House of Zin

• April 2013

  Help!Ok, ok...there's no crisis here in Dallas. However, I do have quandary. I just haven't developed an affinity for varietal New World pinot noir and I'm wondering what I'm missing. I'm looking for suggestions from you Snoothers.Keep in mind that I live in the Great (or Not So Great) State of Texas, where it's considerably more difficult to ac... Read More

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• March 2013

  There's an argument to be made for Riesling, and it's made on a regular basis. It goes something like this: Riesling is great, it's flexible and it's food friendly, with wines ranging from dry to syrupy sweet, so there's something for everyone to like. This has been the argument of the day for years now. Trouble is Riesling still finds resistanc... Read More

  From the article One Man, 40 Rieslings

  
  

• March 2013

  Wife is making beef Tacos (taqueria style: ground beef, onions, soft corn tortellias).  Trying to decide between these three bottles in my wine rack: 1)  Petite Sirah  - Maggio, Lodi, 20112)  Zinfandel - Renwood, Fiddletown, 20083)  Grenache - Chateau Chateau Skulls 2010Your thoughts? Read More

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• February 2013

  The Zinner party was last night, but preparations began a week or two ago when I realized I had accumulated some Zins that needed consuming.  I had been lured by a cellar sale on BPWine that featured a ton of Turley wines from different vineyards at really attractive prices.  By the time I pulled the trigger, the best values appeared to be a 200... Read More

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• February 2013

  In years gone by I have drunk a lot of Zin, but it is almost always consumed within 2-3 years of the harvest.  I have let some high alcohol zins (specifically Opolo Mt Zin) go for 4 years and they had turned flabby and off tasting.  Last night I came across a bottle of Seghesio Sonoma 2007, which is their cheapest and simplest zin, and had it.  ... Read More

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  February 2013

  Bota Box Old Vine Zinfandel 2011

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  In my ever-continuing search for quality, consistency and affordability I have found the Bota Box Zin to meet all three of these criteria. The quality is that of a good table wine one would find in a café in Italy or France and is consistently solid. As for affordability, at $17 - $19 for a 3 liter box (4 bottles) you cant beat the price! Thi... Read More

  Wine review by sdifelice

  
  

• October 2012

  I heard somewhere that white wines should be stored at the bottom of the home wine rack rather than at the top. Supposedly whites like it cooler (the old heat rises, cold falls theory), Now I know that wine's enemy is heat and changing temperatures, My wine rack is a 44 bottle system which stands about 4 feet high and I do keep the whites on the... Read More

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• September 2012

  Thought it would be a great idea for us to take part in trading some of our favorite wines to each other this holiday season. Something in the $30 - 40+ range retail sounds about right (best if found at cheaper/cheapest retailer), and the wines should be ready to drink now so we can all post about our impressions of the wines we were given, but ... Read More

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• August 2012

  Well, I am headed back up to Amador County (plymouth, ca)  for wine tasting after several years.  It is not my first choice in wine regions, but a friend wants to visit.   I see, that in my absence, that several new wineries have popped up there.... and it is not still all Zin and Viogner.  I was doing some research, and it appears there are mor... Read More

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• August 2012

  So I did not marinade this myself.  It comes from the Freedom Meat Locker in Watsonville, CA.  I am cooking the behemoth up on Friday for a gathering.  I wanted to stick to "southern comfort" as far as sides (was thinking maple mashed sweet potatoes or chipolte queso yams, collard greens/bacon), but I have guests who do not like the sweet potato... Read More

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