WBW #60 Round Up: I Have Zinned

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Sonadora

A hearty thanks to all who busted out some Zin to participate in the 5th birthday of WBW! As you probably gathered by now, I set the theme for this momentous occasion to I Have Zinned. I asked everyone to grab a bottle of Zin and pair it with their favorite grilled or BBQ food.  [...]

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Is it summer yet?

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Sonadora

Although I grew up in New England and didn’t leave until about 5 years ago, I’m tired of winter this year. It hasn’t even been a particularly bad winter here, and certainly not by the standards I was used to, but nonetheless, I want summer. So with that in mind I am pretending and drinking [...]

Filed under: California, Mazzocco Vineyards, Sauvignon Blanc, White | 3 Comments »

Reaching New Heights

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Sonadora

At 16.9% alcohol by volume, this wine is the most alcoholic (besides a port) that I can ever recall drinking. Thankfully, it didn’t seem over-extracted or have any of the qualities I tend to see in some overly-alcoholic wines. The wine was a Mazzocco 2004 Zinfandel from Alexander Valley out of Stone Ranch Vineyard. It [...]

Filed under: California, Mazzocco Vineyards, Red, Zinfandel | 5 Comments »

Decant this!

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Sonadora

This wine needs to come with a warning: decant before attempting to drink or risk lighting yourself on fire with the fumes. The wine itself is a 2002 Mazzocco Merlot. Weighing in at 15% alcohol by volume, the bottle had a real cork and cost us $25 at the winery. (One of our purchases on [...]

Filed under: California, Mazzocco Vineyards, Merlot, Red | 5 Comments »

A Random Stop

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Sonadora

One afternoon on our trip we were bored and had managed to hit all the places I had planned on us seeing. As we were driving around we decided to stop at a winery on the road called Mazzocco. The tasting room set up on slight hill among the vineyards was very pretty, especially later [...]

Filed under: California, Mazzocco Vineyards, Tasting, Vineyards | 2 Comments »

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