Information About Zinfandels Wines Is At The End Of This Page
| Amapola Creek Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyards Sonoma valley 2009 | $29.95 |
| Ballentine Vineyards Zinfandel Port Napa Valley Estate Grown 2003 | $19.95 |
| Beringer White Zinfandel 2010 750ml | $5.95 |
| Buehler Vineyards White Zinfandel 2007 | $5.99 |
| Buehler Vineyards White Zinfandel 2009 | $5.99 |
| BV Beaulieu Vineyard Zinfandel Coastal Estates California 2007 | $6.99 |
| Cakebread Cellars Red Hills Lake County Zinfandel 2009 | $29.99 |
| Cakebread Cellars Red Hills Lake County Zinfandel 2010 | $29.99 |
| Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley 2011 | $54.99 |
| Carlisle Zinfandel Russian River Valley Montafi Ranch 2011 | $69.99 |
| Carlisle Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley 2011 | $69.99 |
| Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma County 2011 | $39.99 |
| Cigar Zin California Old Vine Zinfandel 2011 | $13.99 |
| Coppola Director's Zinfandel Mendocino County 2011 | $17.99 |
| Duckhorn Paraduxx Napa Valley Z Blend 2009 | $39.99 |
| Echelon Zinfandel Driving Range Vineyard Contra Costa County 2003 | $5.95 |
| Frank Family Vineyards Zinfandel Napa Valley 2010 | $31.99 |
| Grgich Hills Estate Napa Valley Zinfandel 2008 | $29.95 |
| Opolo Vineyards Mountain Zinfandel Paso Robles 2011 | $24.99 |
| Opolo Vineyards Summit Creek Zinfandel Paso Robles 2010 | $17.99 |
| Paripaso California Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 | $9.95 |
| Pesenti Red Velvet California Zinfandel 2005 | $19.99 |
| Project Paso Paso Robles Old Vine Zinfandel 2009 | $9.95 |
| Ravenswood Zinfandel Barricia Single Vineyard Sonoma 2009 | $29.99 |
| Ravenswood Big River Zinfandel Single Vineyard Alexander Valley 2008 | $39.99 |
| Redemption Zinfandel California 2010 | $9.99 |
| Renwood Zinfandel Amador Ice Wine 2007 375ml | $19.95 |
| Renwood Zinfandel Old Vine Amador County 2005 | $5.99 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Annette's Reserve Redwood Valley 2006 | $19.99 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Lake County Snows Lake Vineyard 2005 | $19.99 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Planchon Vineyard San Francisco Bay 2005 | $17.95 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Planchon Vineyard San Francisco Bay 2007 | $17.95 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Richard Sauret Vineyard Paso Robles 2005 | $29.95 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Rockpile Road Vineyard 2006 | $29.95 |
| Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Cuvee XXXII California | $7.95 |
| Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2007 | $39.95 |
| Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2009 | $19.95 |
| Seghesio Zinfandel Home Ranch Alexander Valley 2010 | $34.99 |
| Steele Zinfandel Du Pratt Vineyard 2006 | $29.95 |
| Summerland Zinfandel Paso Robles 2007 | $9.95 |
| Sutter Home White Zinfandel California 2008 | $3.95 |
| Temptation Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley California 2009 | $17.99 |
| Turley Zinfandel Moore Earthquake Vineyard Napa Valley 2005 | $79.95 |
| Woodbridge White Zinfandel 187ml 2005 | $1.85 |
| Woodbridge White Zinfandel California 1.5 liter 2009 | $8.99 |
| Woodbridge White Zinfandel California 1.5 liter 2010 | $8.99 |
| Woodbridge White Zinfandel California 750ML 2008 | $4.99 |
| Z52 Zinfandel Amador County Old Vine Zin Clock Spring Vineyard 2004 | $9.99 |
Red Zinfandel is an "American Classic" wine - it was even originally thought to be made of native Californian grapes. Research has now shown that the Zinfandel Grape originated in Italy, but this wine is still mostly grown in California. The grape grows its best in cool, coastal locations.
The color of a Zin is deep red, bordering on black. Zinfandel is a spicy, peppery wine, with a hint of fruity flavor - berries or dark cherries are often the taste range. Zinfandel goes well with "typical American" food - pizza, burgers, etc. It's hearty enough to match up with thick red sauces.
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Red Zinfandel should be served at around 65 degrees, in a narrow-mouthed glass. Most people like to drink Zinfandels young - within a year or two - but there are also quite a few Zinfandels that age well. Note that the flavor becomes much different, far more mellow. It's completely up to you if you favor the taste of a young Zin over an old! |
White Zinfandel is a relative newcomer to the world of wine, even though bottles of wine were first labelled with the name "Zinfandel" as far back as the 1880s in California. First, in the 1980s red wine was touted as having medicinal effects and a red wine boom hit the US. California started planting Zinfandel by the county, because it grew so well in that state. Then white wine rose in popularity, and the wineries with acres of Zinfandel grape planted wondered if they could make a wine out of it. Thus White Zinfandel was born.
"One out of every ten bottles of table wine opened in America is White Zinfandel." -- Sutter Home
White Zinfandel is a pale-rose wine that's very sweet. It has gained immensely in popularity since the 1980s, but is generally looked down on by "real wine drinkers" because of its youth and sweetness. Beringer Vineyards is the most popular producer of White Zinfandel. White Zinfandel is often a wine that new wine drinkers will "enter into wine drinking" with.
White Zinfandel is delicious with cream-based-sauce with pasta, with fish, pork, and other "lighter" meals. It tends to have citrusy and light flavors - orange, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, cherry. In addition, new White Zinfandels have fruit juices added to them right before bottling to create new flavored versions.