Winery Crane LakeWhite Zinfandel
Pink wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the White Zinfandel of Winery Crane Lake in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, peach or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of cranberry, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with White Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with White Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with White Zinfandel
The White Zinfandel of Winery Crane Lake matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or quiche without pastry with 4 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Crane Lake's White Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of White Zinfandel from Winery Crane Lake are 2010, 2018, 2014, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Crane Lake
The Winery Crane Lake is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Juice
The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.
