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The Week in Zinfandel (10/17/16)

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. Cheers! Cliff’s Wine Picks reviews the 2011 Elyse Zinfandel Korte Ranch. Reverse Wine Snob reviews the 2013 Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel. Joe Roberts writes Paso…

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The Week in Zinfandel (10/10/16)

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. Cheers! Eric Asimov writes 20 Wines for Under $20: The Fall Edition. Wild 4 Washington Wine writes Lodi, California, Re-Discover Wine Country. R.H. Drexel writes A Thirst For…

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The Week in Zinfandel (10/3/16)

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. Cheers! Tom Mullen of Forbes writes Calveras: The New Pulse of California Wine Country. Vinous writes Paso Robles: Taming the Beast. Wine Casual reviews the 2013 M2 Wines…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/26/16)

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. Cheers! The Washington Post writes How California Built Its Industry: “We Sold All the Wine Ourselves”. NorCal Wine writes Visiting Brown Estate in Napa Valley. Vinesse Today writes…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/19/16)

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. Cheers! Toledo Wines and Vines writes Lodi AVA Shines During 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference. Fred Swan reviews the 2014 Borra Old Vine Zinfandel Gill Creek Ranch. Randy Caparoso…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/12/16)

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. Cheers! The New York Times writes Owning a Vineyard: The Days of Wine Are Not All Rosy. Rockin Red Blog writes Football Watching Food & Wine Pairings. Ridge…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/5/16)

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. Cheers! Total Sorority Move writes What Member of Your Friend Group You Are, Based on Your Wine Preference. Wine Folly writes 50 States of Wine. Randy Caparoso writes…

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The Week in Zinfandel (8/29/16)

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. Cheers! Now And Zin Wine writes Folly Indeed: Edmeades’ Wacky Blend Works. Paper City Magazine writes Worthy Zinfandel. Virginia Boone writes Wrecking Crew of Wine. Napa Valley Register…

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It’s Just Wine and There is no Right or Wrong Way

I recently saw a thread on WineBerserkers where a person was criticized for participating in a tasting where too many good wines were opened on a single night. The wines opened included Mouton, Haut Brion, Lafite, Margaux, Petrus, Lafleur, Harlan, Marcassin, Krug and a number of high end Burgundies. By my count at least a few cases of wine were…

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The Week in Zinfandel (8/22/16)

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. Cheers! NorCal Wine writes Troon Vineyard: Reviews of Current Releases. Toledo Wines & Vines writes Amador County Producing Wines as Good as Gold. Social Vignerons writes Zinfandel Blending…

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