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Types of Wine: Zinfandel

A true California original, Zinfandel goes with just about everything Americans love to eat!

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Zinfandel Food Pairings

From A to Zin

A zany shape-shifter, Zinfandel grapes produce wines that play across the spectrum, from fruity reds with acidic zip to big, tannic monsters loaded with spice.

Try lighter, lower alcohol versions with gently spicy foods and bigger, more tannic Zinfandels with foods like grilled beef.

Aromas:
Wild berries, raspberry, plum, pepper, bramble, earthy smells.

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Recipes to Pair with Zinfandel

Zinfandel is an amazing food wine. It pairs with all the American classics: ribs, pizzas, burgers, chili, meatloaf, roasted meats, you name it.

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California Girl

For a classic California experience, try Zin with a grilled burger topped with Monterey Jack cheese! It's also a good pair with ethnic cuisines, particularly moderately spicy Mexican meat dishes and tandoori chicken or lamb.

White Zinfandel

White Zinfandel, on the other hand, is actually a white wine made from red Zinfandel grapes. The juice of all wine grapes is actually "white." Red wines get their color by spending time soaking with their pigment-giving skins. The juice that makes White Zinfandel has simply been removed from the skins directly after the grapes were pressed.

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panos7777

Aug. 15, 2009 7:27 am

GOOD WINE

Starkey

Sep. 10, 2009 7:05 am

I create my own Zinfandel wine cooler by adding some ice to the glass, then ginger ale + a little Marachino cherry juice or grenadine..... About 3/4 glass of wine, then ginger ale/cherry juice to taste. Delicious.

peachmp7

Oct. 3, 2009 8:55 am

I love wine...esp Zinfandel...and I also tried "Panos7777" creation and that was delicious as well.

DanaCH

Nov. 3, 2009 5:52 am

While living in Italy, we fell in love with the Primitivo grape (among a few others) and drank it often. When we moved back to the states, we tried a bottle of zin and were amazed at how similar it tasted. Come to find out, the american zinfandel is grown from the italian primitivo grape that was brought to california years ago. we're so relieved to have found one of our favorites here without having to pay through the nose to get it (now if we could just get someone to start growing Aglianico and Nero d'Avola in the states, we'd be set!)