08 | 12:26 AM ET

Belfast is in Northern Ireland, not Ireland (Republic of)

Michael Yessis 09.30.08 | 9:40 AM ET

Thanks for catching our editing mistake, Anish. We’ve reverted to the correct version.

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