A Croatian grape that's been cultivated for hundreds, if not thousands of years, nobody's certain where Zinfandel got its name. What is certain is that this is a robust wine with two distinct faces.

We had some friends over for dinner and they brought a bottle of old vine Zinfandel, I think from California. I had never had that and I was intrigued by the name. What does old vine mean? Well, lo ...

California has zinfandel vines that are more than 140 years old. But when you buy a bottle of “old vine” zinfandel, don’t assume that the grapes are from such venerable vines. There’s no legal ...

Tasting old vine zinfandel is like tasting history. That’s how winemaker Eric Aafedt sees it. Tasting old vine zinfandel is like tasting history. That’s how Eric Aafedt sees it. Aafedt is the director ...

I have a thing for old vines. But before I go on about why they're so cool, let me give you the bad news first. They're gnarly. Crotchety. Less vigorous. Challenging to prune and harvest. And a little ...

For the keeper of the (wine) cellar key—the family’s designated holiday somm—the silver lining in a smaller Thanksgiving gathering this year is that the job will be easy. No need to supply the ...

The zinfandel era is over at Troon Vineyard in Grants Pass. Meanwhile, an unexpected zinfandel resurrection is taking place at Silvan Ridge Winery in Eugene. What Bacchus taketh away, he occasionally ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LODI — Lodi is sometimes called the ...

California has zinfandel vines that are more than 140 years old. But when you buy a bottle of “old vine” zinfandel, don’t assume that the grapes are from such venerable vines. There’s no legal ...