Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (4/12/21)

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. The Nittany Epicurean reviews the 2018 Cameron Hughes Zinfandel Lot 744. Randy Caparoso writes Neyers Vineyards’ Vista Notre Zinfandel Signals Deeper Commitment to Lodi Vineyards by Napa Valley…

Continue Reading

Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (4/5/21)

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. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the 2018 St. Francis Winery Zinfandel Reserve. Wine Enthusiast writes The Most Searched for Wines in 2021…So Far. Loren Sonkin reviews the 2018 Shannon…

Continue Reading

Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2018 Homefire Cellars Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley – Bottle Notes

Homefire Cellars was founded by Mike Sterling in 2002. Located in Healdsburg, Homefire is dedicated to making delicious Zinfandel. Mike also happens to be the winemaker. The lineup at Homefire includes several single vineyards Zinfandels. Sourced from Hale’s Vineyard in the Dry Creek Valley. The vines were 60 years of age at the time of harvest. Crimson in color. 15.4%…

Continue Reading

Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2018 Turley Zinfandel Juvenile – Bottle Notes

Turley Wine Cellars was founded in 1993 by Larry Turley and specializes in small lots of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from some of California’s most historic and treasured vineyards. Turley now makes right around 50 separate wines from 47 different vineyards, some with vines that date back to the late 1800’s. Tegan Passalacqua is the Director of Winemaking at Turley and…

Continue Reading

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…

Continue Reading

Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (3/29/21)

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. Sasha Paulsen writes The World in a Glass: Toasting Biale’s Black Chicken. Zinfandel Trail writes A Zinfandel Themed Urban Crawl. Ray Isle writes The 2021 Wine Lover’s Guide.…

Continue Reading

Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2015 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel – Bottle Notes

Alberto Rafanelli, an Italian immigrant, first founded A. Rafanelli Winery in the early 1900’s. It wasn’t until the early 70’s that Alberto’s son, Americo, came out with the present day label and started selling the wine commercially. David and Patty Rafanelli now run the winery and a 4th generation Rafanelli, their daughter Shelly, is the winemaker. The winery is perhaps…

Continue Reading

Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (3/22/21)

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. Esther Mobley writes Spring 2021: Best Bay Area Wineries to Visit. Stephen McConnell writes Brown Like Me. The Drunken Cyclist writes Legendary Zinfandel Near Healdsburg. Ken’s Wine Guide…

Continue Reading