Zinfandel
Red
(Zinfandel pronunciation: zin-fan-DEL)
Introduced to California during the Gold Rush era, the Zinfandel grape (also known by the it’s Italian name Primitivo) traces its origins back to a pair of Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštelanski and Tribidrag. The Zinfandel grape is used to produce a robust red wine, and also in recent years a very popular semi-sweet rosé wine called White Zinfandel.
The White Zinfandel, which sells six times more than its red varietal, tends to be lower in alcohol and calories. This lighter wine offers hints of tobacco and apple skin in the aroma and flavors of cherry and blackberry. The Red Zinfandel can be produced unoaked to create easy-drinking, jammy flavor, or put on oak to give it a more full-bodied flavor.
Many of the wineries of Central California (Paso Robles AVA) and the Sonoma Valley craft Red Zinfandel full of complexity with tones of blueberry, black pepper, cherry, boysenberry, plum and licorice. Zinfandel tends to be lighter in color that Cabernet and Merlot, but have a bolder taste than Pinot Noir and a higher alcohol content ranging from 14-17% ABV. Pronunciation of zinfandel is (zin-fen-del).
We have featured a number of highly accoladed Zinfandels in our Gold, Platinum, and Garagiste Wine Clubs.
707 Estate Wines
A boutique winery set in the Healdsburg area of Sonoma County, 707 Estate Wines is a branch of Chateau Diana Winery and offers a focused collection of wines from the family-farmed vineyards in the surrounding region.
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Premonition Cellars
A boutique passion project in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley, Premonition Cellars is a dream come true for Garagiste winemaker Anthony Schroth.
A boutique, award-winning winery in Sonoma County, California, Premoni ...
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Purple Dragon Wine Cellars
While being a micro producer certainly has its challenges, the Gallaghers are having fun in their wine adventure.
A micro-producer based in Santa Maria of Santa Barbara County, Purple ...
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Comanche Cellars - Dog & Pony
Comanche Cellars crafts small batches of site-driven wines that show off the distinctive terroir this part of the state has to offer.
Located on California’s Monterey Peninsula, Comanche Cellars offers sm ...
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