Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: Chocolate, blackberry, blueberry and pepper characteristics are featured in our winning Sonoma County Zinfandel. Our first place Sonoma County Zinfandel has a wonderful nose with strong chocolate, blueberry, blackberry and pepper aromas. On the palate there are chocolate, cocoa, blueberry, pepper and spice flavors along […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $16 Cutting: Our first place wine in the Lodi tasting features complex raspberry, black cherry and herbal characteristics but a somewhat short finish. The Michael & David Seven Deadly Zins is our top ranked Zinfandel in our Lodi tasting. It exhibits complex raspberry, black cherry and herbal […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 96 Approximate Price: $50 Cutting: Our first place wine is a magnificent effort with complex smoky black cherry, blackberry, vanilla, spice, licorice and lather characteristics. The Turley Mead Ranch Zinfandel from Atlas Peak is a nearly unanimous selection as our top ranked wine in the Napa Valley tasting. It shows […]
Rank: 1st Place (tie) Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $34 Cutting: Our other first place Alexander Valley wine displays terrific cocoa or chocolate, blackberry, cherry spice and pepper characteristics. One of our first place wines, the Rosenblum Harris Kratka Vineyard Zinfandel from Alexander Valley features terrific cocoa or chocolate, blackberry and cherry […]
Rank: 1st Place (tie) Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $36 Cutting: One of our first place wines features complex black cherry, berry, cinnamon and spice characteristics. The Seghesio Home Ranch Zinfandel from Alexander Valley, one of our first place wines, features complex black cherry, berry, cinnamon and spice aromas. The palate features more […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: Our first place wine has strong plum, black cherry, cocoa and spice characteristics. The Rosenblum Cullinane Reserve Zinfandel from Sonoma County ranked first in our tasting. It features strong plum, black cherry, cocoa and spice aromas and flavors with a long finish. A fairly complex […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 96 Approximate Price: $35 Cutting: Our first place wine features strong cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, raspberry and spice characteristics. The initial whiff of the Rosenblum Rockpile Road Zinfandel from Rockpile is like inhaling a spice cabinet. Our first place wine features strong cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, raspberry and spice aromas and flavors. […]
Rank: 1st Place (Tie) Rating: 93 Approximate Price: $29 Cutting: Our other first place wine is a powerhouse with strong plum, cocoa, black cherry, raspberry, chocolate and vanilla characteristics. The Rombauer Zinfandel is a powerhouse wine that tied for first place in our California Zinfandel tasting. This wine exhibits strong plum, cocoa, chocolate and black […]
Rank: 1stPlace (Tie) Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $38 Cutting: One of our first place wines is a terrific Zinfandel with cinnamon, blackberry, oak and coffee characteristics. The Turley Old Vines Zinfandel tied for first place in our California tasting. It has a wonderful nose of cinnamon, blackberry, oak and coffee aromas. The same characteristics appear […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $15 Cutting: Our top ranked Paso Robles wine is an incredible value featuring raspberry, black cherry, vanilla, spice and cocoa characteristics. The Castoro Cellars Zinfandel was our top ranked wine in the Paso Robles tasting based on its lovely raspberry, black cherry, vanilla, spice and cocoa aromas and […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $40 Cutting: Our number one Zinfandel from the Napa Valley Zinfandel tasting features distinctive smoky, coffee, chocolate, berry, pepper and spice characteristics. Zinfanatics who enjoy complex wines are sure to appreciate the distinctive Robert Biale Napa Ranches Zinfandel from Napa Valley. The wine features smoky, coffee, chocolate, […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $25 Cutting: Our top ranked wine features deep blackberry, black cherry, licorice and spice characteristics. Our top ranked wine from the Amador County/Sierra Foothills tasting is the Macchia Linsteadt Vineyard Adventurous Zinfandel from Amador County. It shows deep blackberry, black cherry, licorice ad spice aromas and flavors. […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $17 Cutting: Our winning wine from Mendocino County is a very good value featuring raspberry, black cherry, chocolate and spice aromas and flavors. The Edmeades Zinfandel was our winner among the Mendocino County wines tasted. It has a lovely fruity nose featuring raspberry, black cherry, chocolate and spice […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $28 Cutting: A delicious Zinfandel featuring brambly blackberry, coffee and vanilla spice characteristics and a great long finish. The Ferrari-Carano Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley features brambly blackberry, coffee and vanilla spice aromas and flavors. Some tasters observed raspberry, cassis and oak characteristics. This is a delicious medium […]
Rank: 1st Place (Tie) Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $18 Cutting: Chocolate, cherry, plum and licorice characteristics are featured in this juicy Zinfandel. The Joel Gott Zinfandel features terrific chocolate, cherry, plum and licorice aromas and flavors. This is a juicy medium bodied wine with some complexity. Some Zinfanatics observed berry, pepper and cedar notes. A […]
Rank: 1st Place (Tie) Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $10 Cutting: This first place (tie) wine featuring attractive raspberry, plum, licorice and spice characteristics is a great value. The Four Vines Old Vine Cuvee Zinfandel features attractive raspberry, plum, licorice and spice aromas and flavors. All of our Zinfanatics tasters enjoyed this medium bodied wine that […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $14 Cutting: A friendly wine with abundant fruit aromas and flavors at a good price that all our tasters ranked number one in the Paso Robles tasting. Our Zinfanatic tasters each observed different characteristics in the Chronic Cellars Purple Paradise Zinfandel from Paso Robles. But they all agreed […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 92 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: The winner of our January 2011 Sonoma County Zinfandel tasting features strong cinnamon, spice, berry and chocolate flavors and aromas along with a nice long finish. The Rosenblum St. Peter’s Church Reserve Zinfandel from Sonoma County attained first place honors in our tasting with its prominent […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 95 Approximate Price: $28 Cutting: Our Contra Costa County tasting winner is a spectacular, complex wine with lovely raspberry, cassis, cocoa, chocolate and spice characteristics plus a long finish highlighting cola notes. The Neyers Pato Vineyard Zinfandel from Contra Costa County is a spectacular, complex wine featuring lovely raspberry, cassis, cocoa, […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $14 Cutting: The first place wine in our California Zinfandel tasting has plum, black cherry, cassis, spice and wood aromas and flavors along with tea, cola and licorice notes in the finish. Our first place wine in the California Zinfandel tasting exhibits plum, black cherry, cassis, spice and […]
