Our White Zinfandel is bright and crisp, making it an ideal wine to enjoy on a warm afternoon. It is slightly sweet, with clean acidity, intense aromas, and flavors of watermelon, sour cherry, and strawberry from start to finish. Our White Zinfandel’s light, refreshing flavors make it an enjoyably versatile wine that pairs well with a spicy Cajun dish, light appetizers, fruit, and tangy cheeses.
SEASON
The year started and finished with ample water in the ground and in the reservoirs. An earlier-than-normal bud break with no frost events rolled into warm, sunny spring days. Summer offered classic ripening with cool night and morning temperatures and moderate days. August heated up, bringing the fruit to optimum ripeness for harvest.
GROWING REGION
We source our Zinfandel grapes from many vineyards across California to create the fruit-forward flavor profile and delicate characteristics that we desire.
WINEMAKING
We crafted a portion of this wine using a French technique called saignée (sen-yay), which gives the wine its appealing pastel color and bright berry fruit flavors. Saignée means “to bleed,” and we bled off colors, aromas, and flavors from the skins of the lightly crushed red grapes without extracting dark color or tannins. The free-run juice was then cold-fermented to highlight the fresh fruit personality. Our White Zinfandel’s fresh, lively character is best enjoyed within a year or two of the vintage.
