This was a Direct Wines bottle, with rather a minimalist label, claiming to be Bin Number M13, but I think they just decided there was no point in spending money on label design if the wine was just going to be shipped out in mixed cases selected by their team. It’s not a decision I’m against,… Read More »
I’m a Zinfandel fan, but I live in Europe, so I’m a Primitivo fan. I like to think that a little Italian set off across the Atlantic with a little sack of Primitivo vines that he carefully tended on the voyage, before planting them in California. When I drink Primitivo I’m drinking Zinfandel’s Italian great… Read More »
We had a bottle of Ironstone Vineyards Californian Zinfandel. It had been bought from Meijers in Detroit in 2001, when terrorism was a European problem and the world had banks that people didn’t worry about. It had rested quietly in a basement that had flooded a couple of times, before travelling south for a warmer… Read More »
We had a bottle of Cellar No. 8 Zinfandel 2005 from Meijer’s. It had travelled about a bit in cars and planes and had been subjected to a few changes in climate, none of which tend to improve a wine. It was dark garnet with just a hint of brick emerging on the edge. It… Read More »