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! Randy Caparoso writes Detailed Notes on 2014 Lodi Natives. Stacy Briscoe writes Clarksburg AVA the Little Wine-Growing Region That Could. Terroirist writes Weekly Interview: Brandon Lapides. Vino-Sphere…
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Jeff Stewart is the Hartford Family Winemaker. Purple in color.…
Alberto Rafanelli, an Italian immigrant, first founded A. Rafanelli Winery in the early 1900’s. It wasn’t until the early 70’s that Alberto’s son, Americo, came out with the present day label and started selling the wine commercially. David and Patty Rafanelli now run the winery and a 4th generation Rafanelli, their daughter Shelly, is the winemaker. The winery is perhaps…
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! Vault 29 writes Wonderment Wines: Living the Dream. Peg Melnik reviews the 2014 Carol Shelton Wild Thing Old Vine Zinfandel. Randy Caparoso writes America’s 30 Largest Wine…
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 Nittany Epicurean reviews the 2014 The Federalist Dueling Pistols. Pedroncelli Wine Blog writes Cellar View: Barrel Stats. Hogshead A Wine Blog writes A Generous Bottle of…
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! Texas Wineaux writes An Evening With Winemaker Stephanie Cook and Wonderment Wines. Randy Caparoso writes Majestic Zinfandel in all its Guises. Inside Sonoma writes Dry Creek Valley…
The 2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Pagani Ranch was the winning bottle in the February Installment of Pick My Next Bottle. The wine was not decanted and was enjoyed over several hours. Bedrock Wine Co. was founded by Morgan Twain-Peterson in 2007 and focuses on small production wines from many of California’ s most treasured and historic vineyards. The…
Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . They have also recently added their first whites, two blends from historic, old-vine vineyards plus Sonoma…
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 2012 Ridge Zinfandel Dusi Ranch. Vinodiversity writes What is so Special About Zinfandel? The Back Label writes Tracing the Origin of Zinfandel.…
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 February Zinfandel of the Month is the 2014 Cline Family Cellars Ancient Vines. Cline Family Cellars was…