Old-vine Zinfandel tastes and smells so different than Zins from younger vines that it could be a different grape. In picking my favorites, I looked for secondary characteristics, rather than the ...

This grape’s genetic roots can be traced to modern-day Croatia, where it's known as Crljenak or Tribidrag; both Zinfandel and the southern Italian grape Primitivo are clones of this Croatian variety.

In the mid-90's California Zinfandel began positioning itself for a post-white Zin resurgence. However, quality selections were lacking. By sourcing cuttings from the state's oldest, most ...

Bedrock wine co. 2013 old vine Zinfandel was photographed at the Los Angeles Times photo studio on January 6, 2015.

The Premier Old Vine is the least expensive and a bargain for the quality. The 2010 has deep blackberry and bramble flavors, ripe tannins and a velvety mouth feel.

I've got a thing for old vines, and there are few better opportunities to indulge in old-vine US wines than California zinfandel. Here are six reasons for you to fall in love too.

SRP $23 The Seghesio “Old Vine” Zinfandel is a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane. This luscious wine boasts dark fruit flavors along with hints of cedar and licorice.

Benward works closely with winemaker Kevin Holt to bottle his grapes; the duo is behind our wine of the week winner — the Beltane Ranch, 2019 Zinfandel, Heins Block Estate, 15.5%, $52.

Chateau Montelena ($35) blends both gnarly 40+-year-old vines with younger selections for their Zinfandel, for a highly concentrated wine layering blackberry, dark chocolate and a hint of smoked meat.

LODI — Lodi is sometimes called the zinfandel capital of the world. Some of the vines there are a century old. “The soil in Lodi and the climate in Lodi gives us some of the finest grape grow… ...