Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

If you haven’t explored Washington wines, you need to visit Walla Walla. They are making incredible wines that compete with any region in the world without exploiting your wallet. Their prices will rise in time as the demand grows but, for now, they are outstanding wines at reasonable prices.

One of their best producers is Long Shadows. Gilles Nicault is their talented Wine Director who is a French transplant. He works with several consultants who all work on one wine each. World famous; Michel Rolland, Randy Dunn and JohnDuvall who made Penfold’s for 29 years.

I paired their Riesling with my grilled pork chop; which is largely based on the recipe from Mustards Restaurant in Napa Valley. 14 ingredients go into the two day marinade. It is perhaps one of the best food & wine parings I’ve had.

Photos of, the outside fire at Long Shadows, their beautiful tasting room with lots of hand blown glass the grilled pork chop, rosemary potatoes and grilled zucchini from our garden. — 8 years ago

Robert J Le Grange

9.3

Bursting fruit, smooth with no undesirable bite of over eager tannins — 9 years ago

Lee James

9.2

Smoky enough but in balance -really enjoyed this one — 9 years ago

Miguel Ostrowski

9.0

Impressive merlot, great fruit followed by good structure making it a big boy Merlot not that flabby stuff all too common. — 10 years ago

David MacMillan

9.5

Old, expensive and difficult to deal with......but the wine is fantastic! Celebrating the middle Tennessee state eagles victory....Ian Davies feels we need to spend more on Consulting dinners — 10 years ago

with Jim

Tarra S

9.5

Very good sweet red — 11 years ago

Rich Mueller

9.4

Moves the needle on life up a few ticks. Fantastic. Get some and drink it. — 11 years ago

Tom Rooke

8.9

Very approachable Pinot — 11 years ago

David Rees

9.4

Tasted like Red Wine!!! — 12 years ago

Debbie Gohn

9.4

It is Eagles Wing Nectar!!! Very good!!! — 13 years ago

Matt Trader

9.1

Seems only fitting to drink "Vermeil Tears" during an Eagles vs Patriots Super Bowl! — 8 years ago

Patrick Vanhoucke

9.0

LONGING FOR THE SOUTH

Yesterday I drank this very nice Macedonian semi-dry T'ga za Jug red wine.

The wine is made of the native grape variety Vranec. It has an intense red color, and the distinctive taste of raisins and raspberries, which make it a nice sweet treat (hence: semi-dry).

The wine is named after the poem ‘Taga za Yug’ of the Bulgarian poet Konstantin Miladinov (1830–1862), one of the Miladinov brothers, who originate from Ottoman Macedonia. Both brothers are thought to have laid the foundation of the Macedonian literary tradition.

‘Taga za Yug’ means ‘longing for the South’ (el anhelo por el Sur): "If I had an eagle's wings, I would rise and fly on them to our shores, to our own parts [...] Here are frost and snow and ashes, blizzards and harsh winds abound [...] There the sunrise warms the soul".

When it is cold outside, and fiercely raining, I can assure you that it makes you long for the sun that warms the soul. Drinking the T'ga za Jug wine in good company and nice surroundings makes for a wonderful or sometimes even better alternative.
— 9 years ago

Helenna Santos

9.0

Great wine for an inexpensive price. Medium bodied with a bit of a bite. Fruit forward with medium tannins and dry finish. Very impressed :) — 9 years ago

Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.0

Lots of potential in tassie. This had good texture. Don't buy if you can't handle cloudy whites — 10 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

A chateau that's been on the rise I'm told. Terroir is sand and gravel with clay substrata. Very fragrant, something pleasingly green and floral about the flavor profile, plenty of acid, fruit is red and blue with some spice. Great achievement in '04 and drinking great! — 10 years ago

Maria Pepe

9.6

Met Kieran at our final Philadelphia Eagles tailgate if the season. Really enjoyed this Bennett Valley Syrah. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

From 60-80 year old vines in one large vineyard site. Chamomile, vegetal, crushed limestone rocks, and a light waft of salt and citrus rise from the glass. Completely linear, full of tension and energy. This has prickly and nervy acidity, great stuff. #chenin #collier — 11 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.4

Very tasty Pinot. — 11 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.8

Washington State wine themed with Eagles vs Seattle Tailgate. Big rich full bodied. Great structure. I say 94+. Donated by Chuck Carlson. Bravo — 11 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.9

A great rise' by Maggie. In the SQN style. Wish it were more reasonably priced — 12 years ago

with Joe

Martin Mills

9.0

For $30, this is tremendous value. While a little lighter in style than the best Otago Pinot, it’s still got all the stuffing you could ask for. — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.5

5 hour decant. I’ve had a very tough time getting along with ‘09 Napa Cabs, finding most to be quite tannic, dumb and lacking any kind of expression. This Dr. Crane suffered from none of that. From the perfumed nose of Asian spice and significant depth and purity of fruit to the black cherry, chocolate covered expresso beans and red cedar taste profile, this is very ready now but it’s still clearly on the rise....and yes that is a Halloween 🎃 decoration on my fat lady sculpture — 9 years ago

Madeline Frost

9.5

From Kirk moms bf — 9 years ago

Ali Watson

10

Glen Eagles favorite Carson — 9 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Translucent burgundy color with just a tiny bit of haze on the rim and slow flowing legs. Nose of nice cranberry, herbs, a touch of soy sauce, a bit of salty mineral, baking spice, and dressed with powerful alcohol. Taste of bright and sharp acidity, with sweetness comes at the second wave, peppery and a bit zesty like grapefruit zest, cherries and cranberries, and baking spice. Aftertaste is zesty and sweet, medium finish with peppery note lingering on the base of tongue. A nice flavorful and refreshing Pinot. — 10 years ago

Chris Morrison

9.0

Raspberries and sour cherry. Lots of fruit and depth. — 10 years ago

with Jaclyn

Anna Neiman Passalacqua

10

Rise with grapefruit and apricot finish. Yum. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

From an up and coming tiny producer. My first wine from Redwood Valley in Mendocino. A really cool minty eucalyptus tingle to the nose and palate stands out the most. Very aromatic, the aromas easily rise from the glass by just pouring the wine. Raspberry and rhubarb join the mint in the nose, all seasoned with wild herbs. The palate is juicy with good freshness and just the right weight (13.8 abv), there is nice length too. — 11 years ago

Eddie Gilbert

9.4

Douro decadence. Dark blacks & reds, cured meats, wet minerals & Portuguese liquid love. Young, but that's why we have more. A great demonstration of why this region is on the rise. — 11 years ago

Bob Halifax

9.2

I figure go to a "go to" reliable red when watching Montreal at home in hockey playoffs. It worked. #GoHabs! — 12 years ago