Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Rudy Miick's avatar

Well, I do not disagree with your premise. However, there are a couple things I find myself wondering about as I read your almost lovely treatise on Zin. First, bravo to naming Ridge, it's blending makes their zin consistent, pure magic. On your named list, I'm struck you don't mention the best kept zin secret in CA; likely in the world!. That would be A. Raffanelli in Sonoma! OMG...

#2, I believe you allude to this, a loveliness missed by many with this varietal: when made well its drinkable on release! Right now. The magic is we can lay down almost any vintage for a decade or more and it just gets "better,"... call me crazy.

I honor you as the guru, for those that haven't tried it, on our wine lists, "Raf" is the gold standard, ridge is a more expensive, very close 2nd time and again. Of course, try to find this outside sonoma... very rare to make it out of the valley! :) Great stuff as always Randy!

Expand full comment
Pat Birch's avatar

I’m going to invite Alder over to try some of my aged Geyserville and Lytton Springs.

Expand full comment
3 more comments...

No posts