ON THE GRAPEVINE

ALL has been revealed! The Clontarf building mysteriously swathed in fabric like a blue version of the Reichstag has just been…

ALL has been revealed! The Clontarf building mysteriously swathed in fabric like a blue version of the Reichstag has just been unwrapped. Underneath? Verlings, a northside land mark for wine lovers for exactly 20 years, emerges bigger and better than ever.

As well as a chill room for beers and white wines, the remodelled premises run by Jim and Julie Verling houses a vastly increased range of wines, with new emphasis on fine Bordeaux and Burgundy and exciting additions from Chile, Australia and Argentina. "They're calling me Eva Peron at the moment," says Julie. Check it out.