Zinfandel is Full-Bodied Red Wine
Zinfandel is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštelanski and Tribidrag, as well as to the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Apulia (the “heel” of Italy), where it was introduced in the 18th century. The grape found its way to the United States in the mid-19th century, where it became known by variations of a name applied to a different grape, likely “Zierfandler” from Austria.
The grapes typically produce a robust red wine, although in the United States a semi-sweet rosé (blush-style) wine called White Zinfandel has six times the sales of the red wine. The grape’s high sugar content can be fermented into levels of alcohol exceeding 15 percent.
The taste of the red wine depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruit flavors like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas and in wines made from the earlier-ripening Primitivo clone.
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Rich and bold, this Zinfandel is hand harvested from select, sustainably grown Old Vine blocks from 35 to 104 years old. Gently pressed, this wine goes through an extended fermentation to further enhance the zesty black fruit flavors that have made this irresistible wine our most popular and sought after offering. Spicy and fresh flavors are complemented by accents…
Black cherry and cinnamon on the nose with images of sugar plum fairies dancing through your head. Some hints of black tea and plum skin as you take your first sip, leaving you grateful for Paso’s precious Zin.
Erin Cline began her career at the tender age of 16 working at Manhattan’s Gramercy Park Hotel. So bitten by the hospitality bug was she, that she subsequently went on to get her degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Hotel work came next and soon Erin found herself in…
Three Wine Company, Zinfandel Contra Costa County This Zinfandel blend consists of young and old vines – from 25 year-old to over 100 year-old vineyards. These younger vine Zinfandel grapes show the typical raspberry to blackberry fruit so dominate in the older vines in the area, validating this Contra Costa appellation. The “field blend” contingent…
Grapes: 50% Carignan, 30% Zinfandel, 20% Sangiovese
Mendocino County
Organic
Bright and inviting notes of fresh rhubarb, ruby red grapefruit, and mysteriously piquant berries
All the varieties are old vines, grown together. Organic and dry-farmed.
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