The joy of Zinfandel and Rosé! Our next Pour+Explore will embrace the “Summer Meets Fall” theme at St. Francis Winery on Friday September 18th getting into some varietal details with their star winemaker Katie Madigan here on The Varietal Show.
Featuring a slew of wineries as well as members of ZAP & WDCV, serving their finest Dry Rosé Delights and a brilliant collection of Zinfandel wines for all of us that evening!!! See the list of wineries and get your TICKETS while you can.
Join us for Pour + Explore: Rosé + Zinfandel — Summer Meets Fall, an evening celebrating two distinctive sides of Sonoma County wine. Sip vibrant Rosés that capture the bright, refreshing flavors of summer alongside bold, expressive Zinfandels perfectly suited to the season ahead.
Enjoy a walk-around tasting featuring wines from Sonoma County wineries. Light appetizers will complement the wines as you take in the beautiful surroundings of St. Francis Winery & Vineyards and connect with fellow wine lovers. Get your TICKETS!
Participating Wineries include Alexander Valley Vineyards, Breathless Sparkling Wines, Christopher Creek Winery, Comstock Wines, Dutcher Crossing Winery, Gamba Vineyards & Winery, Kunde Family Winery, Limerick Lane Cellars, Marchelle Wines, Martinelli Winery, Mascarin Family Wines, Papapietro Perry Winery, Seghesio Family Vineyards, Solo Nostro Wines, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Stuhlmuller Vineyards, Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley & MORE!
Enjoy these video and pictures from this epic Zinfandel Tasting & Luncheon was held on August 25th, hosted by our Sawyer-Casale Wine Education Team, at the The Firehouse to honor the great Rebecca Robinson! She was an amazing proponent and leader for the ZAP movement, and in July retired from her brilliant 30-year career as the Executive Director of the Zinfandel Advocates & Producers.
It was a true pleasure to taste, share and discuss top wines from that three decade span with the all-star cast of Zinfandel’s finest producers who joined us at this very special event!
THE VARIETAL SHOW is at Hartford Family Winery, talking about the divine history of Zinfandel vines grown in Sonoma County with rockstar winemaker Jeff Stewart, who will be pouring these fab wines with us at the exclusive Sonoma County Vintners Pour & Explore Zinfandel Tasting happening this Thursday, July 10th at St. Francis Winery & Vineyard in Kenwood from 5:30-7:30 PM. More information & TICKETS HERE!
Passionate talk with star winemaker Katie Madigan of St. Francis Winery & Vineyards about the virtues of the legendary Zinfandel grape and the upcoming Pour+Explore bySonoma County Vintners who helped put this grape on the world map!
For TICKETS and more info about this epic ZIN tasting event on Thursday July 10th, visit the SCV website: Katie, the SCV, ZAP members, WDCV and I all hope to see you there!
Join Sonoma County Vintners and Sawyer Somm for this exclusive wine tasting event at St Francis Winery & Vineyards featuring a special selection of Zinfandels from over 25 wineries across Sonoma County!
This festive evening (5:30-7:30pm) includes a walk-around tasting of a curated selection of wines from each vintner, paired with appetizers crafted by the St. Francis culinary team and Executive Chef Peter Janiak. You’ll enjoy a special selection of delicious dishes that are perfect pairings with Zinfandel; Smoked Pulled Pork Sliders with Peach BBQ Sauce; Esquite Bowls with Blackened Corn and Roasted Poblano Aioli; Fried Chicken Skewers with Tahini Yogurt and Charred Green Tomato Tabbouleh
TICKETS available now!
Some featured Sonoma County producers include A. Rafanelli Winery, BACA, Benovia, Bricoleur Vineyards, Buena Vista Winery, Comstock Wines, Croix Estate, DeLoach Vineyards, Dry Creek Vineyard, Dutcher Crossing Winery, Flambeaux Wine, Gamba Vineyards & Winery, Hartford Family Winery, Ledson, Limerick Lane Cellars, Martinelli Winery, Mauritson Wines, Muscardini Cellars, Papapietro Perry Winery, Saini Vineyards, Seghesio Family Vineyards, Solo Nostro, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Trentadue Winery, WALT, Williams Selyem, Zialena and more!
Stuck in Lodi again? HELL yeah!Join THE VARIETAL SHOW for this special visit with Mohr-Fry Ranches, recently awarded 2025 Vineyard of the Year by California State Fair for “Marian’s Vineyard”. We discuss gnarly old Zinfandel vines, the amazing Fry family who care for this famous vineyard planted in 1901, and a collection of seven other wonderful old Zinfandel plantings.
Joining us are my great friends Lodi Mayor Emeritus Mark Chandler, Stuart Spencer of St. Amant Winery (whose family has worked with the precious fruit from this historic vineyard for over three decades), and Fry family father Jerry, son Bruce and granddaughter Morgan (holding my camera).
The perfect #Zinning combination, THE VARIETAL SHOW talks to winemaker David Natali, of Robert Biale Vineyards: Focus in on Zinfandel, the official state grape of California, and its origins in Napa Valley. From this traditional farming region, we discuss old vines averaging 50 years old and celebrate the revered vineyards. Taste the history with us: 2022 Black Chicken, Napa Valley; 2022 Dickerson Vineyard, St Helena, Napa Valley; 2022 Morisoli Vineyard, Rutherford, Napa Valley
Join us for more #Zinning moments at ZAP in SF Jan 25-27!
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THE VARIETAL SHOW visits star winemaker Shauna Rosenblum of Ridge Vineyards, on the Lytton Springs Road property in Healdsburg. During this year of Dry Creek Valley appellation’s 40th Anniversary, we celebrate the joys of Zinfandel, and the unique soil, weather, microclimates, old vines of different regions for growing the grapes; tasting their 2021 Zins from Geyserville, Lytton Springs & Paso Robles. Looking forward to the great ZAP event in January so mark your calendars!
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Did you miss Zinfandel Day on Thursday November 19th? That’s OK, I have you covered here for an extended celebration with my recent article Preserving the Zinfandel Legacy of Mendocino County published on the ZAP Blog. (And mark your calendar for some social zintancing with ZinEx in January 2021!)
It was my pleasure to taste and muse about the fabulous flavors from a memorable visit up north: My Mendocino trek also involved a few conversations that are documented on The Varietal Show, from my YouTube channel; including Chef Mark Dym of Little River Inn; Steve Alden spinning the tale of Murder Ridge; and this extra little repost below from my visit with Lorenzo Pacini at the famous Pacini Vineyard! Enjoy and FOLLOW my channel for more exciting episodes to come . . .
Where’s Waldo? Find the visitor flying around in one of these three videos. Name that bird! #GoMendo
