PRIMA Notes:  The Old Vine Zin is a standard bearer at PRIMA.  It’s equally intense, just as aromatic, and even, if possible, broader on the palate than the juicy, fruit-driven 2018.  2019 was a brilliant year for Zinfandel across...

#14 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year Shipping included on orders of 6 bottles or more When it comes to good ol’ fashioned California Zinfandel, there’s one name that stands head and shoulders over all the...

Remember how good Zin used to be? It was one of my favorite wines back in the day, and my cellar still has some old guys kicking around! The current trend, though, definitely leans into wines of greater extraction, elevated alcohols and the substitution...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: CaliforniaWine Varietal: Zinfandel

The 2021 edition of the Bedrock Old Vine Zin finds this seminal wine in its best rendition to date!  Bedrock Wine Company Owner/Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson, as you probably already know, has made it his...

Nothing better than good ol’ Zinfandel when one’s fancy turns to spring-summer grillin.’  When it comes to Zinfandel, there’s one that stands head and shoulders over all the others when it comes to curing what ails you...

Free Shipping on 12 Take THAT White Zinfandel!  How about Turley’s dry, aromatic version made from some of California’s best old vine Zin vineyards, although harvested early at 19 degrees brix to protect their acidity and freshness...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: CaliforniaWine Varietal: Zinfandel

Our classic California Zinfandel  is a purple ruby, with a bright crimson hue. On the nose, concentrated  aromas of ripe blackberry and boysenberry meld with black tea, vanilla  and spice. Lush flavors of fig, blackberry jam, licorice and...

The 2022 edition of the Bedrock Old Vine Zin finds this seminal wine in its best rendition to date! Bedrock Wine Company Owner/Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson, as you probably already know, has made it his personal mission to carry on his father Joel...

Wine Country: America Wine Subregion: California Wine Varietal: Chardonnay

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: CaliforniaWine Sub-subregion: Russian River ValleyWine Varietal: Zinfandel

Vinous Media 94 points :  The 2019 Zinfandel Papera Ranch shows a slightly more reserved side of  the Russian River. Readers should plan on cellaring this for at least a  year or two as the acids and tannins are pretty tightly wound...

Nothing better than good ol’ Zinfandel when one’s fancy turns to spring-summer grillin.’  When it comes to Zinfandel, there’s one that stands head and shoulders over all the others when it comes to curing what ails you...

The Turley Estate Zinfandel truly is a backyard wine, as it grows in the backyard of the family home. The six acres of vines are certified organic, head-trained, dry-farmed and were planted back in 2006 on the alluvial rich soil, with scatterings of...

I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that Li Veli’s ‘simple’ Primitivo is so good because everything they produce at this address in southern Puglia is amazing but, really, what a stunning wine for under $20!  Primitivo is, of...

Cedarman is an inky blend of predominately Zinfandel and small amounts of Petite Syrah from Howell Mountain. The Zinfandel comes from Dragon Vineyard, planted at one of the highest points on Howell Mountain to rocky, red volcanic soils. The Petite Syrah...

After working with the fruit for over a decade, Turley is proud to present the first single-vineyard bottling for Turley from the Del Barba Vineyard. This Contra Costa vineyard is in the delta where the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers meet, and these...

 90% Zinfandel, 6% Petite Sirah, 4% Alicante Bouschet  Rich plum and pipe tobacco on the nose. Full-bodied on the palate with boysenberry, ripe black cherry and pepper. Well-balanced with lively acidity and a long, layered finish.  

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: CaliforniaWine Sub-subregion: Alexander ValleyWine Varietal: Zinfandel

Frank Rothstein, PRIMA’s ‘Minister of Value’ has uncovered a particularly exciting deal on this delicious old school Zinfandel from the Hanna Winery, located in the picturesque Alexander Valley of Sonoma County.  Hanna Winery,...

(375ml Half Bottles) Concentrated aromas of ripe blackberry and boysenberry meld with black tea, vanilla and spice. Lush flavors of fig, blackberry jam, licorice and vanilla flood the palate, followed by touches of dark chocolate and white pepper in the...

Dragon Vineyard is an estate-farmed, certified organic vineyard planted at 2250 feet at one of the highest points on Howell Mountain. The perfect eastern exposure and its position over Howell Mountain’s fog line, along with its rocky, red volcanic soil,...

Fredricks Vineyard is located, most unusually along steep contoured terraces a mile and a half from the Napa border on the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas Mountains. The head-trained vines, planted in 1937 grow on an ancient hillside 900 feet up in the new...

The Juvenile Zinfandel is composed of a variety of younger vines (6-25 years old) planted among old vine Zinfandel in a few of their best vineyards across California including: Hayne, Pesenti, Salvador, Vineyard 101, Fredricks, Kirschenmann, and 18 more!...