Juliana Hayes wine writer for Grape Expectations, Courier Kelowna, Jan, 2007
"2004 LA FRENZ Reserve Chardonnay selected as the best wine of 2006".
Stan Chung, The Top 50 things about 2006, Courier Kelowna, Jan, 2007
"best red wines. La Frenz winery. We bow to winemaker Jeff Martin".
Michael Brown, Gabriola Island Annual Festival of the wine, Gabriola Sound, August 2006
"It's unanimous LA FRENZ is BC's best winery"
Michael Botner, Vines Buyers Guide 2006
"Leaders of the pack: BC's best Chardonnay bottles include LA FRENZ winery"
Tim Pawsey, Vancouver Courier, May 2006
"one of Naramata's biggest success stories is LA FRENZ winery. They have developed consistent good quality for a wide range of varieties from Semillon to Shiraz."
Tim Pawsey, Naramata Bench Wineries Association Spring Wine Release Vancouver, April 2006
"LA FRENZ 2005 Viognier was the best white at this tasting"
Anthony Gismondi, Vancouver Sun "BC wine of the week", 14 January 2006
"...love the open, floral, spicy/nutty rancio nose...flavours spiked with orange peel, gingerbread, and fruitcake"
Wine Press North West, Spring 2004
LA FRENZ is voted "winery to watch" in British Columbia
Jurgen Gothe - The Georgia Straight, Dec 2004
2002 LA FRENZ Shiraz, "may be the best shiraz yet made in Canada. Some of your $100 Aussie models ought to take some notes."
Andy Perdue, Wine Press Northwest magazine. March 2005
"LA FRENZ Winery run by Jeff Martin, this tiny producer is crafting some amazing wines. We rated the following wines Outstanding in recent judgings"
2002 Chardonnay
2003 Semillon
2003 Viognier
2002 Montage
JULIANA HAYES TOP 20 PICKS OF 2004- OKANAGAN SUN JANUARY 2005
"The top producer of Semillon in the valley by far."
LA FRENZ 2003 Chardonnay
LA FRENZ 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon
LA FRENZ 2002 Alexandria
Anthony Gismondi
TOP 10 & ties of BC
LA FRENZ Viognier 2003 (89 points): "very well made, ripe and long, excellent effort"
BC's BEST WINES
LA FRENZ Alexandria 2003 (89points): "super fresh and clean. Totally BC"
LA FRENZ Merlot 2002 (88 points): "well made, if a bit oaky, very young"
LA FRENZ Semillon 2003 (88 points): "fresh, ripe quite fat, fine finish with excellent acidity"
Memory Walsh
LA FRENZ Semillon: "consistently shows off in a seamlessly intergrated layering of grassiness, citrus and ripe apple, impeccable balance. Weight and intensity emulates premium Bordeaux Graves"
LA FRENZ Shiraz: "take no prisoners style, seamless, layered. High notes of blueberry accents underplay the ripeness of plum and cherry in true Naramata form."
LA FRENZ Viognier: "fine-textured, minerally , crunchy green apple and stone fruit flavours, will smooth with bottle age."
Sun Herald Sydney Australia
"It's no coincidence [that] many have big bodied flavours similar to Australian wines. At LA FRENZ Jeff Martin, formerly from McWilliams Wines, Australia stayed and set up his own winery."
Pure Canada magazine
"LA FRENZ 2002 Shiraz is exceptional but near impossible to find, so are the fruit-driven Semillon, tropical-tinged Alexandria."
Businessweek USA
"Clustered along the Naramata Road are gems such as LA FRENZ, Kettle Valley and Poplar Grove"
North West Wine Summit, Portland, Oregon (April 2004)
2002 Pinot Gris: Gold and "Best Value Award"
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon: Silver
2001 Merlot: Silver
2002 Shiraz: Silver
2003 Alexandria: Silver
All Canadian Wine Championships, Ontario (April 2004)
2002 Shiraz: Silver
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon: Silver
2001 Merlot: Bronze
2003 Alexandria: Bronze
Pacific Rim International Wine Show, Los Angeles (April 2004)
2003 Alexandria: Silver
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon: Bronze
BC Wine & Oyster Festival, Vancouver (February 2004)
2002 Semillon: Gold
2002 Pinot Gris: Silver
Okanagan Wine Fesival (Fall 2004)
2002 Merlot: Silver
2003 Alexandria: Bronze
2003 Montage: Bronze
"2004 LA FRENZ Reserve Chardonnay selected as the best wine of 2006".
Stan Chung, The Top 50 things about 2006, Courier Kelowna, Jan, 2007
"best red wines. La Frenz winery. We bow to winemaker Jeff Martin".
Michael Brown, Gabriola Island Annual Festival of the wine, Gabriola Sound, August 2006
"It's unanimous LA FRENZ is BC's best winery"
Michael Botner, Vines Buyers Guide 2006
"Leaders of the pack: BC's best Chardonnay bottles include LA FRENZ winery"
Tim Pawsey, Vancouver Courier, May 2006
"one of Naramata's biggest success stories is LA FRENZ winery. They have developed consistent good quality for a wide range of varieties from Semillon to Shiraz."
Tim Pawsey, Naramata Bench Wineries Association Spring Wine Release Vancouver, April 2006
"LA FRENZ 2005 Viognier was the best white at this tasting"
Anthony Gismondi, Vancouver Sun "BC wine of the week", 14 January 2006
"...love the open, floral, spicy/nutty rancio nose...flavours spiked with orange peel, gingerbread, and fruitcake"
Wine Press North West, Spring 2004
LA FRENZ is voted "winery to watch" in British Columbia
Jurgen Gothe - The Georgia Straight, Dec 2004
2002 LA FRENZ Shiraz, "may be the best shiraz yet made in Canada. Some of your $100 Aussie models ought to take some notes."
Andy Perdue, Wine Press Northwest magazine. March 2005
"LA FRENZ Winery run by Jeff Martin, this tiny producer is crafting some amazing wines. We rated the following wines Outstanding in recent judgings"
2002 Chardonnay
2003 Semillon
2003 Viognier
2002 Montage
JULIANA HAYES TOP 20 PICKS OF 2004- OKANAGAN SUN JANUARY 2005
"The top producer of Semillon in the valley by far."
LA FRENZ 2003 Chardonnay
LA FRENZ 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon
LA FRENZ 2002 Alexandria
Anthony Gismondi
TOP 10 & ties of BC
LA FRENZ Viognier 2003 (89 points): "very well made, ripe and long, excellent effort"
BC's BEST WINES
LA FRENZ Alexandria 2003 (89points): "super fresh and clean. Totally BC"
LA FRENZ Merlot 2002 (88 points): "well made, if a bit oaky, very young"
LA FRENZ Semillon 2003 (88 points): "fresh, ripe quite fat, fine finish with excellent acidity"
Memory Walsh
LA FRENZ Semillon: "consistently shows off in a seamlessly intergrated layering of grassiness, citrus and ripe apple, impeccable balance. Weight and intensity emulates premium Bordeaux Graves"
LA FRENZ Shiraz: "take no prisoners style, seamless, layered. High notes of blueberry accents underplay the ripeness of plum and cherry in true Naramata form."
LA FRENZ Viognier: "fine-textured, minerally , crunchy green apple and stone fruit flavours, will smooth with bottle age."
Sun Herald Sydney Australia
"It's no coincidence [that] many have big bodied flavours similar to Australian wines. At LA FRENZ Jeff Martin, formerly from McWilliams Wines, Australia stayed and set up his own winery."
Pure Canada magazine
"LA FRENZ 2002 Shiraz is exceptional but near impossible to find, so are the fruit-driven Semillon, tropical-tinged Alexandria."
Businessweek USA
"Clustered along the Naramata Road are gems such as LA FRENZ, Kettle Valley and Poplar Grove"
North West Wine Summit, Portland, Oregon (April 2004)
2002 Pinot Gris: Gold and "Best Value Award"
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon: Silver
2001 Merlot: Silver
2002 Shiraz: Silver
2003 Alexandria: Silver
All Canadian Wine Championships, Ontario (April 2004)
2002 Shiraz: Silver
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon: Silver
2001 Merlot: Bronze
2003 Alexandria: Bronze
Pacific Rim International Wine Show, Los Angeles (April 2004)
2003 Alexandria: Silver
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon: Bronze
BC Wine & Oyster Festival, Vancouver (February 2004)
2002 Semillon: Gold
2002 Pinot Gris: Silver
Okanagan Wine Fesival (Fall 2004)
2002 Merlot: Silver
2003 Alexandria: Bronze
2003 Montage: Bronze
Last updated 21 May 2008
