The next time you’re in Drogheda, do yourself a favour and call in to Quintessential Wines, just down the road from the train station. It’s the kind of shop where you can’t go wrong, no matter what you choose.
It’s a well-curated selection, as owner Seamus Daly has met the producers of everything he stocks – every wine in his shop has been hand picked and its quality has been vouched for. And Seamus knows the story behind them all, right down to the type of soil the grapes are grown in.
And it's not entirely about wine: a cooler is also stocked with a small but carefully chosen selection of charcuterie from The Black Pig and Irish artisan cheese, the perfect nibbles to enjoy with your purchases, as well as Dan Kelly’s Cider and Stagrennan Apple Juice, made just down the road.
And for all this, you pay comparable prices to many of the wines on offer in a soulless supermarket off-licence. Plus discounts are given if you buy a case or a mixed case, so it’s worth stocking up on these excellent wines – which you may well find yourself doing every time in you’re in the area.
