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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Zinfandel
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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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (7) Martinelli
Website: https://martinelliwinery.com/ Martinelli is one of the classic traditional wineries of the Russian River Valley. I visited with Julianna Martinelli,
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Highlights: Cruse Wine Co Sparkling White Zinfandel
White Zinfandel is a category that rarely makes it to these pages (although it does get a mention in this
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Bedrock Wine Co, California
Trying the wines from Morgan Twain-Peterson’s boutique winery focusing on California’s heritage of old vineyards, many of them field blends.
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