InTo Zin

Yep, yesterday at the grocery store I found a Zin from Lodi...one of our favorite wine countries. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite as good as I wanted it to be.

In To Zin was a smooth wine, but not as big & bold as I expected. The label at the store said bold, but it was more grapey and lite. It would be a nice sipping wine on the deck. It might be good the next day. We let it breathe for an hour, but still didn't have that zip or spice I expected in a Zin

Zinfandel for New Years Eve

Steve and I enjoyed a delicious dinner last night at Luigi's in College Station. We ordered a Zinfandel, but they were out of it. So they substituted a more expensive Zin for the same price. Pretty Cool! We both loved it because of the complexity. With my first sip, there was a deep fruit flavor on the finish. The next sip was spicy on the finish. Overall, we enjoyed this wine through our entire meal. We'll look for it again.

Adelaida Zinfandel
Paso Robles

Dry Creek Zin

We spent the night in Galveston after our son's football playoff game Friday night.  They won so they are on their way to the next round.  Steve & I spent Saturday strolling down The Strand.  After lunch, we enjoyed a wine bar with some cool wines.  We brought home one of the wines we enjoyed.  It was quite good.

Dry Creek Vineyard

Heritage Zinfandel

Vintage 2007, Sonoma County

This Zinfandel is the result of grafting budwood from century-old vines onto new rootstock.  Vines propagated in this manner ensure the future of "old vines" Zinfandel character.  Protecting the heritage of Zinfandel preserves the essence of our region and produces a rich & balanced wine with layers of blackberry and spice.

That's what we liked about this Zin, it was smooth with the right combination of fruit & spice.

Recent Wines

I've been saving these bottles for awhile & haven't had time to enter them here.

Red Knot

2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 

South Australia

Decent wine from our wine club...not any better than a normal wine from the grocery store.

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Marques de la Concordia

Crianza 2005

Rioja

After having a fantastic Rioja in Austin, I asked the guy at Specs to recommend a Rioja.  This one is much less expensive, but still worth drinking.  I really enjoyed this one and will get some more bottles for the future

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MA

Reserve Chardonnay

2008

Maipo Valley

Another one from our local wine club.  It was a decent Chardonnay, but I'd prefer a less expensive one that has as much flavor as this one...like Barefoot or Yellow Tail Chard.

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Lucky Star

2007 Zinfandel

Lodi

Neither Steve or I liked this one much.

Finally Found Frog's Leap

Several years ago we enjoyed a bottle of Frog's Leap wine at a local restaurant. I looked for awhile trying to find it, but never could. Always found Stags Leap instead.

A few months ago I found Frog's Leap Zinfandel at our local World Market and grabbed a bottle. This week we had the perfect meal to compliment it. I grilled a pork tenderloin with a rum glaze. The glaze had a habenero pepper in it and was wonderful. I also made a coconut-jalapeno sauce that the slices of meat sat on. Finally, I sprinkled cilantro and green onions on top. Wonderful.

The 2006 Zinfandel from Napa Valley was terrific. It was smooth with a dark berry taste. There were hints of smoke at times. It reminded me of a Shiraz with a bit of pepper. I am definitely heading back to World Market to see what other Frog's Leap wines they carry.

Lava Cap Zin

Ohhlala...I love Lava Cap wines. I guess that's why we have a wine club membership there. We've been on the road over 2 weeks & I was ready to cook a great meal. We had chicken and garlic/cheese mashed potatoes. Yummo!

To top it off we enjoyed Lava Cap's Zinfandel. Their zin has a bold, spicy flavor that continues as you sip. I like the deepness of all their wines, including this one. It would also go great with our pork tenderloin that has a cumin & paprika rub. Lots of spice that goes well together.