Behind the Cork™ - Easton Zinfandel
2016 Easton Zinfandel ($18) Easton Wines was founded in the late 80s by husband and wife team Bill Easton and Jane O’Riordan. Bill puts his family name, EASTON, on their non-Rhône varietal wines. Th…
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Behind the Cork™ - Rombauer Zinfandel
2018 Rombauer Zinfandel ($42) Koerner and Joan Rombauer established Rombauer Vineyards in 1980, and in 1984 they released their first California-style Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon wines. One in…
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Behind the Cork™ - Sonoma Grove Zinfandel
2022 Sonoma Grove Zinfandel ($8) This Sonoma Grove 2022 Zinfandel is produced for the Navigator Wine Collection (formerly Precision Wine Company). They cellar and bottle the wine. The actual wine pro…
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Behind the Cork™ - Frank Family Napa Zinfandel
2017 Frank Family Napa Zinfandel ($38) Rich Frank, the founder of Frank Family Winery, developed a passion for wine, particularly Bordeaux and Italian wines, during his extensive travels as the forme…
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Behind the Cork™ - Cline Eight Spur Zinfandel
2020 Cline Eight Spur Dry Creek Zinfandel ($25) Cline Family Cellars, a certified sustainable family-owned and operated winery and vineyard holder based in the Carneros wine appellation of Sonoma Cou…
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Behind the Cork™ - Cline Family Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel
2020 Cline Family Ancient Vines Zinfandel ($16) Fred Cline founded Cline Family Cellars in 1982 in Oakley, California, which is part of Conta Costa County. With this 40th year vintage, they have crea…
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Behind the Cork™ - Wines of Silvia Cellars
Silvia Cellars is a small family-owned winery whose mission is to produce a small number of high-quality California wines from some of California’s best vineyards. And, matching vineyard to varietal i…
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Behind the Cork™ - Rombauer El Dorado Twin Rivers Zinfandel
2017 Rombauer El Dorado “Twin Rivers” Zinfandel ($42) Rombauer’s El Dorado (“the golden”) Vineyard is located 1,650 feet above sea level in the Sierra Foothills of El Dorado County, California. Its s…
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Behind the Cork™ - Silvia Cellars Old Vine Zinfandel
2013 Dry Creek Old Vine Zinfandel Reserve ($35) The inspiration for Silvia Cellars began in 1885 on a family owned vineyard in Sicily. Striving to create quality wine for his dinner table, Nonno Sil…
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Behind the Cork™ - Rockpile Winery Zinfandel
2016 Rockpile Winery Zinfandel ($47) This Rockpile Zinfandel is produced by Mauritson wines in Heldsburg CA. The Rockpile Ridge Vineyard is located at nearly 1,200 feet in elevation in the Rockpile…
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