Surprisingly light, flowery. Beautiful color in the class. Like a poem. — 10 years ago
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.
— 8 years ago
The Sancerre Rosé delivered everything my lofty expectations dared hope for, and more! Laser focused, tinged with toe-curling earthiness, then it softly expanded its forest floor tentacles of savory flavors like a poem. I'd drink this all winter! — 10 years ago
Subtle like a poem, to be enjoyed alone. Benefits from a good decanting — 10 years ago
Great balance and great for a summer barbeque! — 8 years ago
iv. What is thy mouth to me? A cup of sorrowful incense, A tree of keen leaves, An eager high ship, A quiver of superb arrows. What is thy breast to me? A flower of new prayer, A poem of firm light, A well of cool birds, A drawn bow trembling. What is thy body to me? A theatre of perfect silence, A chariot of red speed; And O, the dim feet Of white-maned desires! — 10 years ago
A dry malvoisia with some acidity. If you like the typical slightly flowerish taste of malvoisia it is a perfect wine as an apéritiv — 10 years ago
A special treat for a special occasion. 1995 - magnum - a poem. — 10 years ago
Jonathan Wall
Pure. Fresh. A poem in a bottle. — 8 years ago