MacCurtain Wine Cellar ★ 4.6
Ranked number one wine venue in Cork by Star Wine List in both 2024 and 2025. Owners Trudy Ahern and Sean Gargano are both restaurant-industry veterans.
Wine focus: ['Natural wine', 'Pet-nat', 'Grower Champagne']
Price€€€
NeighbourhoodUnion Quay and Ballintemple
Location
Address: 1 Union Quay, Cork
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