Hãhã
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Patrick had this 8 years ago
Delhaize Group
Les Grangelles Sémillon 2013
Patrick had this 11 years ago
Ilixens
Bordeaux Grand Vin 2010
Patrick had this 11 years ago
Bodegas Valdesil
MonteNovo Valdeorras Godello
A very nice Galician white wine... — 8 years ago
Heribert Boch
trocken Riesling 2013
Patrick had this 11 years ago
Tikveš
T'ga Za Jug Vranec
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
Château Lieujean
Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2002
Christmas dinner. 2002 vintage. Lovely bouquet. — 10 years ago
Patrick Vanhoucke
Patrick had this 3 years ago