Sipping Fine Wine

9.7

Had this 2 yrs ago. Mather Teresina, flagship wine of Celler Vinos Piñol, made with grapes grown in high elevation region of Terra Alta. The nearly extinct Morenillo grape is indigenous to the area & makes Mather Teresina a unique wine, a blend of 50% Garnacha, 30% Cariñena & 20% Morenillo. Nice aromas of berries & sweet spice. On the palate cherry flavors with vanilla spice adding pepper notes on fine smooth tannins which opened much quicker. Long ending with sweet fruit tones & bits of earthy floral. — 6 years ago

Joelle

9.4

Sour and fresh and light and super unique - cantaloupe and grapefruit and delicious indigenous Finger Lakes grapes — 7 years ago

barak heller hayun

9.0

Israeli pet Nat with dabuki, an indigenous grape in the blend.

Had the 2016 vintage a while ago. Progress is here, this is 2017.
2018 was released but my wine shop still lives in the past...

11.5% ABV

Strong yellow with tiny tiny bubbles 👀

Started lemon-ish but as it got warmer it was more stinky cheese factory with a horse stable next door 👃

Medium body.
High acidity.

Tiny Bubbles attack then funkness with lemon and added grapefruit bitterness 👄

Light and pleasant 🎯 with creaminess lingering.

A very pleasant one!
Made better impression on guests than yesterday's posh old vintage sparkling rose...

Excellent vfm (69 nis).
Better then 2016 vintage. Need to check 2018 now.

paired lovely with bread, butter and stinky cheese plate.
And some hummus, tahini , tomato salsa and jahnun. Great with bold food... — 7 years ago

Peg Hanssen

9.8

Preparing for our adventure to Portugal Surdyks’ Recommendation:
(Douro) Portugal is a prolific wine country, best known for its sweet dessert wine - Port. World famous in its many styles, Port is sweet and fortified, prized for its rich flavors and lush texture. Portugal also has fabulous dry red wine. Dow’s “Vale do Bomfim” is made with the same grapes and sourced from the same historic Douro Valley that produces Dow’s great Ports. Portugal’s indigenous grapes – Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and Tinto Cão – are names that should pique your interest and draw you to this imported discovery. Picked by hand and manually sorted with great care, the grapes are fermented in small vats. The resulting wine has complexity and style. Portugal’s Douro Valley has consistently good climate and growing conditions almost every year. The flavors are dynamic and the tannic structure is soft and silky. This is a really good wine for all occasions, with an affordable price and value.
$8.49 Spring 2017 ($14.49) — 8 years ago

Daragh Hoey

9.2

Has that beautiful rusty outer hue that I love in good Italian wine, along with the accompanying bricky sourness. Indigenous grape to Sardinia. Plenty of spice and meat. Smells and tastes unmistakably of Italy. — 9 years ago

B Williams

9.3

Excellent wine. Had with spaghetti. Inexpensive and will buy more. — 9 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.5

The indigenous tribe that lives in our wine locker. Delightful as always. — 10 years ago

with Krystal

Robert Lim

9.0

Crooked Stave, how do I love you? Let me count the ways — 10 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.2

Ancient indigenous grape variety, fruity, very structured though, worth experiencing. — 11 years ago

Kristen Murphy Caldecutt

Community Manager SevenFifty

10

For nerd factor- awesome white wine, using only indigenous Portuguese grapes (Bical, Sercial, & Sercialinho). — 12 years ago

Ben May

9.3

Deep red color. Dark fruits, slightly spiced cinnamon. Tasty. — 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Totally delicious. Gamay plus pu pu platter of indigenous varietals. Carbonic spritz, red berries, currants, pink peppercorns and a nice topnote of funk — 6 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

One of Sir Elton’s finest. Pretty much perfect songwriting here. The wine is dense, yet juicy with bright acidity and powerful dark fruit. An indigenous variety from Romagna. Something I could drink pretty much forever. Beautiful wine. — 7 years ago

Gordon Smouther

9.3

2015 release. Enjoyed with friends Karen and Rick. Steak dinner at home. Wonderful example of Lodi Zin. — 7 years ago

Greg Gibson ✔

9.2

I thoroughly enjoyed this juice. Mango, limestone minerality, a tough of herbaceous notes on the backend. Overall a great, complex wine made from a handful of interesting, indigenous varietals along with the powerhouse that is Pinot Gris. — 8 years ago

Rob D

9.0

Hi times $13.98 great value. Nice wine — 9 years ago

with Lauea

Kris tighe

8.9

Nice and surprising tropical, good on a hot day. Just had it with spicy homemade Saag Paneer and it complemented nicely. Mango and tart grapefruit on the palate, light pear and peach on the nose. Not as dry as expected. — 9 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.0

Pours a pale green yellow color with lifted apricot, almond skin, wet stone, floral and lemon aromas. On the palate it's medium-bodied, and dry with ample fruit nicely balanced with bright lemony acidity, and
apricot, white peach, lemon, and lime flavors underscored with minerality, and a lingering lip-smacking finish.

From a vineyard planted in 1963, which has a little Sylvaner interplanted in it, which the owner Pat Wirz calls by the name indigenous to California “Franken Riesling.” The wine was fermented with native yeast in a neutral oak upright tank and aged for 6 months on lees prior to bottling
According to Morgan Twain-Peterson..."More Heiligenstein than Graacher Himmelriech, more Riquevillean than Sharzhofian...not sure what all that means, but it's wonderful! — 10 years ago

Gustavo Sotelo

9.1

One of my favorite Mencia producers in Ribeira Sacra. Also one if my fav indigenous varieties in Spain. Seek it out! — 11 years ago

Manny Jemente

9.3

What an interesting wine! I love when California winemakers step outside of the box and make wine from indigenous Italian grape varieties. This wine smells like red fruit and hay. — 12 years ago

with Marie

OMG PEDRO

9.0

Volcano Essence. Indigenous variety from Canary Islands. Fruity, Peppery and mineral. Bold and complex. Honest and intriguing . Rare and singular... Medium weight with mid to high tannins and balanced acidity. This is a serious wine for serious drinkers. This is a trip into tradition and knowledge. Masterfully crafted in Abona. — 6 years ago

Lyndsey Wegner

9.5

Didn't know what to expect but what a lovely light and vibrant wine! Would have expected it to be a Californian but this Italian wine has all the aspects of Cali, fruit forward, easy finish, notes of blueberry and plum, bright cherry and hints of all-spice. AND a great price!! — 6 years ago

with Kristina

Paul Carlton

8.9

Wood and rose on the nose. Cinnamon and spice on the palate with a bit of tart fruit. — 7 years ago

Michele

9.0

Really light and whispy citrus scent. Love with white pizza or fish — 7 years ago

Chris Stickney

9.5

Very nice blend...dark fruits and oak. — 8 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.0

Pretty like violets & wrought iron steel; soft tannins but with structured acidity & smooth textures. I'd only had Negrette from Ken Volk in Cali, but we're celebrating the defeat of Le Pen with an indigenous French wonder — 9 years ago

with Christie

nurbS

9.1

🌸🌷🍏🍍🌾👒 indigenous yeasts bear fine lees and a sweet, shiny bouquet. — 9 years ago

Lori Sullivan

9.0

One of my new fave Greek wines. Nicely balanced between funk & citrus. — 9 years ago

Jim Takada

9.0

Fruity but has indigenous feel. — 11 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

8.9

Rate indigenous Italian variety, great seafood wine, super value — 12 years ago