Winery RavenswoodVintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel from the Winery Ravenswood
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel of Winery Ravenswood in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel of Winery Ravenswood in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, anise or non oak and sometimes also flavors of sage, chalk or cedar.
Food and wine pairings with Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel
The Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel of Winery Ravenswood matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, lamb chops marinated with herbs or home-made coq au vin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ravenswood's Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel from Winery Ravenswood are 1976, 1992, 2006, 2002 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Ravenswood
The Winery Ravenswood is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
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