The 2010 Howell Mountain Old Vine Zinfandel ($45) is quite ripe but stops just short of being over the top. The wine displays jammy berry flavors accented by a tobacco note.

Acres and acres of old vine Zinfandel, lovingly worked and cared for, producing rich, thick, palate-pleasing reds. Sections. Alaska News Politics Opinions Sports Talk to us Opens in new window.

Old Zinfandel vines at Old Hill Ranch, Will Bucklin is the vineyard manager. Photo of a cluster of Zinfandel grapes with some of them turning color. Event on 7/22/05 in Sonoma.

Old Vine Zinfandel is a Lodi treasure Bob Highfill, Special to The Record Tegan Passalacqua, winemaker for Turley Cellars in St. Helena, is passionate about old vines.

2013 Broc Cellars Vine Starr Sonoma County Zinfandel ($30, 12.5%): After the 2012 version... Top 100 Wines: Zinfandel and Other Reds SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Klinker Brick Winery 2020 Old Vine Zinfandel – Lodi. I’ve written of this wine before, but it is a particularly good example of an affordable old vine wine that can be found locally in Aspen wine ...

St. Francis, 2018 “Old Vines” Sonoma County Zinfandel, 15.2%, $22. 4.5 stars. Generous fruit meets edgy spice. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, dried cranberry and cracked black pepper.

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.

Our Wine of the Week, McNab 2013 Family Reserve Mendocino Old Vine Zinfandel ($25), is a pretty wine, with a delicacy not often found in the varietal.

It is big, deep red, packed with fruit, hearty and soft-edged and meant for sheer pleasure. Zinfandel should be the perfect Valentine’s wine. “Should,” you ask? In theory, zin is custom ...