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$17.87
12 bottles:
$17.51
With a bouquet of cedar, spice, and sun-ripened blackberries, our Sonoma Zinfandel makes a strong first impression....
750ml
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$38.39
6 bottles:
$37.60
Coming from the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma, the 2019 Zinfandel Cortina is a rocking Zinfandel that plays in the more...
750ml
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$31.31
$34.79
6 bottles:
$28.37
Notes of ripe blackberry, baking spices and underbrush fill the bouquet. A rich entry of plum and cherry compote give...
750ml
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$18.99
Plush in texture, this Zin is generous with blackberry and cherry flavors that draw in accents of briar patch, black...
750ml
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$20.88
$23.20
Vivacious and briary, this Zin is generous with personality, offering blackberry, licorice and orange peel accents...
750ml
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$19.94
12 bottles:
$19.54
Hand-harvested fruit was crushed and cold-extracted three days with vigorous irrigations for color and tannin early...
750ml
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$17.94
Zesty, bold and fruity, offering raspberry and spice flavors, with a hint of mint as this finishes on a plump and...
750ml
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$21.24
$23.60
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$19.00
Plump and user-friendly, with jammy cherry and grilled anise flavors that finish on an abrupt note. Drink now through...
750ml
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$20.89
$22.80
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$20.52
Bold red fruit aromatics of cherry and raspberry with sage and licorice accents. The classic strawberry and briary...
750ml
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$119.88
$125.20
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$117.80
750ml
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$110.88
$123.20
The raspberry notes, combined with other fresh red fruits, in the aromatics of this offering from the Saitone...
750ml
Bottle:
$39.94
Dark ruby with hints of magenta in color. This Zinfandel block in the Pritchett Peaks Vineyard is a bright fruit...
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Decoy Zinfandel 2019
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$35.67
The signature briary, black-peppery characteristics of the variety feature in this medium- to full-bodied wine in the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$51.39
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Ridge Geyserville 2011
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$76.44
91-93 The 2011 Geyserville impresses for its silkiness and texture. Sweet dark berries, flowers and mint are some of...
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Ridge Geyserville 2018
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$59.94
The 2018 Geyserville is a blend of 68% Zinfandel, 20% Carignane, 10% Petite Sirah and 2% Alicante Bouschet. It's...
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Ridge Geyserville 2020
750ml - Case of 12
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$46.97
Deeply structured and briary, with a mix of red and black fruit accented by licorice, dill and savory underbrush...
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Ridge Geyserville 2021
750ml - Case of 12
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$58.38
The 2021 Geyserville hits the palate with a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, sweet spice, lavender, chocolate, dried...
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Ridge Three Valleys 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$44.41
This focused, firm and tannic wine exudes black pepper and wood-smoke aromas followed by rather tight espresso,...
Zinfandel United States California Sonoma Valley 750ml
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.
California's beautiful and remarkably fertile Sonoma Valley has grown over the decades to become one of the United States' most respected and profitable wine regions, with wineries within the region benefiting from the superb Californian sunshine, low rainfall and wonderfully rich soils. Because of this vital combination of excellent conditions, the region is able to grow a wide range of grape varietals for use in the production of an impressive array of wines, with many different red and white wine grapes flourishing each year and producing excellent and characterful results. The soils have been enriched by volcanic activity, and the presence of geothermal springs, which make this region a unique one, and very much the beating heart of California's ever growing wine industry.