Jonathan Wall

9.3

Bad frost killed the vintage but the few grapes that prevailed made a stunning wine! So fresh. It just explodes out of the glass. Opened years too soon. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

New ice wine producer for me from Yakima Valley. Paired well with Hedy's ice cream & sorbet creation. Nice array of stone fruits, marmalade, nuts, dry pineapple, wet stones, very good soft minerality, beautiful acidity, a thick, rich well polished finish with just the right amount of (RS) sugar. — 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.
— 8 years ago

Jena S

9.0

Sweet, bubbly — 9 years ago

Terry Frahm

9.0

Very open right out of the bottle. Great red meat wine. — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

The heat is gone and the fruit is full and sweet but not overly so. Nice balance of red fruit and acidity. This wine is in the pocket. Pop and pour. — 9 years ago

Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

9.2

"The 21" - a blend of all 4 vineyards, labeled as the 21st anniversary wine - from memory, there were severe frost issues necessitating the release of only 1 wine in 2006 - a little brown in the meniscus but a lovely nose with a bit of dirt, spice & smoke - restrained but satisfying on the palate with lovely lingering acidity on the back palate - very enjoyable & will hold the other one for a few years. — 10 years ago

Gozde Shipman

10

Jetways ice wine. SUPER SWEET!!!!! — 11 years ago

Jonathan Hird

9.8

A fantastic example of floral Sauvignon Marlborough can produce. Beautiful bouquet of tropical fruits with a balanced acidity to suit all tastes! — 11 years ago

Ken Jones

9.5

Great for a hot summer day (or any summer day). Best served chilled! — 12 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.5

Nose of apple and plum. Ready but young in color. A little acid, medium body, fruitier than minerals. — 6 years ago

Andrew Keenan

9.4

Moores. 2016. $18 on special. Surprisingly complex for a Macon Villages. Apparently an early frost helped super concentrate the surviving grapes. — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.0

Sitting in an amazing little pocket of joy right now. — 8 years ago

Cecilia Kern

9.0

Tastes good, easy to drink. Scott got drunk on 1.5 glasses. (Tried 11/11/2016 when we were being lazy and stayed in) — 9 years ago

Stephen Becker

8.9

Pearls, vintage Chris Craft, night time ride across the lake, low moon flashes behind the trees, underwear in your pocket this time. The green flash of the aurora borealis comes out of nowhere, a slow serpentine sine-wave pulsing across the Milky Way. — 9 years ago

Igor Fishman

9.0

levity in stable hands, quiet surf and stage whispers, a pillow warm and worn, you used to tell me - well, i've learned, i shake the frost-bitten sheets above us, the flakes just fall and melt like wounded stars, like your eyes, like the moon, like sleep — 9 years ago

Maddie R

10

Yum! The perfect amount of bubbly for a dessert wine. Very sweet. Aromatic. — 10 years ago

Al Doyle

8.9

I just had quite a lot of the Pierre Frick before this so my judgement might be a bit off, but this is actually bloody nice, like having your cheek stroked. Like finding a cheeky half eccy in your johnny pocket as my Glaswegian friends would say. — 10 years ago

Colin Tuska

Wine Director Prospect

9.3

The Finger Lakes make mr happy! — 12 years ago

Tim Davies

9.6

Clean sparkling flavor. Finger Lakes wine from Caywood Vineyards, Lodi, NY — 13 years ago

Craig Pritzlaff

9.3

Rich and smokey. — 7 years ago

Katharine Scott

9.0

Such a well balanced Sauv Blanc! Very pleasantly surprised, I️ really loved this one. Crisp and smooth with a wonderful oiliness and a bit of acidity but not too much. Makes my heart warm on these cold winter nights 😅 — 8 years ago

Antoinette

9.5

Really enjoyed this while on vacation in Bucyrus Ohio and at Cedar Point. — 8 years ago

Ericka Johnson

10

Great Raspberry Wine — 8 years ago

Heritage Fine Wines

9.4

Last of the last bottle of this unusual vintage. I miss this 2009 easy vintage, when we don't have any hail or frost 😢 — 9 years ago

Melissa Kawecki

9.0

Unlike ice cider or frost cider made in the United States and Canada, apples are frozen using refrigeration technology meaning the frost only goes one way--in. In nature, apples will freeze, thaw, freeze partially and unfreeze partially, moving sugars throughout the apples. You'll notice a difference in style here because the producer oxidizes the cider as a way to compensate for the artificial freezing process, but it's still a delightful dessert choice on a list. A rep told me to pour it over vanilla ice cream, but I'd rather just drink it straight. Notes of oak, caramel and baked fruit, it reminds me of a dreamy blend of sherry and Madeira. — 9 years ago

Paul Hewitt

8.9

Juicy and tangy. Medium body. Nice finish once it breathes a few minutes. — 10 years ago

Peter Davison-Lancaster

9.2

Gorgeous wine nice berries with a strong finish — 10 years ago

Edgar Poureshagh

9.5

I almost don't want to post about this wine as I would like to keep it in my restaurant's back pocket as much as possible. Amazing value. A straightforward and feminine chard with light hints of tropicality. Bridges old world and new quite gracefully. — 11 years ago

Tony Ode

9.6

1000yen at pocket market near Yokohama station. — 12 years ago