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Renwood Zinfandel 2007 Lodi

I picked this up while browsing at Spec’s when I saw that it had Viognier in the blend. It’s not very common for white and red grapes to be blended together – the biggest exceptions being old-school Chianti and Côte Rôtie. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Zin/Viognier blend. Let’s see what it’s like.

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Lodi Old Vines Zin Wrap-up

I tasted through 5 old vines Zins from Lodi over the past week or two hoping to find a few winners and learn a bit about the style.

Part 1: Spellbound Old Vines Zinfandel 2005 Lodi

Part 2: Ravenswood Old Vines Zinfandel 2006 Lodi

Part 3: Gnarly Head Old [...]

Lodi Old Vines Zin Part 5: Plungerhead 2007

This is Part 5 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was Spellbound 2005, Part 2 was Ravenswood 2006, Part 3 was Gnarly Head 2006 and Part 4 was Campus Oaks 2007. In the next few days I’ll post my overall takeaways (pardon the corporate-speak) from this series.

The last wine I picked [...]

Lodi Old Vines Zin Part 4: Campus Oaks

This is Part 4 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was Spellbound 2005, Part 2 was Ravenswood 2006 and Part 3 was Gnarly Head 2006.

Campus Oaks Old Vines Zinfandel 2007 Lodi

Producer: Campus Oaks (Gnekow Family Winery)

Grapes: 100% Zinfandel

Appellation: Lodi

Vineyards: The grapes are sourced from vineyards averaging 90 [...]

Lodi Old Vines Zin Part 3: Gnarly Head

This is Part 3 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was the Spellbound 2005 and Part 2 was the (great value!) Ravenswood 2006. I have a few more bottles to try out so check back or subscribe to the RSS feed. If you have some Lodi OVZ favorites, leave a comment.

Gnarley [...]

Lodi Old Vines Zin Part 2: Ravenswood

This is Part 2 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was the Spellbound 2005.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Ravenswood. Vintner’s Blend was one of my favorites when I was first getting into wine and their No Wimpy Wines slogan was appealing to that early-20s guy still making the transition [...]

Lodi Old Vines Zin Part 1: Spellbound

I enjoyed doing the Unoaked Chardonnay series last week so I decided to do another series. And after a week of nothing but white wine (which is very unusual for me), I decided to go to my sweet spot: Old Vines Zin. I kept it in the everyday price range ($10-15 for me) and picked [...]

WBW #60 Round-Up

Megan over at Wannabe Wino has rounded up all the posts for last week’s Wine Blogging Wednesday #60 – I Have Zinned.

You should check it out. I discovered lots of great wines to seek out (I never knew Washington was producing serious Zin) and blogs to revisit.

Thanks again to Megan for a great topic [...]

I Have Zinned! WBW #60

In honor of Wine Blogging Wednesday #60 – I Have Zinned, I’m digging up a post on Zinfandel and BBQ from last month. Enjoy!

Cline Bridgehead Zinfandel 2006 Contra Costa County

Yesterday was Independence Day (I wish people still called it that instead of ”The Fourth”) and so that means I, like millions of others, BBQed. Pork shoulder smoked for 5 hours with a mix of Jack Daniels oak chips (made from used aging barrels) and applewood. Pulled the pork into tender shreds and put on [...]

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