Stonewall Creek Vineyards

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Nov 13, 2017

Favorite Wine: Cabernet Franc

What a gem. The owner and winemaker Carl is a true gentleman and a fine, fine winemaker. We thoroughly enjoyed talking to him and tasting his wines. There was not a bad one in the mix. All of his wines showed nice balance and finesse. His Cabernet Franc was one of the best I have tried anywhere. He had a very nice blend called "three eagles" that was comprised of Malbec, Petit Verdot and Tannat. And finally he had a good Norton. The setting was very nice. A great way to spend some time in the beautiful Georgia countryside.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 18, 2014

Norton Wine Review: A new Norton wine endeavor has opened in the mountain piedmont area of Northeast Georgia serving already seven wines. Though their estate vines are very young at this time, they gladly note grapes gathered from nearby established Stack Farm & Frogtown vineyards with a separate 'Standing Deer Cellar' label. I encourage you to try their two young vine Petit Manseng variations which are not truly typical, but are nice, bright green, youthful examples. Their 2012 Standing Deer Cellar Norton was not characteristically distinct, but a nice 'drink now' Norton serving which I'm not sure aging will bring out much more local personality. I bought a couple bottles to hopefully prove me wrong in the years to come. [Note that there is a Thursday-Friday tasting a mile or so down the road at Bridge Creek and Saturday-Sunday tastings at the vineyard]