Zinfandel Chronicles

Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyard...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/05/2018-carlisle-zinfandel-dupratt-vineyard-bottle-notes/

Rochioli is one of the true pioneers in Russian River Valley, with a winemaking history dating back to the the late 1950′s. In 1987 Rochioli released their first estate wine, the 1985 Rochioli ...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/05/2022-j-rochioli-sauvignon-blanc-bottle-notes/

The 2007 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon was the winning bottle in the April Installment of Pick My Next Bottle. I did not decant the wine and it was served with a New York Steaks and Brussel spro...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/05/2004-dalla-valle-cabernet-sauvignon-bottle-notes-3/

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers!

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/the-week-in-zinfandel-4-22-24/

Outpost Wines was established in 1998 and sits on a pristine piece of land atop Howell Mountain 2200 feet above Napa Valley. Thomas Rivers-Brown has been the winemaker from the start and has gai...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/2019-outpost-zinfandel-howell-mountain-bottle-notes/

Along the valley that traces the northern Rhône sits the appellation of St. Joseph and Domaine Faury is one of the region’s most well known producers. When Philippe Faury took over the domaine...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/2015-domaine-faury-st-joseph-vieilles-vignes-bottle-notes/

Aston Estate was founded in 2001 by Fred Schrader, founder of Schrader Cellars, Chuck Sweeney, co-founder of Vine Cliff and Thomas Rivers-Brown. Several years ago TRB bought out the other two fou...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/2019-aston-pinot-noir-sonoma-coast-bottle-notes/

The April Installment of Pick My Next Bottle focuses on Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2004 vintage. The purpose of this series is to provide insight into specific wines or producers you...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/pick-my-next-bottle-2004-napa-valley-cabernet-sauvignon-2/

No Girls Wines is a partnership between famed Cayuse vigneron Christophe Baron and longtime friend and Cayuse general manager, Trevor Dorland. The fruit comes from the Cayuse La Paciencia vineyar...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/2015-no-girls-tempranillo-la-paciencia-vineyard-bottle-notes-2/

Bedrock Wine Co. was founded by Morgan Twain-Peterson in 2007 and focuses on small production wines from many of California’ s most treasured and historic vineyards. The lineup of wines at Bedr...

https://zinfandelchronicles.com/2024/04/2018-bedrock-wine-co-wedding-wine-bottle-notes/