At 34, Niccolo Coturri is somehow both boyishly charming and showing the wisdom of someone twice his age. He’s 6-foot-2, but his presence feels larger. He is the fourth-generation winemaker of ...

Zinfandel is a red wine produced from the grape variety of the same name. Because it reaches its peak of quality and expressiveness in the United States, it is almost always labeled with the name ...

10. CVNE Organic Rioja 2020 Saratoga Wine Exchange. ABV: 14% Region: Rioja, Spain Price: $15.99 The Wine: For full-bodied reds that won’t break the bank, Rioja is a great place to start.

White Zin and its cousins (White Merlot, White Grenache, etc.) are not to be confused with dry rose wines (see The Chronicle's rose recommendations on Page D3), which are made in hues ranging from ...

Zin offers about 20 each of red and white wines, three sparkling wines, five dessert wines and 20 reserve wines. The reserve wines are by the bottle only; all others are by the bottle or by the glass.

A wine called Cardinal Zin might be tempting to try just because of its name. Like every wine from California’s Bonny Doon Vineyard, the labeling is playful and alluring and the bottle comes ...

California's contributions to the wine world are many, and not all are positive -- lest we forget, we invented wine coolers and low-carb wines. Hopefully, we'll be forgiven for those and ...

The Zin here comes from a vineyard planted in 1869 ... 13 Best Red Blend Wines for Weeknight Drinking, Celebrations, and More. Love Aged Wine But Don’t Want to Wait?

On wine: Zin versatile, delicious and good with food. ... Zinfandel, the red wine that bridges the stylistic gap between pinot and cab. GERALD D. BOYD. FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. February 21, 2017.

Pinot Noir is the classic red grape of Burgundy, and has become a staple of California’s coastal-influence AVAs. Santa Barbara’s Au Bon Climat makes a lot of wines that tend to go for a lot ...

10. Broc Cellars Love Red Artisan Wine Shop. ABV: 12.5% Region: North Coast, California Price: $20.99 The Wine: Broc Cellars’ main mission is to highlight naturally made, “unsung hero” grape ...

When I started my career in the wine industry over 15 years ago, I drank red wines I didn't enjoy just because I thought they were high quality.. Turns out I couldn't train myself to like them ...