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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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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2012 Turley Zinfandel Old Vines – Bottle Notes

Turley Wine Cellars was founded in 1993 by Larry Turley and specializes in small lots of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from some of California’s most historic and treasured vineyards. Turley now makes 28 separate wines from 35 different vineyards, some with vines that date back to the late 1800’s. Tegan Passalacqua is the Director of Winemaking at Turley and has been…

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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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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

New Releases from Bruce Patch Wines

Bruce Patch cut his teeth in the music industry — having once met the Beatles and helped to discover the famous 80’s band, The Cars. Bruce moved to the Russian River Valley in the late 1990’s, and transitioned his sales and marketing background into a successful distribution business representing small independent wineries in Sonoma County. Bruce Patch Wines sources grapes from throughout Sonoma County, including…

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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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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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The Week in Zinfandel (8/15/16)

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! Recordnet.com writes Wine Bloggers Gather in Lodi. Dan Berger writes Zin at the Crossroads. Randy Caparoso writes Snapshots and Bloggers’ Fond Memories of the Wine Bloggers Conference…

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