Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zinfandel is the most American of grapes. Sure, there are other varieties of Vitis vinifera that have been here longer (Mission, ...

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, ...

The comment from Preston G. of San Francisco seemed dismissive and definitive. Over the last month, as this column has been exploring zinfandels that were a step back from the popular over-the-top ...

LEE MARTINELLI SR. IS 87, and he can read his family on the trunks of his vineyard the way other people read a photo album.

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 ...

The Heritage Vineyard Project was a collaboration between UC Davis and ZAP. Phase one of the Oakville, Napa Valley research vineyard tested grape variability from select superior old vine Zinfandel ...

If you believe that California's future can be defined by its past, just take a look at these selections. Zinfandel, of course, has always been the state's grape - and right now it has more serious ...

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 ...

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 ...