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Tag Archives: Zinfandel
Norton: Walking Off to Look for America
Let’s lay our cards on the table from the start: I’m zowie about Zinfandel. I dig the rich, meaty Ravenswood lineup whose bar Joel Peterson has raised so high that to leap over it, you’d have to be fitted with … Continue reading
Primitivo: A Gentle Giant
Having lived through the zinfandel vetting process, I can say unequivocally that I like some of the a.k.a.’s better than others, and maybe primitivo best of all. Back in primitive times—that is to say, prior to the advent of genetic … Continue reading
Posted in BY VARIETAL, ITALY, Zinfandel
Tagged Antinori, Mike Grgich, primitivo, Puglia, Toraresca, Zinfandel
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‘Zin Zone’, Zabaco And Zsa Zsa Gabor
The letter ‘z’ is a bit off-kilter, wouldn’t you say? It lurks in the rear of the classroom, rarely raising its crooked hand, and when called upon by the teacher to answer a question, ‘z’ frequently bullies ‘x’ into doing … Continue reading
Posted in Dry Creek, Zinfandel
Tagged Eric Cinnamon, Rancho Zabaco, Sonoma zinfandel, Ziggy Eschliman, Zinfandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Ravenswood: Better Living Through Joel Peterson’s Chemistry—Particularly C2H5OH
First off, I love how Ravenswood rolls off the tongue; it conjures up Gothic images—remote, crumbling castles on windswept moors filled with persecuted virgins and hereditary curses. The Ravenswood label, a cryptic crest displaying a trio of stylized ravens with … Continue reading
Posted in CALIFORNIA, Sonoma, Zinfandel
Tagged joel peterson, Ravenswood winery, sonoma, Zinfandel
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I May Not Know My ABCs, But I Know My XYZins
The marketing department at XYZin leaves me a little confused, but that’s okay—so does elementary school math. (In fact, I remember getting the equation ‘2 + 2’ wrong, although Sister Beatrice, my First Grade teacher, was decent about it. I … Continue reading
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