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 5 favorite Zinfandels
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Hawkeye Member |
posted 02-24-2011 10:39 AM
  
Would suggest that you email the winery. IP: 68.169.189.111 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 02-24-2011 08:37 AM
A little off topic here, but those of you who have been to Passalaqua...did you notice the etched bowl on the tasting counter? The deep red one? I have lost my little slip of paper about it that had the artist's name and I was thinking of ordering one. Anybody happen to have that info? IP: 98.232.221.183 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 02-12-2011 11:42 PM
From the whole county: In no particular order... Wilson: 2004 Tori Vineyard Estate Zin Dry Creek Valley Stephen & Walker Trust: 2008 Dry Creek Valley St. Francis: 2006 Old Vine Amann Vineyard Seghesio: Rockpile Zinfandel* Dutcher Crossing: 2007 Dry Creek Valley Maple Vineyard Mauritson, Stryker and Passalaqua are also big favorite producers, but these wines were standouts for us Carol Shelton's 2006 Bacchus Laureate Dry Creek Reserve is also excellent, but its outside the price point. IP: 98.232.221.183 |
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Hawkeye Member |
posted 02-11-2011 02:44 PM
Do the county. IP: 68.169.189.111 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 02-11-2011 08:07 AM
Well, I don't know what you were caught at, but do you still want to limit the answers to the Sonoma Valley only? IP: 98.232.221.183 |
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Hawkeye Member |
posted 02-11-2011 05:42 AM
So, I have been caught! IP: 68.169.189.111 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 02-10-2011 08:06 PM
Well, they are all in Sonoma COUNTY, but none are in Sonoma VALLEY which is what your original post specified. Maybe you didn't realize that Sonoma Valley only goes up to about Santa Rosa; then you get into the Russian River and Green Valleys and then Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys and it all gets confusing because they overlap!  The ones you mention are all in Dry Creek Valley and Russian River. Just want to be sure I'm answering what you meant to ask; if you are counting the whole county then my answer is different. [This message has been edited by yesilovewine (edited 02-10-2011).] IP: 98.232.221.183 |
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Hawkeye Member |
posted 02-10-2011 04:54 PM
Which one of these is not Sonoma? IP: 68.169.189.111 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 02-10-2011 12:54 PM
Now Hawkeye, you said we had to choose only wines from Sonoma VALLEY.....!  IP: 98.232.221.183 |
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Hawkeye Member |
posted 02-08-2011 08:28 AM
Of the wineries I have visited in Sonoma County, these are my 5 favorites. WILLIAMSON WINERY - Just off the Healdsburg square and the offer a wine and food pairing which is FREE. Excellent wines, also. WILSON WINERY - For Zinfandel's, I find it hard to beat Wilson's award winning wines especially at their price point. On Dry Creek Road. MAURITSON WINERY - On Dry Creek Road, their Rockpile Zins are fantastic. PASSALACQUA WINERY - Again in the Dry Creek area. They had a very nice Maple Vineyard Zin. SIMI - I just like the ambiance. I know after my trip in March that this list will change. IP: 68.169.189.111 |
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damombo Member |
posted 02-06-2011 09:56 AM
I'm with yesilovewine about Ledson. We just got some of their Dry Creek Valley Reserve 2007 and It is - you guessed it!- big and bold and jammy  Deeelicious!IP: 96.8.187.200 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 02-05-2011 12:18 PM
Well Hawkeye, you had to make us think about this one. I don't really keep track of prices, but we have a standing house rule of $50 limit for anything we buy. Sometimes something of higher price comes through with the club mailings, but we drop clubs that do that. The one and only exception that I can think of is the Amann Vineyard, and I believe they were $65. St. Francis: 2006 Dry Creek Valley Old Vines Zinfandel Amann Vineyard also : 2005 Pagani Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel Sonoma Vineyard Ravenswood: 1998 Vintner's Blend Zinfandel Ledson: 2005 Russian River Valley Claptons Vineyard Zinfandel Paradise Ridge: 2006 Zinfandel Hoenselaars Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County Paradise Ridge may be on the border of where you have in mind, but I put them in anyway. IP: 98.232.221.183 |
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damombo Member |
posted 02-05-2011 08:38 AM
Well, first of all, I'm not at all sure I can do just 5 Stryker, Seghesio, Coppola Director's Cut, Wilson, Passalaqua - those are the wineries that first come to mind. There are multiple zins at most of those wineries and each one has it's strengths. I wouldn't turn down a bottle from any of 'em! And generally speaking, wasn't 2007 a wonderful year for zins? IP: 96.8.187.200 |
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Hawkeye Member |
posted 02-05-2011 07:44 AM
Let's suppose that we have one day to taste Zinfandel's in the Sonoma Valley (notice, I said Valley) and also suppose that you could manage to taste at 5 wineries. Let's also propose that the cost of these Zin's could be up to $75.00 for a 750L bottle. We are not going to take tours or rate tasting rooms. Let's limit the area to just south of Healdsburg, the Dry Creek Road area, and the Alexander Valley to select these wines. We want your five favorite Zins! 1. What 5 Zins would you select? (winery, year, vineyard, etc.) I will post my 5 when you all have posted yours. [This message has been edited by Hawkeye (edited 02-05-2011).] IP: 68.169.189.111 |
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