 Contest yields best reds, whites |
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Many thanks to all who e-mailed me with their picks in our contest to find the best values in house white and red wine.
Those who wrote every week since the contest began will receive one copy of Billy's Best Bottles Wines '06 guide. But I'd also like to thank those who participated when they could -- exemplified by one writer who wrote, "We didn't have much time this weekend therefore had both wines with pizza." ... |
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| The original zin |
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When I uncork one bottle of zinfandel, I am sometimes reminded of the Bob Dylan line "There's no success like failure and failure's no success at all." That's because when many producers of California's signature grape think they're succeeding, I think they're failing.
Specifically, success for many zinfandel producers means turning out raisiny, almost port-like reds that have one big lemon wedge of acidity. I've heard some noted producers describe that extreme, tart, raisin-pie style as the quintessence of zinfandel. ... |
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