Ten Bargain Zinfandels Worth a Try

April 15th, 2010 | 4 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

Over the past few weeks we’ve been focused on Zinfandel and it’s finally time to do the wrap up. The majority of these Zins are from California, but one Italian Primitivo is thrown into the mix just for fun, and that’s the only one that came in with a price under ten bucks. The classic [...]

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Edmeades Mendicino County Zinfandel

April 13th, 2010 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

This isn’t the first time we’ve reviewed the Edmeades Mendicino County Zinfandel. In fact, the 2006 vintage of this wine was the top pick, earning a solid 92 points, the last time we did a big series on Zinfandel. Today, we’re checking out the 2007 vintage. Edmeades only produces Zinfandel, and has been doing so [...]

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Villa Brondello Primitivo

April 12th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Italian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

The vast majority of Zinfandel that I come across is from California, but to mix things up I thought I’d include a review of an Italian Zinfandel. If you look at wines in the Italian section of your favorite wine shop you may not even know that some of the wines you’re looking at are [...]

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Agent for Change Zinfandel

April 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

What’s better than a tasty Zinfandel on a spring day? A tasty Zinfandel for which half the profits go to charity. And what could be a more enjoyable way to give to charity than by drinking wine? Well, I really can’t think of one. Agent for Change isn’t just a clever name for a wine, [...]

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Montevina Zinfandel

April 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Blend, Zinfandel

One way that you can save some scratch on your wine is to buy wine produced in regions other than the really popular ones. When most people think of California wine, they think of Napa or Sonoma. But in most cases you’ll end up paying a premium for wines from those regions. Montevina Winery is [...]

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Masked Rider Zinfandel

April 5th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

Let’s start with something positive… I love the label on this Zinfandel. Other than that, it’s just OK. Not bad, but just OK. And it is a good deal. Masked Rider wine is produced by the Panther Rock Wine Company, founded by fourth generation descendants of the Franzia family, which first produced wines in 1896. [...]

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Brazin Old Vine Zin

April 3rd, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

I feel guilty right now. Guilty that I haven’t shared this review with you sooner. You see, I take my tasting notes in sessions where I taste several wines in a category in one sitting. Then later I’ll do some background research on the wines and write up the review along with my tasting notes. [...]

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