Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zinfandel is the most American of grapes. Sure, there are other varieties of Vitis vinifera that have been here longer (Mission, ...

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Castle Rock Winery is pleased to announce that its 2023 Lodi Zinfandel has been featured in Wine Spectator‘s latest ...

“You can’t find wines like these anywhere else in the world but California,” Chris Cottrell proclaimed to anyone who would listen — or at least, anyone with an outstretched hand holding a wine glass.

Zinfandel has baggage. All wine does, but with Zinfandel, it's not uncommon to hear people discuss America's quintessential grape variety in overly broad terms: super-ripe, overtly fruit-focused, high ...

The Heritage Vineyard Project was a collaboration between UC Davis and ZAP. Phase one of the Oakville, Napa Valley research vineyard tested grape variability from select superior old vine Zinfandel ...

The comment from Preston G. of San Francisco seemed dismissive and definitive. Over the last month, as this column has been exploring zinfandels that were a step back from the popular over-the-top ...

The zinfandel era is over at Troon Vineyard in Grants Pass. Meanwhile, an unexpected zinfandel resurrection is taking place at Silvan Ridge Winery in Eugene. What Bacchus taketh away, he occasionally ...

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Though it originates from Croatia, Zinfandel finds its fullest, most exuberant expression in the United States. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and ...