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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2013 (based on 5 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by lhrawls on 12/28/2014 & rated 88 points: A bit too fruity on back end (1643 views) | | | Tasted by Rich&Sarah on 8/3/2014 & rated 86 points: Way overpriced. The alcohol was terribly overpowering. Very little on the palate otherwise. Though after being decanted for 6 hours it finally mellowed out enough to drink. Must say, this is a $12 bottle of wine... (1762 views) | | | Tasted by bcahill on 10/17/2010: Bottle was corked. Huge disappointment. (3633 views) | | | Tasted by CultCabKing on 12/19/2009 & rated 69 points: a weak example of the vinotype (3027 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 7/22/2009: Is this different than thier Howell Mountain zinfandel? Apperently this is the only Zin? Smells of black pepper cedar. Fairly tart and hard finish. Not bad though, nicely restrained, in style. Wildly, CRAZY WILDLY, WAY OVER PRICED at $50!!!!! My god I can't believe they can get away with this! (3650 views) |
| Cakebread Cellars Producer website
Over 30 years ago, Jack Cakebread came to photograph the Napa Valley for a book and while there, he casually mentioned his interest in one day owning a vineyard to some family friends who had a ranch in Rutherford. When he returned home that afternoon, the phone rang and it was the family friends offering to sell their property. He headed back up to the valley that same afternoon to make his best offer, and Cakebread Cellars was born. As the Cakebread family reflects upon the many profound changes in the wine industry over the last 33 years, such as innovative farming techniques and new methods of reaching out to consumers, they note that their key values have remained the same. Dedication to making the highest quality wines and a commitment to family has followed a continuum as their first small vineyard has grown into a thriving internationally distributed wine company.Zinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Red Hills Lake County Federal Register entry establishing the "Red Hills Lake County" Viticultural Area. The "Red Hills Lake County" AVA is entirely within the "Lake County" AVA. |
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