Zinfandel

(aka. Zingarello)

Also known also as Zingarello, this red grape is mainly grown in Apulia, southern Italy, where it makes a heavy, strong wine, often with the alcoholic potency of port. DNA testing has confirmed that Primitivo is read more...


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  • h2w4 wrote in the forum topic: What's your favorite grape(s)

    damn, I thought I had my list pegged, but as I read down all of the posts I found it changing with each new post. I would have to say that toward the bottom of my list is Pinot, my definite fav is Cab Franc, or blends...

    November 2009


  • Gnarly Head Cellars Zinfandel 2007

    Snoothrank: Starting at $8.99

    Big and fruity. Pretty sweet and a long finish that was a little spicy with ... it again. This is the first Zinfandel varietel that we trie

    Wine review on November 2009 by vellovino vellovino


  • rar8888 wrote in the forum topic: What's your favorite grape(s)

    For me it goes cabernet sauvignon / cab-merlot, zinfandel, malbec, shiraz, and grenache, tempranillo, and sangiovese are all in the same ball park. I don't have much experience with the Italian wines so it looks like that...

    November 2009


  • A nice ribeye seared on the grill, steamed peas, brown rice and Macchia Outrageous old vine zin.

    November 2009


  • dmcker wrote in the forum topic: "Hi My Name Is" / Favorite Red

    0h, forgot to mention once again that you should definitely swing wide around white zinfandel roadkill... It's funny because white zin first came out as a California try at making an Oeil de perdrix ('the partridge's...

    November 2009


  • dmcker wrote in the forum topic: "Hi My Name Is" / Favorite Red

    Definitely head to Santa Barbara, and try some winebars and eating in the town ... allows it, try some Ridge zinfandels. They pretty much set the standard. Also single-vineyard Ravenswood zins. Their regional bottlings at...

    November 2009


  • schellbe wrote in the forum topic: What's your favorite grape(s)

    For reds: Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon as long as they are ten years old ... acidity. Least favorites: Zinfandel, overoaked Chardonnay, and inexpensive reds (Cabernet, Shiraz) from Australia

    November 2009


  • dmcker wrote in the forum topic: What's your favorite grape(s)

    Well you got me going, Greg, so I went back and looked at my wine purchases ... noir, syrah, chardonnay, zinfandel and 'others', in that order. For the rest of the world, four from France (one each from Bordeaux,...

    November 2009


  • Outrageous Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel Noma Ranch 2007

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    Very big, spicy wine. The nose has hints for tobacco, chocolate and oak and ... acid and tannins for a zinfandel. The wine is also high in alcohol at 15.3% but it isn't overpowering because of how big this wine is

    Wine review on November 2009 by rar8888 rar8888


  • dmcker - Yes, I am half Japanese and half Korean. How lucky of you to be in ... or if you have a favorite Zinfandel you perfer over that. And Santa Barbara sounds great, I will have to look into that. For some reason, I...

    November 2009


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