Zinfandel | The Casual Connoisseur
Sep 01 2010
Zinfandel, long known as California’s red wine grape jewel, is synonymous with barbeque as barbeque is to summer dining. As August wrapped up this week and Labor Day looms immediately ahead, there is no better tribute than firing up the charcoal grill and pulling a bottle of California’s classic red wine.
As cliché as a glass [...]
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Jul 21 2010
In the 1940’s, a phone would ring on the outskirts of the town of Napa and on a party line, a voice would greet Aldo Biale with a seemingly simple request, “Please send produce, a dozen eggs and a black chicken.” A delivery would then be made within Napa, with the items requested but hidden [...]
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Jun 30 2010
As June winds to an end, our days are seemingly longer accompanied by rays of light painting the sky with varied warm hues until long into the evening. Aromas of ripening stone fruit and strawberries fill the air and the garden landscape is dotted with brightly colored blossoms of various vegetables yet to come. Flowers [...]
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Dec 16 2009
Colder temperatures descended upon Napa Valley last week and were only banished from the region by the arrival of several days of rain, mist and clouds. Wintery weather has finally arrived and nearly all of the autumnal leaves have fallen from the grape vines. Accompanying these conditions is the distinct chill of oceanic dampness in the [...]
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Aug 26 2009
Ever heard that phrase “it’s an oldie, but a goodie”? Some things in life simply transcend time: such as, a classic vintage car on a warm August afternoon, a carefully planned picnic with time-tested recipes, roadside grape vines before harvest and a good bottle of an old vine wine. Regardless of when you choose to [...]
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Jun 18 2009
Never. Zinfandel, or “Zin” as aficionados lovingly call it, is a red wine which has a broad spectrum of tastes. Some are spicy, some are “jammy”, and some are as smooth as silk.
How is it that a Zinfandel can vary so drastically from one winery to another?
Why is it that these different descriptive [...]
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