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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 […]

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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 […]

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Rank:  3rd Place Rating:  96 Approximate Price:  $32 Cutting:  An amazing big wine with strong blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, cocoa, tea and spice characteristics.   The Dashe Cellars Todd Brothers Zinfandel from Alexander Valley is an amazing wine with strong fruit bomb aromas of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries along with cocoa, tea and spices.  The same […]

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Rank:  4th Place Rating:  91 Approximate Price:  $20 Cutting:  A very good wine and a good value with cherry, blueberry, raspberry, floral, licorice and cola characteristics.   The Trentadue La Storia Zinfandel from Alexander Valley is a very good medium bodied wine with cherry, blueberry, raspberry and floral or rose petal aromas.  Flavors of blueberries, […]

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Rank:  5th Place Rating:  93 Approximate Price:  $30 Cutting:  An excellent wine featuring cherry, black cherry, raspberry, vanilla, clove, black pepper and leather characteristics.   Cherry, raspberry, vanilla and clove aromas highlight the Miro Zinfandel Old Vine from Alexander Valley.  On the palate, cherry and black cherry, black pepper and leather flavors come through.  Some […]

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Alexander Valley is not as renowned for its Zinfandels as Dry Creek Valley, its neighbor to the west.  However, Zinfanatic tastings have revealed that Alexander Valley Zinfandels can equal or surpass those from any other region.  Watch during the next several days as we taste and review these five Alexander Valley Zinfandels:   Dashe Cellars […]

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Participated in our first virtual tasting on TasteLive tonight.  Featured three wines from Dashe Cellars.   The tasting was led by Mike Dashe and featured three of their top Zins: Florence (2008) Todd Brothers (2008) Louvau (2007) All three are excellent wines.  Florence and Louvau are from Dry Creek Valley; Todd is from Alexander Valley.  All […]

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Rank:  2nd Place Rating:  92 Approximate Price:  $34 Cutting:  A great wine with briary black cherry, coffee, smoke, blueberry, spice, pepper and licorice characteristics along with a wonderful long finish. Turley’s Duarte Contra Costa County Zinfandel is a great wine with briary black cherry, coffee and smoky aromas plus blueberry, spice, pepper and licorice flavors.  […]

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Rank:  1st Place Rating:  92 Approximate Price:  $25 Cutting:  Our Alexander Valley Zinfandel tasting winner is a great wine featuring rich blackberry, pepper, spice and plum aromas and flavors. Rich blackberry, pepper, spice and plum aromas and flavors are evident in the Trentadue La Storia Zinfandel from Alexander Valley.  Our first place finisher among Alexander […]

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Rank:  2nd Place Rating:  92 Approximate Price:  $32 Cutting:  Zinfanatics who prefer sophisticated Zinfandels will love the complex black cherry, plum, pepper, spice and licorice aromas and flavors of this great wine. The Seghesio Home Ranch Zinfandel from Alexander Valley is a magnificent wine with complex black cherry, plum, pepper, spice and licorice aromas and […]

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Rank:  3rd Place Rating:  88 Approximate Price:  $13 Cutting:  A good value wine with strong chocolate and cocoa aromas that initially overshadow the plum and berry characteristics. The Trentadue Zinfandel Alexander Valley initially hits with chocolate and cocoa aromas followed by plum, berry and spice.  On the palate, plum, cocoa, berry and a distinctive licorice […]

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Rank:  4th Place Rating:  87 Approximate Price:  $38 Cutting:  A solid Zinfandel with jammy blackberry, pepper and spice characteristics. The Bella Vineyards Zinfandel Big River Ranch is a dark garnet wine with jammy blackberry, pepper and spice aromas and flavors.  Some Zinfanatics observed blueberry and tea characteristics in this medium bodied wine.  It has some […]

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Rank:  5th Place Rating:  85 Approximate Price:  $15 Cutting:  This wine with cherry, red berry and spice characteristics will be favored by individuals that prefer light, simpler styles of Zinfandel. Alexander Valley Vineyards Sin Zin is a light, enjoyable wine with bright cherry, red berry and spice aromas and flavors.  One of our Zinfanatics ranked […]

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Alexander Valley is a narrow American Viticultural Area located in the northern part of Sonoma County.  Known for quality Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley also is home to outstanding Zinfandel wines. Join us over the next few days as we taste and review these five Alexander Valley Zinfandel wines. 1.  Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel Alexander Valley […]

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We had the pleasure of attending a tasting of six premium zinfandels recently at The Still in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The identity of each wine was known in advance.  There were about 12 tasters in total.  Because the wines were not tasted blind per our normal Zinfanatic process, we are not publishing official rankings or ratings.  […]

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