"Schizoid Man" wrote in message
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"Margaret von B." wrote in message

Currenly I'm enjoying a Rancho Zabaco Dry Creek Valley 2000 Reserve
Zinfandel. As a snack I have real swedish ginger snaps with Gorgonzola
and Cognag seared pears. I'm listening to Andrea Bocelli through my Grado
RS-1 headphones trying to figure out why I like him so much.

Rancho Zabaco's decent and unspectacular. A couple of I had gone up to
Sonoma with some clients on an off-site and visited a vineyard called
Kunde. Their zin was simply astonishing. I've never seen it in liquor
stores or at a wine merchant. However, wine.com do carry it for $13 a
bottle.


Now I know why I have always liked you, young man. Kunde is indeed a fine
winery known for its quality red wines here in Texas. While one can never
argue about matters of taste, are you sure that the RZ Zin you sampled was
the Dry Creek Valley one and not the Dancing Bull? There's a BIG difference
between the two and you owe yourself to taste the DCV if not certain. While
I wouldn't call it spectacular, it is a great value when it comes to CA
Zinfandels IMHO. If you're a Zin lover, you may also want to check into
Rosenblum, Zoom, Seghesio and 7 Deadly Zins for different interpretations of
the style that are all priced reasonably enough to be daily drinkers.

Cheers,

Margaret


PS. You need to lighten up. :-)