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Zinfandel's Hard-Earned Success
California vintners deliver zesty flavors from this finicky grape in 2002
Daniel Sogg
Issue: December 15, 2004
Zinfandel lovers need to have some gambler's bravado, given the wide swings in quality that are all too common with California's quintessential variety. Fortunately, in the very good 2002 vintage (86 points on the Wine Spectator 100-point scale), the odds for finding flavorful, high quality wines are good.
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