Kiley Baker

Certified Specialist of Wine/Educator/Owner of Wine Genie LLC

9.4

Favorite wine from Hiyu wine night! — 5 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

Smockshop Band is a side project from Nate Reddy and the Hiyu team intended to showcase all that Columbia Gorge has to offer. Unlike literally everything else from Hiyu, this is a terrific value. It’s a rustic mix of red fruits and perfumed acetone - plenty of VA but the far reaching aromatic type that registers deep like a perfume. Unfiltered, robust, tannic, and full of deep cherry, dried strawberry, and sour blackberry. — 5 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.4

Rose in color with a powerful nose and great acidity — 6 years ago

Jessica Park

10

So damn good — 7 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.2

Delectable reviewer, this should read Arco Iris Spring Ephemeral. — 5 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.5

Hiyu is one of the most interesting wine projects on the planet. Nate Reddy is conducting experiments with his 30 acres in Oregon that blur boundaries (like wine and cider) and genres and make you expand your concept for what is possible. The complexity of Tzum Feis is otherworldly and maybe the best winemaking I’ve seen stateside. A field blend, it has the minerality and greenness of excellent Loire Cab Franc and the graphite, cedar, and structure of Bordeaux. The aromas have candied orange peel, green bell pepper, cedar, and pencil shavings. Deep concentration and chewy well integrated tannin. Bravo. — 5 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.0

White field blend with definite skin contact. Served with fresh peach semifreddo at a wine dinner with the winemaker. Dry with funk... worked better than expected. — 6 years ago

Christian Moses

9.3

Hi, You! 😻 — 7 years ago

with Adam

Ben Christen

9.2

Great nose — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Ben Christen

9.2

Morello dark cherry and some barnyard. Nice. The May II — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Joel Brunk

9.2

Had in Portland, OR at Coquine. Winemaker drafts many different types of varietals - even whites and reds - and let’s everything grow naturally. It was dark, robust and very complex - reminded me of inky of sophisticated great Saint Joseph. — 6 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.0

Interesting new producer in the Columbia Gorge who cut his chops and Antica Terra and Hiyu. Sangiovese glou-glou natty wine style. — 6 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

“The Return of Mike Grammer” Dinner on 7/5. - since the Valentini Cerasuolo was oxidized I’m glad this more than pulled its own weight for the Rosé flight. Very interesting palate and texture. Skin contact and a bit more orange than rosé perhaps. Pepper and watermelon along with some violets. Shouldn’t have given up my local source, as when I went back for more the next day they were sold out. Another interesting wine from Nate Ready under the Hiyu / Smockshop Band label. — 7 years ago