Tag Archives: Zinfandel
Ridge, Three Valleys, Sonoma
March 20, 2014Grapes 65% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Sirah, 9% Carignane, 3% Mataro, 2% Alicante Bouchet,1% Grenache and a partridge in a pear tree. Facts You know what I’ve always admired about Ridge? It’s that they manage to “do Zin” without making … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Alexander Valley, Dry Creek, Field Blend, Ridge, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Three Valleys, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //Edmeades Late Harvest Zinfandel, Mendocino, California.
December 4, 2012Grapes 100% Zinfandel Facts I don’t feature dessert wines enough. It’s a shame really. The problem is that the majority of wine drinkers (at least the ones I encounter) just don’t understand dessert wines! I shouldn’t have to religiously … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged California, Edmeades, Edmeades Late Harvest Zinfandel, Edmeades wine, Mendocino, Perli Vineyard, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //Haraszthy Zinfandel, Amador County, California.
September 7, 2012Grapes 93% Zinfandel, 7% Mourvedre Facts The Haraszthy line of wines [pronounced: Hare-ass-tee] is part of the Bronco Wine Company portfolio. If Bronco doesn’t sound too familiar, maybe this one will: Fred Franzia. That’s right, Ol’ Fred Franzia, nephew … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Agoston Haraszthy, Amador County, California, Count Agoston Haraszthy, Haraszthy Zinfandel, Sierra Foothils, Zinfandel | 2 Comments //Passitivo Primitivo, Puglia, Italy.
June 14, 2012Grapes 100% Primitivo (aka Zinfandel) Facts First-things-first, I think the best idea that brands such as Layer Cake ever did when marketing their own Primitivo, was to put “AKA Zinfandel” on the front label. No-one knows what Primitivo is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Apulia, Italian Wine, Italy, Passitivo Primitivo, Primitivo, Puglia, Zinfandel | 2 Comments //Four Vines Old Vine Cuvee Zinfandel, California
January 3, 2012Grape Zinfandel, but there’s probably very small amounts of a few other grapes thrown in there, also… Facts Four Vines was established by a guy named Christian Tietje, who originally started out as a chef in Boston. In the 90’s … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged California, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //The Police “Synchronicity” Red Wine Blend, Mendocino, California.
November 25, 2011Grapes Carignane, Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Viognier (probably in that order, %’s unknown). The term “Synchronicity” refers to a “meaningful mix of seemingly unrelated events resulting in a significant sum”, which was the inspiration for this red wine … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged California, Carignan, Grenache, Mendocino, Petite Sirah, Sting, Sting wine, syrah, The Police Wine, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //← Older posts
