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The Week in Zinfandel (9/27/21)

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. Wine Enthusiast writes Top 100 Best Buys of 2021. Wine Industry Advisor writes Dear Sommelier, It’s OK to Like Zinfandel. Ridge Wine Blog writes Evangelho Vineyard: Ancient Vines…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/20/21)

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. Ridge Wine Blog writes Harvest 2021 Has Begun. Reverse Wine Snob writes Scarlet Path Lodi Zinfandel – A Juicy Jam. Costco Wine Blog reviews the 2018 Di Arie…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Nervo Ranch – Bottle Notes

Bedrock Wine Co. was founded by Morgan Twain-Peterson in 2007 and focuses on small production wines from many of California’ s most treasured and historic vineyards. The lineup of wines at Bedrock is expanding rapidly, but I think the best of the best are the ancient vineyard Zinfandels, Morgan is clearly passionate about. Nervo Ranch is situated in Alexander Valley…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/13/21)

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. Loren Sonkin reviews the 2018 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch. Tim Fish writes 10 Spirted Sonoma Zinfandels at 90+ Points. Randy Caparoso writes Three Grapes of the Moment During…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

New Releases from Ridge Vineyards

Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1959 when three Stanford Research Institute engineers bought an abandoned winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The vineyards had been planted in the late 19th century by a San Francisco physician who produced his first vintage in the original winery, called Monte Bello, in 1892. The first Ridge vintage was in 1962. John Olney is Head…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2015 Heitz Cellar Zinfandel Ink Grade Vineyard – Bottle Notes

Heitz Cellar was founded by Joe Heitz in 1961. Joe Heitz ushered in Napa’s modern era with his iconic, globally celebrated wines, including Napa Valley’s first vineyard designated Cabernet Sauvignon, the renowned Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard. Fifty-eight years of the Heitz family’s dedication to viticulture, stewardship, and classic winemaking, maintained the winery’s notoriety as a benchmark amongst its peers in…

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