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MUST HAVE OLD-VINE ZIN

The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The lessons [...]

18
Mar
The Disciples of Bacchus bring us an amazing under $50 Red

The Story: In August of 2012, Dave Phinney and his friends stood in the middle [...]

15
Mar
LAST CALL for this Must have 95 Point, UNDER $50 Napa Bordeaux Blend

  The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The [...]

10
Mar
This 100+-year-old Napa Zin is a MUST HAVE – 95 Points

The RW MOORE VINEYARD is one of California’s oldest and best known Zinfandel vineyards, planted [...]

09
Mar
CAUTION: It is now 100% “legal” but habit forming

  The Prohibition Story about Black Chicken: Going back to the early 1900’s … Hey [...]

02
Feb
Top 25
Frank’s TOP 25 Wines of 2022

  The Top 25 Wines of 2022! 2022 is long gone, welcome 2023. In 2022 my group and [...]

03
Jan
SORRY,  LAST CALL FOR 25th Anniversary Zin Release

The Story: In 1980 the Brown family (parents) purchased an abandoned ranch in the eastern [...]

05
Nov
VERY LAST CALL 4  “THE BEST” California Old-Vine Zin, BAR NONE = 10% OFF

The 2019 vintage of Bella Lily Hill is sourced from Bella’s 1.2 acre old vine [...]

29
Oct
Elegant & Gorgeous hard-to-find 95 Point Rated Napa Zin

This winery has quietly been the under-the-radar-gem that we almost forgot about, and you shouldn’t. [...]

14
Sep
Malbec from Napa?  Yes, and the value/quality are great too!

The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The lessons [...]

10
Jun
100 YEARS OLD AND STILL KICKING

Shepherded by a family heritage of over six generations of grape farming – it is [...]

01
Jun
New Wave Petite Sirah Stunner, 94 Points VERY LIMITED ALLOCATION

The new wave of Petite Sirah wine making going on these days is drawing attention [...]

09
May
LAST CALL 4 Scarlett Cabernet 2018 Release

  Scarlett Wines is a family operation owned by the McGah family, who are most [...]

22
Jan
A Zin for Cabernet lovers
October 12, 2021

Named after Jack Ireland, one of the area’s earliest (and rumor has it, most rebellious) [...]

ZINFANDEL OF THE YEAR!
May 25, 2021

  Carlisle has always been one of those coveted wineries, so I always get excited [...]

Tofanelli Winery, burned in 2020 fire NEEDS (Y)OUR SUPPORT
February 20, 2021

Dear Friends, You might know that many wineries and vineyards were lost in the 2020 [...]

25% OFF Ehren Jordan’s utterly classic Zinfandel
January 18, 2021

Ehren Jordan is an Helen Turley protege, who took over at Turley after Helen and [...]

Zinfandel of the Year & FREE SHIPPING TOO!
January 8, 2021

Scarlett is a family operation owned by the McGah family, who are most notably known [...]

One of the few remaining Old-Vine Zinfandel Producers… Still Rocks!
November 19, 2020

  Shepherded by a family heritage of over six generations of grape farming – it [...]

Zinfandel of the Year!
February 10, 2020

  Scarlett is a family operation owned by the McGah family, who are most notably [...]

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