Tag: Zinfandel

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/11/23
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.

Vinography Images: Winter Zinfandel
Zinfandel vines hunkered down for the winter are seen through a cold morning mist in Alexander Valley. Sonoma County plays

Vinography Images: Ready and Waiting
Zinfandel grapes, ready and waiting for harvest are seen in the early hours of dawn in San Martin, California, in

Vinography Images: Corrugated Zin
Corrugated rows of Zinfandel vines seen from the air stand out against the dusty earth that gives Dry Creek Valley

Vinography Images: Crowns of Green
Old Zinfandel vines show off their crowns of new green leaves in the spring in San Luis Obispo County. SLO,

Vinography Images: Spring Silhouettes
The dark shapes of old Zinfandel vines are silhouetted against the bright yellow of mustard flowers in bloom at Beason

Back to the Zinfandel Experience: March 25-27, San Francisco
Public wine tasting events are back, and the folks from Zinfandel Advocates and Producers have appropriately purloined Back to the

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/7/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/31/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/24/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/8/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/25/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/6/20
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them

I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker Joel Peterson
Episode 460 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Joel Peterson, Founder and Winemaker at Ravenswood

I’ll Drink to That: Ray Coursen of Elyse Winery
Episode 442 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and features Ray Coursen, the founding winemaker and owner of

Redeeming Lodi, California
Analogies can be dangerous, but for anyone who doesn’t know the more detailed geography of California, it may be easiest

20th Annual ZAP Zinfandel Tasting: January 27-29, San Francisco
It’s that time of year again. I know of no other event that seems to bring out the inner wine

2008 Ridge Vineyards “Three Valleys” Red Blend, Sonoma County
If there’s one thing about a winery that is likely to earn my immediate respect it is what you might