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! Jay McInerney writes Meet Paul Draper, the Man Who Introduced California Wines to Europe. Wine Enthusiast writes The New & Improved Sierra Foothills. Peg Melnik writes Wine…
What’s happening to me? When the mailer for the 2013 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon arrived I found myself wondering If I needed more QC given I have roughly 70 bottles in the cellar. When the 2013 Dalla Valle mailer arrived I asked myself if I wanted to continue to support a winery that is raising prices again. Despite the fact…
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! San Francisco Chronicles writes Do Old Vines Really Produce Better Wine? Ridge Wine Blog writes 2016 Vintage Underway at Monte Bello. Robert Whitley writes New Kid on…
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! Maker’s Table writes Lodi Native Taps Wisdom From Old Zinfandel Vines. Hawk Wakawaka writes 8 Days in Paso Robles. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the 2013 Quivira Zinfandel…
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 Wine Write writes Learning More About Limerick Lane. Gizmodo writes The Best Wine Pairings for Girl Scout Cookies, Tested. Last Bottle Wines writes The Older the…
The insanity of Spring mailing list offers took on new proportions in 2016 when literally over a dozen wineries, from which I traditionally purchase, decided to release their wines on January 12 or January 19th. I don’t keep exact release date records, but seem to recall in years past, that the offers were spread out more evenly over both January…
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 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine. Bigger Than Your Head reviews the 2012 Fields Family Wines Sherman Family Vineyard Zinfandel. Montreal Times…
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 2008 Cairdean Vineyards Zinfandel. Wine Folly writes The Spectrum of Boldness in Red Wines. Hogshead Wine Blog writes Tasting Mature California Wines by…
With the offer for their 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon lineup Schrader announced a price increase of $50 per bottle bringing the cost per bottle before shipping and handling to $225. The increase was surprising as Schrader has alway promoted their commitment to low prices vis a vis other sought after Napa Valley Cabernets. I don’t fault Schrader for the price increase.…
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! Wine Tasting Bliss writes Zinfandel: A History of Mystery. Purple Tongue Press writes Old Ghosts and Old Vines: An Interview with Steve Felten of Klinker Brick Winery.…