Wine

Cathal McBride: Women making their mark in the world of wine

Mother’s Day gives us a chance to throw a deserved spotlight on the talents of women in the wine industry with half of the eight Masters of Wine in Ireland being women

Gigliola Giannetti, Viola Gorelli and Sofia Gorelli run the highly regarded Tenuta Le Potazzine wine estate in Tuscany

In a perfect world, we would not need token events like Mother’s Day or International Women’s Day to celebrate the incredible females in our lives. However, they do give us a chance to throw a deserved spotlight on the talents of those within the wine industry.

Although viticulture has been male-dominated since its inception, access to varying roles for women is continuing to significantly improve. Ireland, given its comparative size, has a remarkable eight Masters ...