Winery Trader Joe'sSphere Zinfandel
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Sphere Zinfandel from the Winery Trader Joe's
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sphere Zinfandel of Winery Trader Joe's in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sphere Zinfandel of Winery Trader Joe's in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or plum.
Food and wine pairings with Sphere Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Sphere Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Sphere Zinfandel
The Sphere Zinfandel of Winery Trader Joe's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or ham and cheese cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Trader Joe's's Sphere 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 Sphere Zinfandel from Winery Trader Joe's are 2014, 2013, 2012
Informations about the Winery Trader Joe's
The Winery Trader Joe's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 283 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
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: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
