At 2024 ZinEX – It is Clear that Zinfandel has Grown Up!
At 2024 ZinEX, it is clear that California Zinfandel has finally grown up There is undoubtedly no organization that has done more for a single varietal category than Zinfandel Advocates & Producers, a.k.a. ZAP. When ZAP started back in the early 1990s, Zinfandel was on the ropes. Many of the bigger, higher profile brands were […]
Zinfandel: An Expose by Gerald Boyd On Wine
AUGUST 2023 Zinfandel Gerald Boyd On Wine In the early 1970s, when I was trying to get my head around wine, Zinfandel was the first California red wine that got my full attention. Burgundy was my first love, but when I tasted my first Zin, a whole new taste experience opened up. Ridge Vineyards was […]