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The Week in Zinfandel (2/6/17)

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! Wine Folly writes What Wines to Pair with Chocolate. Tim Fish writes New Adventures in  Oregon and Washington. Isaac Baker writes Wine Reviews: Crocker & Starr. Rockin…

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The Week In Zinfandel (1/30/17)

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! Lucha Vino writes Washington Intrastate Primitivo Throw Down. The Mercury News writes 12 Bay Area Dessert Wines for your Valentine. The WineKnitter reviews the 2005 Nickel &…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2008 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Papera 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 (1/23/17)

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! Wine Folly writes Beyond Napa: The Lesser Known North Coast Wine Regions. Rockin Red Blog writes Equavinity: A Sonoma Collaboration. ENOFYLZ Wine Blog reviews the 2013 Fields…

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The Week in Zinfandel (1/16/17)

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 Modesto Bee writes Celebrating the Foothill’s Oldest Vineyard. Wine is My Life reviews the 2009 Carlisle Zinfandel Martinelli Road Vineyard. Steve Heimoff reviews the 2014 Zin-Phomaniac…

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Bottle Notes

New Releases from Angel Vine

Angel Vine owners Ed and Laureen Fus moved their family to Oregon in 1997 to pursue their dream of farming a vineyard. The Three Angels Vineyard (named after Laureen and their two daughters) is located in Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills and produces Pinot Noir used by several local wineries. Ed eventually decided to make his own wine focusing on single vineyard…

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The Week in Zinfandel (1/9/17)

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! Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the 2014 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine. Terroirist writes Weekly Interview: Ryan Prichard. Randy Caparoso writes McCay Cellars Releases First Rous Vineyard…

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The Week in Zinfandel (1/1/18)

Welcome to the first installment of The Week in Zinfandel for 2018.  If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! ENOFYLZ Wine Blog writes The Singular Beauty of California Field Blends. David Honig reviews the 2015 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench. Esther Mobley writes Winemakers to…

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The Week in Zinfandel (12/26/16)

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! Second Glass Citizen writes Zinfandel: Zin Your Face. Dans Mon Verre reviews the 2012 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs. VinePair writes The Best 50 Wines of 2016. GQ…

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