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…
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 Robb Report writes Discover Small-Production Wines that Whisper to Connoisseurs and Collectors. Peg Melnik writes Five Red Wines to Bring to Thanksgiving Dinner. The Nittany Epicurean…
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 Croatia News writes Finally: a Conference on Tribidrag, The Original Zinfandel. Vino-Sphere writes Lodi Wine Dinner Displays Diversity of Unique Region. Cliff’s Wine Picks reviews the…
The 2012 Ridge Lytton Springs was the winning bottle in the October Installment of Pick My Next Bottle. This bottle was decanted for one hour and served with steaks. Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1959 when three Stanford Research Institute engineers bought an abandoned winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The vineyards had been planted in the late 19th century…
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! Eric Asimov writes 20 Wines for Under $20: The Fall Edition. Wild 4 Washington Wine writes Lodi, California, Re-Discover Wine Country. R.H. Drexel writes A Thirst For…
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 October Zinfandel of the Month is the 2014 The Pines 1852 Zinfandel. The Pines 1852 was founded…
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! Tom Mullen of Forbes writes Calveras: The New Pulse of California Wine Country. Vinous writes Paso Robles: Taming the Beast. Wine Casual reviews the 2013 M2 Wines…
Bella Grace Vineyards is situated in Plymouth, California in the heart of Amador of wine country. The winery was founded in the mid 2000’s by Michael and Charlie Havill. Michael is the winemaker and Charlie handles the day-to-day vineyard management. Bella Grace Vineyards grows 20 acres of grapes through sustainable vineyard practices. I was fortunate to try a few of the wineries…
Outpost Wines was established in 1998 and sits on a pristine piece of land atop Howell Mountain 2200 feet above Napa Valley. Thomas Rivers-Brown has been the winemaker from the start and has gained further acclaim making highly sought after wines for Schrader, Rivers-Marie and many others. Besides Zinfandel, Outpost also produces Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. Crimson in color. 15.9% ABV.…