The Story The Trader Joe's Reserve Amador County Zinfandel Lot 185 2016 is a $9.99 Trader Joe's exclusive. Amador County is 100 miles east of San Francisco, as far north as Napa County, but on the other side of Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This is the California Gold Rush country. Amador County is a comparatively small AVA with 40 wineries, … [Read more...]
Renwood Amador County Zinfandel 2011
The Renwood Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel 2011 is 90% Zinfandel, 5% Primitivo (an Italian twin of the Zinfandel grape), 3% Syrah and 2% Barbera sourced from Renwood Estate vineyards and other old vine vineyards in Amador County. Amador County is located east of the Lodi AVA in the Shenandoah Valley of Northern California. Amador County has a long history of winemaking and … [Read more...]
Forlorn Hope Que Saudade 2010
This post isn’t necessarily about the 2010 Forlorn Hope Que Saudade Verdelho, it is an extremely small production wine, 527 cases, that was released a couple of years ago (there are newer vintages available). This is a wine a found at a clearance/end of bin sale, when it was first released it sold for $20 to $25, but I found it for $3.99. A single vineyard, boutique wine, from … [Read more...]
Renwood Amador County Old Vines Zinfandel 2010
The 2010 Renwood Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel is 92.5% Zinfandel, 5.8% Syrah and 1.7% Souzoa (a grape originally from Portugal and it is one of the grapes used to make Port) sourced from vineyards in Amador County, California. Renwood, which has been making wines since 1993, has a line of single vineyard Amador County Zinfandels and this is their blend of vineyards … [Read more...]
2009 Montevina Amador County Barbera
2009 Montevina Amador County Barbera is sourced from Estate vineyards and contract growers in Amador County, California. Barbera is the 6th most planted red grape in California and Montevina Winery has been growing and producing Barbera since the 1970s. Barbera was the 2nd most planted grape in Italy, until 1985, when some unscrupulous winemakers added Methanol to the wine (a … [Read more...]