TIGER - Tiger Mountain Vineyards' wines are now listed at four of the state's famous five-star restaurants: Bacchanalia and Quinones in Atlanta, The Cloister in Sea Island and the Ritz-Carlton Dining Room in Buckhead. The Rabun County winery is co-owned by two Tiger families, John and Martha Ezzard and Bill and Leckie Stack.
Clifford Harrison, the James Beard award winning chef owner ( along with Ann Quatrano) of Bacchanalia and Quinones, selected Tiger Mountain's '07 Petit Manseng, as well as its '04 Touriga Nacional and '06 Cabernet Franc. The Rabun County winery's Petit Manseng and Malbec vintages are also served at the Ritz Carlton Dining Room.
Tiger Mountain is the only winery in Georgia growing and producing Petit Manseng, a white tangy wine from southwestern France and Malbec, an earthy wine with berry aromas, popular in the Madiran region of France and also grown in Argentina. Tiger Mountain's Malbec, first planted in 1996 on a family farm at Tiger Mountain by Dr. John Ezzard, is more similar to the French style wine.
Cloister Sommelier Heath Porter chose Tiger Mountain's '04 Norton, an American grape once cultivated in the Monticello Vineyards and brought back to popularity in Virginia about 50 years ago. The full-bodied wine, with hints of deep cherry and spice, is served by the glass at the Cloister Beach Bar.
Tiger Mountain Vineyards winery opened in 1999. The grapes for the wines it produces are all grown in the Ezzard and the Stack vineyards in Tiger.
Wednesday
May 28th, 2025
6:09PM
