Zinfandel
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2009 Napa Cellars Zinfandel - Review
Wine Foot &bull Feb 8, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.napacellars.com/ Regardless of what time of the year it is, I still love a good steak that's been grilled outdoors. While it's so easy to reach for the classic "cab and steak" combination, there are… Full Story »
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Alderbrook Wind Machine Zinfandel - $64.99
Woot Wine! &bull Feb 8, 2012Game on Hey, let's play a game of Blind Taste Test! "Okay, how do we play?" First, I turn on this super bright light and shine it in your eyes so you can't see. Then I give you a glass of wine and you taste… Full Story »
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The Best Zinfandels of California: Tasting at ZAP 2012
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Feb 4, 2012
You can always count on the ZAP Zinfandel festival in San Francisco to draw a crowd, no matter what the economy is doing. The fact that things are picking up, both for business, and specifically in the wine world, meant for a very lively event last week. The big news was a new venue for this traditionally mobbed tasting, that most attendees seemed to love, myself included. While the arrangement of vintners… Full Story »
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Vinography Images: Bright Zinfandel
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Feb 4, 2012
Bright Zinfandel ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA: A brightly backlit zinfandel grape leaf turns vivid red in Autumn in Sonoma County. I've got Zinfandel on the brain this week thanks to the ZAP festival. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the… Full Story »
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Napa Valley Zinfandel: The Chronicle recommends
SFGate - Wine &bull Feb 3, 2012
The question we always face with Napa Zinfandel is what role it should play in the Zin universe. The neighborhood makes most of these wines ambitious in scope. But even in a Napa context, Zinfandel should take a... Full Story »
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2012 Dark & Delicious Petite Sirah Tasting: February 17, Alameda
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Feb 2, 2012
I've referred to it in the past as "the beast." Possessing tannins that need to be tamed through intelligent winemaking, Petite Sirah can truly be a monster of a wine. One of the least-well-known red grape varieties that are commonly… Full Story »
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2009 Smoking Loon Old Vine Zinfandel - Review
Wine Foot &bull Jan 31, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.donandsons.com Don Sebastini and Sons is a huge wine producer in California that owns a lot of "grocery store" wines that most folks would recognize the brand of - one of those labels is Smooking… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Winery
- Zinfandel
- California
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Gnarly Head Authentic Red
Cheap Wine Ratings &bull Jan 31, 2012
Over the last year or so I've done some ranting about zinfandel blends and how I see a growing demand for these wines. Apothic Red is one incredibly popular example of this style of wine appealing to consumers and now… Full Story »
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Four Vines "OVC" Zinfandel 2009 wine review by (PB)
The Wine Cask Blog &bull Jan 30, 2012
Black cherry hue with bouquet of jammy blackberry fruit with a brambly spicey foundation. Palate--Relaxed presence with nice spicey berry Zinfandel flavors of some depth. Straight forward and a good example of the grape. Finishes with some some smokey oak… Full Story »
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Moscato di Nasty?
Dr Vino's wine blog &bull Jan 30, 2012
Many of us wine writers praise the trend to lower-alcohol wines. But there's one low alcohol wine that has taken off yet generated little coverage: Moscato. Sales of the $6 sweet, fizzy white that ranges between 5 - 9 percent… Full Story »
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Wine and Chocolate for Valentines Day
A Good Time With Wine &bull Jan 30, 2012With Valentine's Day approaching, wine and chocolate will be bought and consumed in astounding numbers. About 58 million pounds of chocolate will be purchased, and I'm sure more than a few bottles of wine will wash that down. For the past 23 years, the Rodney Strong Wine & Chocolate Fantasy event has paired wines with gourmet chocolate,… Full Story »
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2012 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting: February 18, San Francisco
Vinography: a wine blog &bull Jan 28, 2012
If there is one public wine tasting event that rivals San Francisco's yearly ZAP Zinfandel tasting for sheer size and chaos, it could only be the annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition Tasting. The judges hand out hundreds of medals and… Full Story »
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Christopher Creek Winery 2010 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
A La Wine &bull Jan 27, 2012
The Award-Winning Wine: Christopher Creek Winery 2010 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reason... Full Story »
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2009 Crystal Basin Cellars Zinfandel - Review
Wine Foot &bull Jan 25, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.crystalbasin.com/ While many people may think of Paso Robles and Sonoma for great Zinfandel, there is a region out near the Sierra Foothills called El Dorado - it's elevation helps to create cooler nights than… Full Story »
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2008 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay - Review
Wine Foot &bull Jan 24, 2012
By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.ridgewine.com Ridge Vineyards is known the world-over for producing exceptional Zinfandel but they also make wines from other varietals such as this Chardonnay as well as some red blends. At a MSRP of $60, this… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Chardonnay
- Winery
- Zinfandel
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Best white from Puglia? Fatalone's Gioia del Colle Greco Spinomarino
Do Bianchi &bull Jan 23, 2012
The first and only time I met young winemaker Pasquale Petrera at the Radici Wines festival in Puglia, June 2011, I was immediately impressed by his belief in Natural winemaking (chemical-free farming and native yeast) and by what a simpatico… Full Story »
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St. Francis Winery "Old Vines" Zinfandel
Wine Peeps &bull Jan 23, 2012St. Francis Winery, located in Santa Rosa, California, has been producing varietal wines from Sonoma County vineyards for over 35 years. Co-founder Joe Martin and his wife Emma purchased the 100-acre Behler Ranch Vineyard in Sonoma Valley in 1971. After… Full Story »
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Review: ***+ $$ Simi Zinfandel, Sonoma, California, 2005 - GOOD VALUE
Spirit of Wine &bull Jan 22, 2012
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over three-quarter million visitors to more than 1,000 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Check out today's pricing and retail availability for… Full Story »
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ZAP for zin lovers
Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Jan 20, 2012
In 2012, there is a new venue for two of the events - the Concourse at 635 8th St. at Brannan in San Francisco. The other two events will take place at The Westin St. Francis Hotel. Epicuria: Food &… Full Story »
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Lang Wines Red - 4 Pack
Woot Wine! &bull Jan 20, 2012Wine.woot launches a wine event every weekday. Oh no! I've made a mistake! I just wanted some wine to serve at my book club. What I received are four LPs from an 80s New Wave band. I was hoping for some of the 2006 Reserve… Full Story »
