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b'Ireland\\u2019s relationship with wine is unusual - we drink a lot of it but we do not produce it ourselves, and historically we fall between the stools of Europe and the post-colonial \\u201cNew World\\u201d which divide the wine business. These factors allow us to be completely neutral in deciding which ones we like. So what do we like? And what do we talk about when we talk about wine?\\n\\n\\nConversations about wine - like conversations about Irish - often heave under the weight of gender roles, social class, geopolitics and money. But if we let our guard down they can lead to wonderful places.\\n\\n\\nIn this week\\u2019s episode Darach and Peadar talk to Shamim De Br\\xfan from MItchell & Sons WInes in the IFSC. She tells the lads about Irish connections to the vineyards of Bordeaux, licking volcanic rocks to understand wine better and how the history of wine importing goes back to Brian Boru. What wine goes best with a spice bag or a bag of Tayto? Do \\u201cCork Dorks\\u201d suffer an unfair negative reputation comparable to gaeilgeoir\\xed? Are men scared of ros\\xe9? They all get a look-in too.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nGet Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/\\xa0\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nContact the show:\\n\\n\\ntwitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor\\n\\n\\nemail - motherfocloir@headstuff.org\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'