{"product_id":"wine-and-book-pairing-of-the-month","title":"Wine And Book Pairing Of The Month","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur first Bookshop Wine of the Month has a very special Irish connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Gallagher, originally from Boyle, Co Roscommon, moved to Spain with his family as a child. During Covid, he bought an abandoned 4.5 hectare vineyard in Montsant, Catalunya: old, gnarly, overgrown vines on organic land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom spent lockdown taming the vineyard and now lives on the land in a modern farmhouse that is completely off-grid, powered by solar panels, with water drawn from beneath the vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich does make my own lockdown lettuce and carrots look a little underpowered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is called \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/diga-montsant-red-wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐚\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Spanish, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/diga-montsant-red-wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐚\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comes from \u003cspan\u003e𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐫\u003c\/span\u003e - to say, to tell, to speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd really, what could be more bookshop than that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 2,500 bottles are produced each year. The label was designed by Barcelona-based Irish artist Mark Redden and each bottle is individually numbered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've paired this month's wine with some classic Irish literature from the wonderful Colm Tóibín's \"\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/toibin-colm-the-south-2024-paperback?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82b3d8700\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe South\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Katherine Proctor has dared to leave her family in Ireland and reach out for a new life. Determined to become an artist, she flees to Spain, where she meets Miguel, a passionate man who has fought for his own freedoms. They retreat to the quiet intensity of the mountains and begin to build a life together. But as Miguel's past catches up with him, Katherine too is forced to re-examine her relationships: with her lover, her painting and the homeland she only thought she knew. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld vines. Irish roots. Catalan sunshine. A beautiful bottle and a proper story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/diga-montsant-red-wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick up a bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/toibin-colm-the-south-2024-paperback?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82b3d8700\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick up a book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Reclaim an evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 18s only. Please enjoy responsibly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chapters Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54201236488531,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":54201236521299,"sku":null,"price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/chapters-bookstore-wine-and-book-pairing-of-the-month-1247357659.png?v=1783183872","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/wine-and-book-pairing-of-the-month","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}