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…
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…
Elyse Winery was founded in 1987 by Ray Coursen and his wife Nancy. They crushed 4.5 tons of Zinfandel from the Morisoli Vineyard in Rutherford to craft 286 cases of their first wine. The vineyard is located between Niebaum and Manley Lanes in the heart of the Rutherford Bench. Some of the Zinfandel in the vineyard dates back over 100…
I’m excited to introduce a new monthly feature: The Zinfandel Chronicles Zinfandel of the Month. Each month around the 15th or so I’ll spotlight a particular Zinfandel that I feel is noteworthy. The wine might be something I have pulled from my cellar, picked up at a local retailer or a sample provided by a winery. You can bet if…