7 Deadly Zins

March 11th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

This past week, issue #10 of Mutineer Magazine hit the shelves, including my Wine Steals column which is all about Zinfandel in this issue. There’s one Zinfandel I didn’t include in the article, despite the fact that it may be the one wine more people ask me about than any other and that one is [...]

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Stray Dog Zinfandel

July 14th, 2009 | 4 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

The name on this wine is a new one, but the winemaker is not new to wine. Mark Gendron has been producing wine for a good 20 years and founded JanKris winery back in 1990. He recently sold JanKris and is working on some new winemaking ventures, namely JK Estates and Wildfire Cellars. Stray Dog [...]

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X Winery Nova Vineyard Zinfandel

February 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Zinfandel

The next wine I want you to consider to spice up your Valentine’s Day is a Zinfandel. Spicy is a word often used to describe Zinfandel—as well as some foods that go well with it. Although it can be a spicy wine at times, it’s really a fairly dynamic wine that can be produced in [...]

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Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel

November 3rd, 2008 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

In my last post, I highlighted my walk through Rodney Strong’s vineyards along with a review of their Charlotte’s Home Sauvignon Blanc. In this post, I’m sharing a review of another Rodney Strong wine from that trip, the Knotty Vines Zinfandel.
Before I get into the review, I want to touch on sustainability. When I was [...]

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Affordable California Zinfandel Review – 25 Under $20

August 7th, 2008 | 3 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

The series on California Zinfandel is complete—finally—and here is the summary of 25 Zinfandels under $20. Zinfandel tends to be a love it or hate it variety, and those that love it find themselves paying more and more for it lately. Yes, the better Zinfandels are ticking upward with their prices. So, we thought it [...]

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Charles Underwood Farleigh Zinfandel

August 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

This is a wine that I hadn’t even heard of until I saw it on the shelf and I picked it up on a pure whim, but I’m glad I did. While I hadn’t heard of this wine, I did have some confidence in giving it a try because of the distributor, Hand Picked Selections. [...]

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Mandolin Old Vines Zinfandel

July 29th, 2008 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Wines, Zinfandel

Mandolin is a small California winery run by Philip Zorn and Matt Shortbridge. It appears that they are no longer producing Zinfandel, but you may still come across this 2003 Lodi Zinfandel from them, as I did.

There’s a nice intensity on the nose of this Zin. It has a bit of cedar, plum, cherry and oddly enough a [...]

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