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The Week in Zinfandel (12/11/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Jancis Robinson writes Warming, and Refreshing, Winter Reds. Wine Spectator writes Big Reds – 100 Top Value Wines for 2017. The Nittany Epicurean reviews the 2015 Cosentino…

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The Week in Zinfandel (12/4/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Randy Caparoso writes The 12 Most Interesting Lodi Wines of 2017. Costco Wine Blog reviews the 2013 Bootleg Red Wine. Uncorked writes The Buzz About Old Vines.…

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Top 10 Zinfandels Tasted in 2017

It is the time of the year where every wine blogger publishes their lists of Wines of the Year or Values of the Year, etc. Although I try to blog about all the wines I taste it is clear that Zinfandel is definitely my grape of choice. With that in mind here are my top 10 Zinfandels of 2017 and…

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The Week in Zinfandel (11/27/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Pull That Cork writes A Celebration of Lodi Zinfandel on #ZinDay. Cliff’s Wine Picks reviews the 2015 Macchia Zinfandel Mischievous Old Vine. Vino-Sphere writes Dry Creek Vineyards: Sonoma…

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The Week in Zinfandel (11/20/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Paso Robles Daily News writes Best Local Zinfandel and Italian-Style Wines for the Holidays. Cliff’s Wine Picks reviews the 2015 Truett-Hurst The Fugitive. WineCompass writes A Tale…

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The Week in Zinfandel (11/13/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Rockin Red Blog writes An Exercise in Terroir with Lodi Native Zinfandel. Eric Asimov writes Last-Minute Buys for Thanksgiving Wines. The Nittany Epicurean reviews the 2015 Pedroncelli…

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The Week in Zinfandel (11/6/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Beyond Napa Valley writes What Wine Goes With Thanksgiving? Meg Maker writes Fifty Thanksgiving Wines. ENOFYLZ Wine Blog writes Celebrate National Zinfandel Day with Lodi Zinfandel. Rockin…

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The Week in Zinfandel (10/30/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Wine Folly writes Lodi Wine Guide (with Maps). Edmonton Journal writes Ravenswood Winery Draws Acclaim Thanks to “Godfather of Zinfandel”. Exotic Wine Travel writes Tribidrag, Crljenak Kaštelanski and Zinfandel:…

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The Week in Zinfandel (10/23/17)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Wine Folly writes 13 Classic Horror Movies Wine Pairings. VinePair writes We Asked a Group of Sommeliers to Blind Taste Target’s New $5 Wines. Here’s What Happened. Randy…

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Devastating News from Cayuse

Official email from Cayuse about not releasing most of their 2015 vintage is below. Dear Tom Since 1997, we at Cayuse Vineyards have been dedicated to creating world-class wines. We are committed to biodynamic farming and our mission is to produce wine that is the best possible representation of our unique terroir. We simply will not release a wine that doesn’t…

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