Artisan food and drink producers from Waterford, Wexford and the south-east of Ireland — the makers, growers and crafters behind the region's finest food and beverage.
Richard and Sheila Galvin have been growing organic apples in Portlaw for over 20 years. Their raw, unfiltered Irish Apple Cider Vinegar is the south east produce story worth knowing.
Read moreA five-generation family business in Arthurstown, Co. Wexford. Ballyhack Smokehouse cold-smokes salmon over beechwood for up to 48 hours — one of Ireland’s finest artisan smokehouses.
Read moreSixth-generation beekeeper Trish O’Neill makes certified organic skincare from beeswax and honey at her farm in Dunhill, Waterford. Simple ingredients, sensitive-skin focused, genuinely local.
Read moreHusband and wife team Aurelia and Stephen make small-batch, low-sugar cordials from their base in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. Unusual flavours, natural ingredients, and genuine artisan scale.
Read moreThe Stafford family have farmed in County Wexford for three hundred years. Their Jackford Gin takes the family potato harvest and turns it into one of Ireland's most distinctive craft gins — silky, botanical, and genuinely rooted in place.
Read moreZaeire Artisan Chocolates are made by hand in Wexford using the finest Belgian chocolate and quality natural ingredients. Multiple Great Taste Award winners with a shop in Bridgetown that doubles as a showcase for local producers.
Read moreYellow Belly make a lot of beer, and they make it well. Under head brewer Declan Nixon, the Wexford brewery has built a flagship range that's become a fixture on craft beer lists across Ireland — and kept expanding from there.
Read moreClodagh Davis makes Naturally Cordial from whole fruit in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford — using local produce, organic citrus, and no artificial additives. Multiple Blas na hÉireann gold medallist, stocked in SuperValu, Dunnes, and independent stores across Ireland.
Read moreNamed for the great river that runs through west Waterford, Blackwater Distillery has become one of Ireland's most respected micro-distilleries — producing gins, whiskeys, and liqueurs that taste unmistakably of where they come from.
Read moreLiam McDonnell named his cider business Legacy because the apple orchards he uses were planted by his grandfather in the 1930s. From Dungarvan Business Park, he makes a gluten-free, vegan-friendly craft cider from just three carefully chosen apple varieties.
Read moreIn 2011, Gráinne Walsh and Tim Barber founded Metalman because craft beer in Ireland was not yet a thing. They helped make it one. Fourteen years on, they're still one of the most respected names on the Irish craft beer scene.
Read moreThe Harty family has been working the waters of Dungarvan Bay since 1835. Today they produce over 600 tonnes of award-winning triploid Gigas oysters from one of Ireland's most nutrient-rich coastal environments — and they've been at it long enough to know exactly what they're doing.
Read moreCelebrating the food, craft & life of Waterford & Wexford
