Ravenswood winemaker Joel Peterson is the only vintner I know with a tombstone proudly displayed by the door of his tasting room. It’s a simple affair with the epitaph: To Err is Human, But to Zin is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Liz Thach writes about wine business and wine lifestyle. With the summer heat in full stride and barbecue grills fired up, ...

Back in 2014, the first year of Wine School, we spent some time drinking zinfandel. From my point of view, it did not go entirely well. Although I was a fan of zinfandel earlier in my wine-drinking ...

Though it originates from Croatia, Zinfandel finds its fullest, most exuberant expression in the United States. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and ...

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 ...

You might think you know white zinfandel: pink, sweet, and often served—yes—on the rocks. Fans buy a whopping 10 million cases annually, but the wine has always had an image problem. Serious wine ...

This time of year, I always gravitate back toward bigger red wines: cabernet, merlot and malbecs. But there's one grape that I always tend to forget about, and every time I try it, I'm reminded how ...

Following last month's excitement over the Napa Valley Wine Auction's $6.47 million weekend and Robert Mondavi's 90th birthday party, another milestone deserves recognition this year -- the 30th ...

Zinfandel has baggage. All wine does, but with Zinfandel, it's not uncommon to hear people discuss America's quintessential grape variety in overly broad terms: super-ripe, overtly fruit-focused, high ...