Willie Carter

9.0

Deep dark plum in the glass. Basically impenetrable. A touch of bricking on the thin edges. On the nose, the fruit is barely clinging on but still present. Plums and blueberries are the dominant notes here. A heavy dose of toasted cedar and green bell peppers. There’s faint floral aromas of violets along with a shock of burnt tobacco.

This is about as Napa as Napa gets. I was quite worried about how this Cab would present but it’s still alive and kicking. The end may be nigh but not quite nigh enough. Pleasant acid and well integrated tannins. Big and rich as you would expect an Oakville Cab to be but still smooth after hours of decanting. Plenty of chocolate with a dash of vanilla. The fruit on the tongue is diminished and subtle but still showing pretty well. Cherry pie and blueberry cobbler. The finish is medium length with just a touch of soft spice. This was so much fun and a great experience. Definitely mature and knocking on the door of almost gone but still good, nonetheless. — 4 years ago

Juliet Sussman

9.1

Berry fruity! — 5 years ago

Michael Seely

9.4

What a splendid nicely aged wine. Tyson Crowley is exceptionally talented! — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Evan Roberts

9.2

Love it! Toasting in the 2018 Four Winds Pinot harvest with a lovely bottle — 7 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Vancouver-hawksworth — 8 years ago

Pete Talala

9.4

Happy Thanksgiving 2017! 4 Winds will be the 1st one. Super approachable 2013! Solid & high quality experience from Thomas. — 8 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

SyrahTastingDay#3
Completely disoriented by this very original expression of the Syrah. We expect a Sunny wine with alcohol and the typical notes of Australian Shiraz outside, we have here a wine of great delicacy with rather red fruity notes, and unexpected vegetable notes of menthol and even eucalyptus, also a slight musk animal character. The winemaking is admirable and we recognize Alain Graillot's style. Superb! 🇦🇺

Complètement désorienté face à cette expression très originale de la syrah. On attend un vin du soleil avec de l’alcool et les notes typées du Shiraz australien hors, on a ici un vin d’u grande délicatesse avec des notes fruitées plutôt rouges, et des notes végétales inattendues mentholée et même eucalyptus, également un léger caractère animal musqué. La vinification est admirable et on reconnaît le style d’Alain Graillot. Superbe! 🇦🇺 — 4 years ago

Brett Charpentier

9.5

Cherry juice, strawberry jam, pepper. Great wine. Paired well with bacon and pumpkin pasta. — 5 years ago

Ashley Loafman

8.9

White blend from Tremonti, Campania. 40% Biancatenera, 40% Ginestra, 20% Pepella. Very old vineyard with mother plant 200-300+ years old. Strong Tramontana winds, pergola vine system. Aged 6 months in steel. Organic. 12% alcohol. — 6 years ago

Greg Fine

9.2

Great w a pork chop. And just sitting around watching :60 Minutes. Good stuff and great price at Whispering Vine I’m Reno, NV. — 7 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.1

Elegant and fresh with amazing raspberry and soft strawberry fruit and a touch of wood spice. — 7 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.1

32 Winds Lucky Well PN Barrel Sample. 91-93 Points. — 8 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.1

First time. Very nice. Strawberry. — 8 years ago

Julia Beauchesne

9.5

Delicious and Smooth — 4 years ago

Brucie Harvey

9.0

Loved this for an afternoon of Greek, Portuguese and Eastern Mediterranean apps. It’s almost orange, with strawberries grounded by loads of minerals & salinity. Reminds me of the wines grown on the volcanic soil on Santorini. I gather the growing is similar, low to the ground to protect the vines from sea winds. — 5 years ago

Dylan Thomas

9.2

Strawberry again, rhubarb, musty attic in a good way — 6 years ago

Ariana Collins

9.8

2015. So smooth and mild and drinkable — 7 years ago

P A

9.3

Citrus and flower taste with a “mellowing hoppy finish. 70IBU, 7%alc/vol the perfect Canadian Thanksgiving treat with good friends . Cheers 🍻🇨🇦 — 7 years ago

Jean Trepanier

8.9

Salon des importation privées Montréal 2017. Great discovery. Will definitely rebuy. — 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