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The Week in Zinfandel (9/21/15)

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 2007 Ridge Geyserville. Santa Cruz Sentinel writes My, My – An Arousing Zinfandel. Ridge Wine Blog writes That’s a Wrap on Lytton…

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The Week in Zinfandel (6/15/15)

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! Finding Our Way Now writes about Perry Creek Winery. Natalie Maclean writes 10 Best Zinfandel Wines to Buy Now. Cliff’s Wine Picks reviews the 2009 Turley Zinfandel…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2006 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Forchini Vineyard – Bottle Notes

Williams Selyem Winery began when Ed Selyem and Burt Williams started making wine as a hobby in 1979 in Forestville, California. Their first commercial release was in 1981, and in less than two decades they created a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Setting a new standard for Pinot Noir winemaking, they put Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley at the forefront…

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The Week in Zinfandel (4/27/15)

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! Dave McIntyre writes What Defines “Old Vines” Anyway, and Why are they Worth Preserving? The WineCollective Blog writes Zinfandel and Primitivo. Lodi News-Sentinel writes Lodi White Zinfandel…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2005 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Feeney Vineyard – Bottle Notes

Williams Selyem Winery began when Ed Selyem and Burt Williams started making wine as a hobby in 1979 in Forestville, California. Their first commercial release was in 1981, and in less than two decades they created a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Setting a new standard for Pinot Noir winemaking, they put Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley at the forefront…

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The Week in Zinfandel (3/9/15)

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 2007 Scherrer Winery Zinfandel Scherrer Shale Terrace. Jameson Fink writes The Pleasures of Zin: 2011 Frog’s Leap Zinfandel. Montreal Gazette writes Zinfandel…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2005 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Forchini Vineyard – Bottle Notes

Williams Selyem Winery began when Ed Selyem and Burt Williams started making wine as a hobby in 1979 in Forestville, California. Their first commercial release was in 1981, and in less than two decades they created a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Setting a new standard for Pinot Noir winemaking, they put Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley at the forefront…

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Top 10 Zinfandels Tasted in 2014

It is the time of the year where every wine blogger publishes their lists of Wines of the Year or Values of the Year, etc. Although I try to blog about all the wines I taste it is clear that Zinfandel is definitely a favorite grape of mine. With that in mind here are my top 10 Zinfandels of 2014.…

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