Matthew Nugent

Most failures in lockout/tagout procedures are not where reliability teams expect to find them. The dangerous moment is not the application of energy isolation. It's the return to service.

AS thoughts turn to the annual summer holiday, we traditionally choose a selection of books to while away the hours by the pool, accompanied by a cool glass of your favourite tipple. I have settled…

WITH the June bank holiday creeping up on us – and rumours of good weather – I thought it was time to remind you all about my FIVE golden rules for holding a successful BBQ and wine event. 1. There…

IT’S a subject that finally comes up during many a discussion with winemakers – that of “minerality” in your favourite tipple. So, I was not surprised at all when Dermot Cradden, of Baltinglass, Co…

OUR loyal readers love a consumer wine fair, but they usually only happen around, or just after, the December festive season. So, the inaugural WineOnline.ie Summer Wine Festival, taking place on T…

WE just can’t get enough of Albariño, Spain’s crisp and refreshing white wine made with grapes plucked from the vineyards of Rías Baixas, on the weather-beaten Atlantic coast of Gali…

WE all spend time these days dreaming about sipping a glass of chilled Rosé on a warm summer’s evening, while relaxing in an easy chair in the garden. Paradise. There really is nothing like a cool …

AT least twice every month I get asked the same question: what role tannin plays in red wine making. With every sip taken you get that familiar drying, mouth puckering sensation on your tongue and …

FRESH and light white wines have been the order of the day over the past couple of scorching weeks. Long may the hot spell continue because it does not half light the spirits! Spain, Mediterranean …

OUR long hot summer might just take a little break this week, but hopefully it won’t be too long before it returns. And to celebrate I give you a handful of wines, mostly organic or biodynamic, tha…