now and zin wine blog: Recent Comments

Comment on Oak Ridge Winery OZV Old Vine Zinfandel 2008

Randy Fuller — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:44:04 GMT

Lodi does do some good things with Zinfandel. Mark. I'm happy you enjoyed it.

Comment on Oak Ridge Winery OZV Old Vine Zinfandel 2008

Mark Noterman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:09 GMT

Bought ozv on sale for $10.00 reg $15.99 and just fell in love with it. Bought 4 more bottles. Great wine Lodi does a great job on Zins, I like it better than 7 deadly zins. Just a treat.

Comment on Cimarone Reserve Syrah 2008

Randy Fuller — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:29:12 GMT

I agree with you about the wine, Shawn. Also about Andrew Murray as a great winemaker. We're lucky to have him in the Central Coast!

Comment on Cimarone Reserve Syrah 2008

Wandering Wino — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:01:40 GMT

Good stuff Randy! I appreciate the "geeky" stuff! I had this wine the other day. Once this wine opened up, I could not believe how well it's drinking for a 2010! I can only imagine what a couple years will do for this really nice Syrah. Add Andrew Murray, the Syrah/Rhone legend, and 2011 will be fun to see!

Comment on Cimarone Gran Premio Sangiovese 2008

Randy Fuller — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:15:17 GMT

The pleasure was mine, Roger.

Comment on Cimarone Gran Premio Sangiovese 2008

Roger Higgins — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:56:28 GMT

Thanks for taking the time to review our Gran Premio Sangiovese Randy - we're delighted you enjoyed it!

Comment on Blood Of The Vines: Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Randy Fuller — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:47:53 GMT

Rosenblum makes a chocolate-infused Zinfandel called Desiree. Check it out if you like chocolate and wine together. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=desiree+chocolate+wine&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1212442624828328469&sa=X&ei=sQITT8L9LeiLiAKj1aykDQ&ved=0CCoQ8wIwAA

Comment on Blood Of The Vines: Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Chocovine — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:14:11 GMT

I just had my first ChocoWine this past weekend. I liked it a lot, and so did about 4 of 5 others at the dinner. It had more of a alcohol bite than I expected, but not to an unpleasant level. Our bottle was 14% alcohol. You could just tell it had a bit of a kick.

Comment on Santa Barbara Wine: A Hot Time In Pasadena

Randy Fuller — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:03:41 GMT

I agree wholeheartedly with your high opinion of Santa Barbara County wines, and I sympathize that you have run out. Hopefully, you'll correct that situation and never let it happen again. Thanks for reading!

Comment on Santa Barbara Wine: A Hot Time In Pasadena

Melanie Lane — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:15:57 GMT

Santa Barbara wines should be featured all over the place. Their pinots are out of this world. Wish I had some more but I ran through the bottles I bought when I was there a few months ago. Such a shame! I'll have to go back and get some more. Aruthur Earl is one of my favorites to go to in Los Olivos. Good selection and I am never disappointed. I really enjoy staying at the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). Downtown Santa Barbara and close to a lot more then just wineries!