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Jenn wrote:

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George M. Middius wrote:

roughplanet said:

NZ wineries do a very nice DRY Zinfandel. Interesting :-).

In the States, where almost all Zin comes from California, they run the
gamut from cheap plonk to Serious Banquet Wine. I bought my first bottle in
the '70s at university. I think it cost $8, and it was worth it. Can't
remember how I got the tip. Might have been Inglenook label.

I live in CA in the area where the "wine movie" Sideways was filmed.
I've never really liked wine, but I tried some Zin because of the buzz
around here about the movie, and because I sometimes play at wineries.
I've grown to rather like it.

That movie impacted Merlot sales negatively due to the lead character's
disdain for it. Ideally, "(i)t's Cabernet without the punishment,"
doesn't require aging and is relatively inexpensive for the quality
compared to pinots and cabs.

The Inglenook winery building is now home to Francis Coppola. The
Inglenook name is still out there with no connection to its former
owners or vineyards.

Stephen