Stephen White of Irish Wine Estates in South Offaly standing among his pilot plot of vines planted in 2024. South Offaly winery hopes to bring unique offering to “silver tourists”A new vineyard project in rural South Offaly is hoping to put the Midlands on the wine tourism map, with plans to attract visitors seeking a quieter, more relaxed Irish experience. “I’m a farmer’s son from South Offaly,” Mr Whyte explained. Previous Next Image 1 of 1 The site where Stephen proposes to build a visitior centre for Irish Wine Estates. “We planted a pilot plot in our back garden, a very fancy name for the back garden,” Mr Whyte said.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2026 15:25 UTC