点评:During our visit to Young Harris, Georgia this year, we were fortunate enough to had been able to visit three nearby vineyards. We visited one in Young Harris, another in Blairsville and the last one we visited was in Hiawassee, Georgia. Of all three vineyards we visited, Hightower Creek was the least scenic. However, it was the most memorable one for us in a good way.
We would like to point out that our visit was in early November and all the grapes have been harvested. In term of the view, it was not much to look at. None of that really mattered once we entered the tasting room. We were greeted by a charmingly friendly gentleman by the name Randon Myers. We went to Hightower Creek Vineyard specifically for the meads. However, because or Randon’s warm personality, we ended up purchasing about three quarter of the tasting categories.
That was a lot of wines and meads to discuss here. Please allow us to share three of our absolute favorites.
1. Toasty Knight (mead): This mead was semi-sweet with light floral notes that brought out the smokey flavor from pear wood. Toasted Knight would be a ridiculously delicious drink to sip around a campfire.
2. Blushing Fox (NV blush wine): This wine was fermented using Catawba grapes. Blushing Fox was a somewhat dry wine with a slight front end sweetness. The crown jewel of this wine was the ever-present muskiness mingling among tropical fruits and Granny Smith apples nuances.
3. 2021 Deliverance: A blend of Merlot, Norton and Cabernet Sauvignon. This was a bold red wine with rich aroma of dark berries, baked plum pudding with fall spices. If served at room temperature, this wine will work well with beef pot roast. It will also willingly play with semi-sweet chocolate if served chilled due to the spice nuances in the flavor profiles.
4. Winters at Hightower (NV red blend): This was a sweetened wine. Notes of brown sugar with cinnamon and cloves may turn some tasters off. We are not sweet wine drinkers. However, we purchased a bottle of Winters at Hightower as part of our holiday sangria ingredients this coming Christmas.
Visit Hightower Creek Vineyard when you are in Hiawassee. Have a chat with Randon Myers. We think you will experience a memorable time as we did. Cheers!
翻译:今年我们访问佐治亚州杨哈里斯时,有幸参观了附近的三个葡萄园。我们参观了杨哈里斯的一个葡萄园,布莱尔斯维尔的另一个葡萄园,最后一个葡萄园位于佐治亚州的海亚瓦西。在我们参观的所有三个葡萄园中,Hightower Creek 的风景最不美丽。然而,从好的方面来说,它是我们最难忘的一个。
我们想指出的是,我们是在 11 月初参观的,所有的葡萄都已经收获了。就景色而言,没有什么可看的。一旦我们进入品酒室,这些都不重要了。一位名叫 Randon Myers 的迷人而友好的绅士迎接了我们。我们去 Hightower Creek 葡萄园就是为了喝蜂蜜酒。然而,由于 Randon 的热情个性,我们最终购买了大约四分之三的品酒类别。
这里要讨论的葡萄酒和蜂蜜酒太多了。请允许我们分享我们最喜欢的三种。
1. Toasty Knight(蜂蜜酒):这款蜂蜜酒半甜,带有淡淡的花香,带出了梨木的烟熏味。Toasted Knight 是一款非常美味的饮品,适合在篝火旁小酌。
2. Blushing Fox(NV 桃红葡萄酒):这款酒采用卡托巴葡萄发酵而成。Blushing Fox 是一种略带干涩的葡萄酒,前端略带甜味。这款酒的亮点是始终存在的麝香味,混合着热带水果和 Granny Smith 苹果的细微差别。
3. 2021 Deliverance:梅洛、诺顿和赤霞珠的混合。这是一款浓郁的红葡萄酒,带有浓郁的深色浆果、烤李子布丁和秋季香料的香气。如果在室温下饮用,这款酒非常适合搭配牛肉炖肉。由于风味特征中的香料细微差别,如果冷藏饮用,它也很乐意与半甜巧克力搭配。
4. Winters at Hightower(内华达州红混合酒):这是一款加糖的葡萄酒。红糖、肉桂和丁香的味道可能会让一些品酒师失望。我们不喜欢喝甜葡萄酒。但是,我们买了一瓶 Winters at Hightower 作为我们即将到来的圣诞节的节日桑格利亚酒配料。
当您在海亚瓦西时,请参观 Hightower Creek 葡萄园。与 Randon Myers 聊聊。我们认为您将像我们一样度过一段难忘的时光。干杯!