I make no secret of my love for Zinfandel. It’s California’s greatest red wine, with Petite Sirah making it a competitive race. Yes, that goes against the Cabernet orthodoxy, but I find too much Cabernet tastes alike, and not compellingly like Cabernet...
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“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
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History of the grape: Barbera is a native to the Piedmont, where it has been growing for centuries, and is now the fo...
Parentage of the grape: Crljenak to Austria to America. In the 1970s, claims surfaced that the Italian Primitivo is l...
Prounounced “San-joh-vay-say,” this Italian wine varietal is Tuscany’s #1 red wine grape. It’s the pistol of Central ...
Winemaking is art, science, passion and a healthy dose of voodoo. At Montevina, we got our start ...
Wine Tree farm is located on 100+ acres in Amador County, on one of the historic farms, known as ...
At Dobra, the 2009 grape harvest frenzy has begun, and for most of September, vineyards and winer...
Surrounded by some of America’s oldest Zinfandel vineyards, Renwood Winery is located in the pict...
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Tanis Vineyards is located in Amador County just below the Shenandoah Foothills. We are a very sm...
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Amador County on Snooth
May 2013
Subtle, red fruit nose. Black cherry on the palate with balanced acidity. 85 pts. Read More
May 2013
This wine has good balance, showing firm tannins and has a long finish. Fruit coming to the palate include raspberries and cherries. Midway the spices of allspice and cloves give this Zinfandel a nice spicy feel. I enjoyed this wine and would have it with ham. Read More
April 2013
If one could drink from a river of chocolate this would be the bottled version. Read More
March 2013
Tangy, full-flavored and strong. Read More
March 2013
Earthy top notes on the nose are joined by sweet cherry stone fruit and light herbal shadings. Theres a lovely suggestion of sweetness on entry, not sugar, just a wonderful ripeness of fruit and this is all about small berry fruit. On the mid-palate the tannins are a bit intrusive, adding firmness to the wild berry fruit that lays over a lovely ... Read More
March 2013
3/3/13 At Paul Martin's Happy Hour Read More
February 2013
Not a bad wine for the price. Decent character. Only a slight cloy to it. Nice for a easy drinking sweet/desert wine with a bump in alcohol content from the classic Muscats from Italy. Read More
February 2013
This wine is a bombshell! Seductive nose of dark red and black berry with some cola. Palate is silky blackberry and pepper lovingly wrapped in sweet vanilla (oak). Body is medium weight with a nice medium length finish with a fair amount of alcohol. This could still use some time in the bottle. 87pts. Read More
January 2013
This 2010 is lighter than the rich 2009. It is characterized by cherry and cinnamon but the fruit is a bit shy. It has some rough edges but is still enjoyable. My rating -- 85 Read More
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Jan 29, 2010
Amador is one of my favorite appelations. The Zinfandels are big, jammy and full bodied and the Shenandoah valley is home to some of the oldest Zin vines in CA! In particular, Karmere, Dobra Zemja, Renwood, Karly, Amador Vineyards, C.G. De Arie and Montevnia stand out! Sutter Creek is a great place to visit, as is Amador City! It's the Gold coun...
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Aug 19, 2009
Can someone point me to their top 3 favorite Zinfandels in this region? Thanks.
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