June 30, 2007 Issue
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Tasting Reports
The 2004 and 2005 vintages see rising quality though styles vary widely
Posted: June 30, 2007 By Tim Fish
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When Kent Rosenblum moved to California, he didn't start out wanting to make wine, let alone Zinfandel. Now a top Zin producer, Kent looks back at how he -- and old vine Zinfandel -- got their start.
Posted: June 14, 2007
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What makes Zinfandel "America's Grape"? Wine Spectator senior editor James Laube sat down in his Napa office with Scott McLeod, winemaker at Rubicon Estate. Scott makes Rubicon's famous Cabernet Sauvignon as well as its Edizione Pennino Zinfandel.
Posted: June 11, 2007
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: April 30, 2007 By James Laube
Here’s an item to clip and save. You never hear predictions about a harvest, or a vintage, five months before a grape is picked (because anything could happen in the meantime). But thanks to winemaker Scott McLeod of Rubicon Estate in Napa Valley, we have something to ponder between now and harvest.
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: February 14, 2007 By James Suckling
I am in a rotten mood. Today is Valentine’s Day and I hate it. I have loathed this commercial celebration for as long as I can remember. Maybe it was because Heidi Hendrickson in the sixth grade didn’t accept my Valentine’s message.
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Columns
It's all about appreciating how unpredictable Zinfandel can be from vintage to vintage and bottle to bottle
Posted: January 30, 2007 By Tim Fish
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: January 26, 2007 By James Laube
Zinfandel has a lot going for it, but it also has its share of problems and missed opportunities. The wine is uniquely Californian. It grows well in many areas of the state, is capable of expressing terroir and is stylistically versatile.
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: January 25, 2007 By James Laube
It was sometime around 1990 when Jerry Seps approached me about how Wine Spectator might increase its coverage of Zinfandel. Seps is the owner-winemaker of Storybook Mountain in Napa Valley and a long-time champion of Zinfandel.
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: January 8, 2007 By Harvey Steiman
Years ago I discovered, quite by accident, that red wine can taste just fine with chocolate. It was at a dinner where the dessert, one of those dense, not-very-sweet, runny chocolate cakes where the center oozes a molten river of dark brown goodness, had not yet become a cliché.
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: January 3, 2007 By James Suckling
I arrived at my father's house in San Diego the other evening and there was an open magnum of wine sitting on the kitchen counter, with "Zin '05" marked on the side of the Burgundy-shaped bottle. "I wanted you to try this wine and let me know what you think," he said.
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: December 18, 2006 By James Laube
Zinfanatics, and even those who aren't, would do well to try a pair of Zins from Haywood. The label dropped off the radar of most wine lovers as production decreased due to financial problems, but Haywood's Zinfandels have always been classy, distinctive, balanced and reasonably priced.
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: December 6, 2006 By James Laube
When you can say that a winery makes a lot of great wine at terrific prices, well, that’s a magical thing. This week I discovered such a winery—Four Vines, founded in 1996. In the words of one of its owners, "This is one of the largest wineries in Paso Robles you’ve never heard of.
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What does it mean when Wine Spectator names your wine one of the year's Top 10? Get the answer from consulting winemaker Jeff Cohn. He made the Rosenblum Rockpile Zin 2003, which won the #3 spot in 2005.
Posted: November 9, 2006
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The mega-tastings continue: Top Ten Wines of 2005 (with the winemakers), Drouhin (Robert presented Clos des Mouches back to '76 and Marquis de Laguiche) and, finally, a stellar line-up of Spanish reds. Whew!
Posted: October 26, 2006
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The Matches: Or is Primitivo the winner with the short ribs?
Posted: May 4, 2006
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: April 25, 2006 By James Laube
Mayacamas Vineyards released its 1970 Napa Valley Zinfandel this month for $100 a bottle, and no, that’s not a typo on the vintage date. “Even more amazing,” says owner Bob Travers, “this is not a re-release, for we have never sold this wine before.
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California should declare it the state grape, for its history and symbolism
Posted: February 24, 2006 By James Laube
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Spirits are high at San Francisco's annual Zinfandel extravaganza
Posted: February 3, 2006 By Daniel Sogg
Dec. 15, 2005 Issue
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Collecting
Posted: December 15, 2005
Dec. 15, 2005 Issue
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Tasting Reports
An unpredictable wine delivers a multitude of styles and mixed results
Posted: December 15, 2005 By Daniel Sogg
