Crowded around a six-person table at one of our favorite Italian joints in Santa Monica last week, the Zinfandel kept pouring. Partially because that favorite Italian joint, Fritto Misto, only charges $2 a person for corkage, and partially because a friend who loves Zinfandel and brought several bottles to dinner, is also a generous pour. He’s…
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California, Under $20, Zinfandel
Review: 2009 Sebastiani Zinfandel
by wineforthewin •
Remember how I cracked the code behind old vine zinfandel and zinfandel? Well, since then I haven’t had much of America’s sweetheart wine and since it’s one of my favorite varietals, I had to break the dry streak. I brought over a bottle of the 2009 Sebastiani Zinfandel to a friend’s house earlier this week…
Interesting Fact, Musing, Zinfandel
Old Vine Zinfandel vs. Zinfandel
by wineforthewin •
If I was blindfolded and you put an Old Vine Zinfandel in front of me and a non-Old Vine Zinfandel, I probably couldn’t tell the difference. So I started asking around: what separates the two, flavor-wise? Ondine Chattan, winemaker at XYZin Wines told me Old Vine Zinfandels tend to brighten the characteristics of the Zinfandel grape: producing…