RED NOSE WINE
My call to Gary Gubbins at his
Red Nose Wine premises in Clonmel last week began with a lovely cup of Pónaire coffee made not far
away in Annacotty. Pónaire, by the way, is the Irish for bean and Gary also
sells this prize winning coffee here but, of course, his main business is
selling wines.
The company motto is: Life is
much too short to drink bad wine. Gary works hard at ensuring his Tipperary
customers, along with his on-line fans, get that little something extra.
It would be easy to go for
their big producers and the well known brands but small producers around the
world put a great deal of hard work and time into their wines and often come up
with gems. Gary spends quite a deal of his time searching out these good wines
for his discerning customers whose opinions are sought and respected.
I agree with Gary here. I have
spent extended holidays in France over the last three summers and have seen the
hard work and care that goes into producing wine on these usually small family
run farms. It is good to be able support them and their counterparts in other
countries. Important too, if wine is not to go the bland way of mass produced
beer.
Gary’s shop customers can taste
before they buy: “Tasting is a large part of our communication mechanism and we
have a wine tasting area open every day in our retail wine warehouse, with between
three and five wines to sample on any given day.”
Needless to say, I sampled a
few and I’ll be letting you know about some of them in the near future. In the
meantime, why not call to the shop or have a look at the website.
There are bargains to be had, particularly
among his new Australia wines, all subject to a 20% cut for the month of August.
I like the look of the Bleasedale Range from Langhorne Creek but famous wines
areas such as the Barossa and McLaren Vale are also represented in Clonmel.
If you have a special occasion
coming, Gary can cater for that too. He has champagne and Prosecco and don't
forget the connoisseur’s corner. So why not call in to the Business Park in
Clonmel and sample that coffee before or after a tasting.
