| I think the Irish are unlucky. Every St Patrick's Day I | | | | considered a peasant dish and is more popular in the |
| conjure up visions of eating corned beef and cabbage | | | | United States than in Ireland. People eat it on St. |
| for dinner. Then I wonder "What wine goes with | | | | Patrick's Day as a nostalgic reminder of the Irish |
| corned beef and cabbage?" The corned beef is too | | | | heritage. If you want to try really authentic Irish dishes, |
| salty and doesn't work with any wine very well. | | | | Gerry at says that one of the very traditional Dublin |
| Someone yells to me that beer is more in order. | | | | dishes is Coddle which is still served to this day. The |
| Maybe a wine from Ireland? The climate of Ireland isn't | | | | most famous dish is probably the Irish Stew Many of |
| the best for growing grapes. There's only one wine | | | | these dishes had their origins in very basic peasant |
| that that comes from Ireland and it's made by | | | | style food dating back to the pre-famine era (mid |
| Llewellyn's - a farmer in north county Dublin. His normal | | | | 1800's)when potatoes were the staple Irish peasant |
| produce is apples and he makes a lot of apple juice | | | | diet mixed with vegetables and meat, if available - the |
| for upscale independent retailers. His wine is more of a | | | | slow cooking process of the stew allowed for lesser |
| novelty item at best. What is interesting about Irish | | | | cuts of meat. And man are these two recipes hearty. |
| wine is the Irish connection with Bordeaux. Irish names | | | | But if your heart is set on Corned Beef and Cabbage, |
| like Lynch, Barton, Phelan adorn the labels on some of | | | | food and wine pairing isn't an exact science. Laurence |
| the best wines from the Bordeaux region. As for wine | | | | with The Irish Wine Blog at says "I'd go with a fruity |
| making, the Irish are better off sticking to the black | | | | red with high acidity to get through the saltiness of the |
| stuff, Guinness. But I'm a wine guy and don't care for | | | | corned beef. I'll put my neck out and suggest a Chianti |
| beer so I do some more digging. Guess what? It | | | | Classico." For St. Patrick's Day, Guinness and Green |
| seems that corned beef and cabbage is more of an | | | | may be more American, but In the spirit of food and |
| American St Patrick's Day tradition. According to | | | | wine pairing, try a truly Irish dish and pair it with a great |
| Bridgett Haggerty of the website Irish Cultres and | | | | wine. |
| Customs their research shows that most likely a | | | | explains how to match Irish food and wine, not an |
| "bacon joint" or a piece of salted pork boiled with | | | | easy thing to do. If you really want to be Irish, try a |
| cabbage and potatoes would more likely have shown | | | | more traditional recipe and a great bottle of wine. |
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| Ireland. Since the invention of refrigeration, people eat | | | | pairing, and tons of recipes like Irish Stew and Irish |
| fresh meats. Today corned beef and cabbage is | | | | Coodle. |