Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (7/26/21)

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 How Varietal Character and Terroir Became Generational Bones of Contention. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the 2018 Rodney Strong Zinfandel Old Vines. Loren Sonkin reviews the…

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Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (11/2/20)

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 The Significance of Own-Rooted Old Vines in Lodi. Rich Cook writes Hidden Legendary Zinfandel Vineyards in Central and Southern California. Now and Zin Wine writes…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2015 Once & Future Wine Zinfandel Frank’s Block Teldeschi Vineyard – Bottle Notes

Joel Peterson founded Ravenswood Winery in 1976 with a focus on Single Vineyard Zinfandel. Ravenswood was immensely successful and over time began producing in excess of a million cases per year. Once & Future is the return to the original vision Joel had for Ravenswood so many years ago – a small project specializing in wines from unique older vineyards. At present…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

Zinfandel of the Month – 2015 Once & Future Wine Zinfandel Frank’s Block Teldeschi Vineyard

Zinfandel of the Month is a regular feature on Zinfandel Chronicles. Keep in mind that although the Zinfandel of the Month might be an older bottle, the current vintage will be one you can find at retail or via the mailing list. The June Zinfandel of the Month is the 2015 Once & Future Wine Zinfandel Frank’s Block Teldeschi Vineyard. I chose this…

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Buying Wine

Three New Mailers to Consider

I’m on too many mailing lists. It was one of the first topics I wrote about when Zinfandel Chronicles launched over 3 years ago in Confessions of a Mailing List Addict. The last mailers I added to my annual purchases were Sandlands and Horsepower. All that being said, three new projects have really caught my attention. AldenAlli is a collaboration between the…

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