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Wine Details
Price:
$25.00 per bottle
Description:
In the fall, we released our " Ricordo" wine. Ricordo in Italian means, "rememberance". Our Ricordo is a blend of varieties of grapes the Italians used in their favorite "Dago Red" made back in the 1930s through the 1960s in the Dry Creek area of Sonoma county. The grapes used to make this wine were crushed in an antique Toulousse & Delorieux wooden wine press. The blend for the Ricordo is 75% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Sirah, 5% Alicante, 5% Carignane and aprx. 2% Golden Chasselas. These grapes come from our own vineyard, our neighbors' vineyard, Randy and Chalotte Paulling and from Carreras Vineyards. All of the vineyards are in Dry Creek appellation and are farmed by Joe.
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Varietal Definition
Zinfandel:
Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California wine vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in the 'heel' of Italy. It is typically made into a robust red wine. Its taste depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruits like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas such as the Napa Valley, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas such as Sonoma County. Many Zinfandels come from head pruned ‘Old Vines’. ‘Old Vine’ is generally understood to mean a vine that is more than 50 years old and that produces less than three tons per acre. ‘Head Pruning’ is an old European style of pruning that trains the vine into the shape of a goblet. It requires no wires or other complex trellis systems. Head pruning spreads the fruit uniformly along the vine and allows light penetration.In the USA a semi-sweet Rosé (blush-style) wine called ‘White Zinfandel’ has achieved widespread popularity. In fact, this popularity has so outstripped all other forms that many fans think there is actually a grape called “White Zinfandel” (there isn’t)!
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