Noel Mac Mahon

Definitely crackers about Wine & a complete magpie when it comes to information about wine from every end of the spectrum! Also passionate about rugby and music

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

@TheBarofIreland A glowing tribute, expertly penned.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Am amazing 25 wedding anniversary dinner in @glenlo_abbey with Julian in the Pullman carriage. One of the best meals I have ever had. Best in the West!! #WildAtlanticWay #Galway

[Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate @glenlo_abbey]

Some of the highlights from our 'Celebration of Spring Tasting Menu' aboard the #PullmanRestaurant. Thank you to Noel @gotowineguy and Orla from @FebvreWines - simply perfection! And to our team of talented chefs, Michael, Becca and Shannon behind the scenes. #finedining

[Gerard Maguire @64_Wine]

At a recent New Zealand tasting the Pinot that impressed me most was this Canterbury Pinot from Pegasus Bay, none of the jammy fruit that is often found in New World Pinot. We just got it in. @chadgugliotta @hubiegallagher @GrubnGargle

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Delighted to congratulate Veronika & Zsolt Zakar of @LobstarDublin with their award of Best Seafood restaurant in Leinster at the recent Good Eating Guide 2018. Enjoy the @TaittingerIE, Veronika!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

@FebvreWines @IHFcomms @waterfront1234 I tell ya. Kieran Mulligan is a smooth operator! Ladies be very careful.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

And here we have cataclysmic weather (including thunder & lightning) over the vines of #grandpuylacoste in Pauillac. Looks like a soft day in Swinford, Co. Mayo to me!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Stunned by the technology and architecture in Chateau Lafon Rochet in Saint-Estephe. The wines in Pauillac and Saint-Estephe were exceptional, having, almost to a house, escaped the April frost.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Would you believe I was chased by one of these in Chateau Ciaran this afternoon! He was very loud too! This estate’s wine, though, was marvelous, despite losing a huge % of their crop to frost!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

A wonderful collection of “jacquots”in Chateau Siran in Margaux. You learn something new every day! One or two of them look familiar!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

This was as close as I got to Cheval Blanc in Saint Emilion! The 2017 vintage in Bordeaux is very much a treasure trove of wines that need picking over. In a deckchair vintage all wines are “magnifique”, but 2017 needs a map.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

If you get a chance try Les Terrasses Rouge at Chateau La Dominique in Saint Emilion - beautiful food, fantastic view- just don’t order Burgundy. Last time I was there, someone did that. They are still looking for him.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

The new type of wine barrels in vogue in the more avant- garde estates, this one from Chateau La Dominique in Saint Emilion.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

And so the En Primeurs begin on a cold and wet Saint Emilion. Guess what - no jumper, no coat, no umbrella,

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

@FebvreWines @BrasserieGalway Many thanks to Lady Eimear & Co of Brasserie on the corner for a wonderful night of cheese with Butch Cassidy (aka Larry from Galway goat farm) and the Sundance kid (Sean from Cratloe Hill cheese). Real heroes!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Wonderful tasting with Martin Moran at New Zealand masterclass with Lawson's Dry Hills Gewürztraminer.

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Just about to start a monumental wine tasting of 30 years of Noble one from De Bortoli wines in London. Such a privelidge!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Thanks to the kind folks in Joseph Phelps for making this possible!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

Main course of halibut with #josephphelps freestone Pinot noir. Such a special combination!

[Noel Mac Mahon @gotowineguy]

A delightful starter with Cakebread Chardonnay in the cliff townhouse in Dublin for #winesofcalifornia.