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“Rising from the Sonoma terroir like the weathered fists of century-old men, these 100+ year old vines have seen history.” [from the winery's website] Producer: Wine Guerrilla Grapes: A field blend (yay!) of around 95% Zin and the rest a mix of Carignan, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouchet. Appellation: Dry Creek Valley (AVA, California) Vineyard: Forchini [...] April 1st, 2011 | Tags: 2008, California, Dry Creek Valley, Zinfandel | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
Leave a comment.I first took notice of Wine Guerrilla, a producer of several distinct Russian River Valley and Dry Creek Valley Zins, after reading this post at Benito’s Wine Reviews. Reading the post and checking out their website reminded me of my early days as a wino, er , wine lover. After having my eyes opened to [...] March 24th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, Alicante Bouchet, California, Carignan, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Russian River Valley, Zinfandel | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
5 comments. Add yours.It’s back to California for today’s Mourvèdre Monday post, specifically Paso Robles. Though I first fell in love with Mourvèdre via the old vines examples from Contra Costa County, Paso Robles is a hotbed of Rhône grape-growing in California. Edward Sellers is a Rhône-style specialist in Paso, with a focus on blends vs. varietal bottlings (though [...] February 8th, 2010 | Tags: 2006, California, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Paso Robles, Syrah, Zinfandel | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
8 comments. Add yours.artezin (I think they prefer no caps) is a part of the Hess Family of wineries. The label is focused on Zin, Petite Sirah and Carignan. In this wine, they “strive for a classic varietal, fruit-forward, ‘Zinny’ Zin.” Let’s see if they hit the mark for me. Producer: Artezin Wines Grapes: 91% Zinfandel, 9% Petite Sirah [...] February 4th, 2010 | Tags: 2007, California, Mendocino County, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
3 comments. Add yours.I received this bottle as a sample provided by the winery. Producer: Story Winery (these guys own the www.zin.com domain, so they’re serious about Zin) Grapes: 100% Zinfandel Appellation: Shenandoah Valley, an AVA within the Sierra Foothills appellation. Officially called “California-Shenandoah Valley” to distinguish it from Virginia’s “Shenandoah Valley” AVA). Gold Rush country. Vintage: 2006 [...] January 29th, 2010 | Tags: 2006, California, Shenandoah Valley, Zinfandel | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
7 comments. Add yours.I always feel a little guilty when I buy a wine from Cameron Hughes and their ilk. If you aren’t familiar with the model, Cameron Hughes calls itself a “modern international negociant.” Negociant is French for “Man Without Dirt”. OK, I just made that up. But a negociant owns no vineyards and buys up various “lots” [...] January 13th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes |
3 comments. Add yours.Last week, in a post on the 7 Deadly Zins 2007 Lodi Zinfandel, I included the poem that was on the back label of the bottle. It reminded me of this poem that used to appear on the back label of Cline’s always reliable California appellation Zins: Know me, stranger, for I am [...] I don’t know what it is about me and Lodi Zin. I did a series on Lodi old vines Zin a few months ago and only really liked 1 out of 5. Zinfandel has always been one of my favorite grapes, but maybe my palate has shifted away from what these moderately-priced examples can deliver [...] December 3rd, 2009 | Tags: 2007, Lodi, old vines, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
9 comments. Add yours.I should have known better than to buy this wine. I generally avoid wines with such gimmicky names/labels. But a few months ago I was planning a series of posts on Lodi old vines Zinfandel and was picking up just about every bottle of it I saw. I realized later that this one doesn’t say [...] November 8th, 2009 | Tags: 2007, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
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ZAP Zinfandel Grand Tasting in Austin
I’m looking forward to the Zinfandel Grand Tasting here in Austin this Sunday (organized by ZAP and The Wine and Food Foundation of Texas. If any of my Austin readers will be there, let me know. Or just look for me there… I’ll be the one with the purple teeth.
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