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2. Zinfandel - Wikipedia

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   Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape.The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. [1] DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštelanski and Tribidrag, as well as to the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Apulia, Italy, where it was introduced in the 18th century, and ...

3. Alderbrook Winery - Wikipedia

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   Zinfandel was the primary varietal used at Alderbrook. They made six different types of Zinfandel, a Zinfandel/Syrah blend, and a port using the grape. All of their zinfandel grapes came from the Dry Creek Valley appellation, including estate and old vine grapes. The winery used 25-30% French oak for the aging process. The low percentage helps ...

4. Old vine - Wikipedia

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   Left and right, two older Riesling vines flank a thin-stemmed young vine in the Kirchenstück vineyard, Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, illustrating the effect of age on the look of a vine. Old vine (French: vieilles vignes, German: alte Reben), a common description on wine labels, indicates that a wine is the product of grape vines that are ...

5. Turley Wine Cellars - Wikipedia

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   In 1993, Turley Wine Cellars was founded by Larry Turley, brother of the well-known consulting winemaker Helen Turley. Turley had entered the wine business in 1981 as co-founder of the multi-varietal Frog's Leap Winery, but soon realized that his interest lay in wines made from the Zinfandel grape. Starting out with just one location in St ...

6. Paul Draper (winemaker) - Wikipedia

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   Paul Draper (born March 10, 1936) is a California winemaker who has been the chief winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California since 1969. Without any formal training in winemaking, Draper first gained recognition for his 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon when it placed fifth at the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. [1]

7. History of California wine - Wikipedia

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   British wine connoisseur, merchant and founder of France's first private wine school, L’Academie du Vin, Steven Spurrier, with American Patricia Gallagher, [20] organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 where renown French oenophiles participated in a blind tasting to compare the best wines from California's wine regions and France's ...