Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and
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California
Highlights: Louis M Martini Monte Rosso Vineyard Gnarly Vine Zinfandel 2018 Sonoma, California
Website: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established L.M.
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Highlights: Mayacamas Chardonnay 2023 Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley, California
Mayacamas Chardonnay 2023 Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley, California13.5% alcohol. This is fine, restrained and pure on the nose with focused
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Sashi Moorman presents Domaine de la Côte, one of California’s most exciting wineries
Website: https://domainedelacote.com/ Sashi Moorman was in town to talk about the wines of Domaine de la Côte, a Pinot-focused winery
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Visiting Abe Schoener and the Los Angeles River Wine Co, an urban winery in Los Angeles
Website: https://scholium.securecheckout.com/ In August 2019 I visited Abe Schoener right at the beginning of the Los Angeles River Wine Company.
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Highlights: Quintessa 2021 Napa, California
Website: https://www.quintessa.com/ Quintessa make just one red each year from its 135 acres of vines in Rutherford. There’s no second
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Paso Robles: a Californian wine region on the up
The basis of this article is a seminar presented last week in London by Christopher Taranto, who is director of
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Fifty years of Lytton Springs, the famous Zinfandel-based wine from star California producer Ridge
Website: https://www.ridgewine.com/ The current release of Lytton Springs, the 2022, celebrates 50 years since this single-vineyard wine was first launched
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California exploration: Kutch, visiting their new home and tasting the 2023 new releases
I’ve written extensively about the wines of Jamie Kutch before, so it was great to be able to visit him
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Visiting Mayacamas, who are making stunning, ageworthy mountain wines in Napa’s Mt. Veeder
Website: https://www.mayacamas.com/ Mayacamas, which is translated as call of the mountain lion, is one of Napa’s true star wineries, making
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