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: 2nd Place (Tie) Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $25 Cutting: Strong and complex with black cherry, raspberry, pepper, spice and vanilla characteristics. The Rosenblum Aparicio Zinfandel from Amador County features strong, complex, black cherry, raspberry, pepper, spice and vanilla aromas. On the palate, black cherry, raspberry, pepper, spice and vanilla flavors come through along with […]
Rank: 2nd Place (Tie) Rating: 87 Approximate Price: $16 Cutting: An enjoyable wine with cherry, blueberry, cola and spice characteristics. The Easton Zinfandel from Amador County is an enjoyable wine with cherry, blueberry, cola and spice aromas and flavors. Some Zinfanatics noted mocha, coffee, licorice and leather characteristics. All of our tasters ranked this […]
Amador County and the Sierra Foothills areas are located in the higher elevations east of Sacramento. The region contains some of the oldest Zinfandel vines in the state and produces some tasty wines. Watch over the next several days as we taste and rank the following Amador County and Sierra Foothills Zinfandels: Cedarville Vineyard […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 87 Approximate Price: $21 Cutting: Our top ranked wine has smoky cherry, plum and licorice characteristics. Our top ranked wine in the Amador County tasting, Four Vines Maverick features smoky cherry, plum and licorice aromas and flavors. Some tasters observed blackberry and cola flavors. All our Zinfanatics liked this light t […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $15 Cutting: A complex wine with black cherry, blackberry, wood and spice characteristics that will please many Zinfanatics. Strong plum, black cherry, blackberry, wood and spice aromas and flavors are evident in the Terra d’Oro Zinfandel from Amador County. This wine received the most divergent rankings among our […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $18 Cutting: Black cherry, raspberry, spice and pepper aromas and flavors highlight this enjoyable wine. The Renwood Old Vine Zinfandel from Amador County is an enjoyable light to medium textured wine with black cherry, raspberry, spice and pepper aromas and flavors. The wine seems simple at first, but […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 83 Approximate Price: $11 Cutting: A wine with raspberry, black cherry and licorice characteristics that failed to impress most of our Zinfanatics. The Cartlidge & Browne Zinfandel from Amador County features raspberry, black cherry and licorice aromas and flavors. Some Zinfanatics noted plum and pepper characteristics. Most of our tasters were […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 78 Approximate Price: $9 Cutting: Our last place wine is light with cherry, strawberry, tea or cola characteristics and a bitter taste. Mountain View Vintners Clockspring Zinfandel from Amador County is a light wine with cherry, strawberry, tea or cola aromas and flavors. The wine has a somewhat bitter taste, a […]
Amador County, part of the Sierra Foothills region of California, is located between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. The area is known for Zinfandels with black cherry, pepper and licorice characteristics. Join us over the next several days as we taste and review these five Amador County Zinfandel wines. 1. Cartlidge & Browne Zinfandel Amador County […]
