Hospitality

‘We’re now serving our first customers’ kids’: Erik and Michelle Robson on 25 years of Ely Wine Bar

The couple who shook up the Irish wine scene with Ely in 1999 are looking to the future with their outlets in Dublin and Kildare

Erik and Michelle Robson of Ely Wine Bar in Dublin city centre. Picture: Fergal Philips

Erik and Michelle Robson have a trip to Seville to thank for the fact that they are marking 25 years in business this year.

The couple behind Ely, the wine bar which opened in Dublin city centre in 1999, had travelled to the Spanish city for their first holiday together and immersed themselves in its wine culture.

“We loved the fact that you could go into a bar and order great wines by the glass,” ...