I had the opportunity earlier this week to pay a visit to Carlisle Winery and catch up with Mike Officer. I’ve been on the Carlisle mailing list for almost 20 years. The first vintage I purchased was the ’02’s. Prior to tasting wine though, Mike and I walked both Carlisle Vineyard and Papera Vineyard. Carlisle vineyard was planted in 1927…
By the time you are reading this I am probably somewhere in the Russian River Valley sampling some of my favorite Zinfandels. As I was planning this weeks excursion I found myself wondering what is the right number of winery visits per day? The visits I have planned will include vineyard tours, tasting and likely some barrel samples. A few…
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. Costco Wine Blog reviews the 2018 Di Arie Break Away Zinfandel. Wine Spectator writes Know Your Grapes. Wine Folly writes Taste Napa Valley – Learn by Drinking Course.…
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…
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…
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…
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. Randy Caparoso writes Nothing Wrong with Hot Climate Winegrowing. Esther Mobley writes Forget “Chillable Reds”. All Red Wines Should be Served a Little Bit Cold. Loren Sonkin reviews…
Earlier this year I wrote about Pine Lake Cellars in New Winery in West Seattle. Today we paid a visit to Darby Winery that is just a mile away. Darby Winery was founded by Darby English in 2005. Darby has tasting rooms in both Woodinville and West Seattle and produces 4000 cases per year of Bordeaux Blends and Rhone Varietals.…
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 Seghesio Zinfandel Old Vine. Randy Caparoso writes A Former New York Sommelier Realizes His Italian Dreams…In Lodi. Stephen McConnell writes Ancient Zin.…
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. Vinepair writes How the “Prisoner” Hopes to Expand Beyond its Iconic Red Blend. Wine Spectator writes Is Canned Wine Growing Up? Randy Caparoso writes Putting All This Wine…