• John Wilson runs The Gauntlet in his weekly Irish Times column.

    Spanish wine is not all about Rioja…

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  • Pascal Playon our man from Clare.

      First up on the biog list is Pascal. Pascal has the accent that immediately makes us think he’s an expert… il est francais! Starting off as a Somelier at Dromoland Castle Pascal’s Palate is excellent and he’s first to comment if one of our new wines tastes anything other than great. We cornered him at the sales meeting and gained some insight into his tastes, travels and daily life: His wine of the month: Catalan Eagle, Organic Garnacha Blanca & Viognier 2009 from the Terra Alta region of Spain. Pascal’s comments were (with a French accent): “Viognier done to

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