Comments on: ZAP! (Zinfandel Advocates & Producers) – Episode #612

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:50:19 +0000

Gary I am a huge fan of Storybook Mountain Zins and Jerry Seps, yourreview sounded to me like maybe the winemaker really brought out the best in the fruit he had to work with.

QOTD: Best event was put on by a retailer in Tampa in March or April of 2003, first time I ever tasted Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc and it blew my socks off. I’ve been a huge NZ SB fan ever since!

By: JudeMurphy

JudeMurphy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:27:40 +0000

As I’ve seen is the case with lots of others by the other comments- I’ve never been to such an event!
There should be far more of them!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:45:23 +0000

Definitely the Annual Italian Festival at Raffaldini Vineyards. Best wine in NC.

By: David

David — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:46:54 +0000

Wine and chocolate in Lodi CA. I wen’t last year it was cool. It’s comming up on the 14th and 15th of Feburary. I always heard the wine and cheese expo was good in Riverbank CA, but I was not impressed this year.

By: Purple Toothed Bandit

Purple Toothed Bandit — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:20:27 +0000

I have yet to attend a wine festival but am preparing for a Sonoma barrel tasting tour in April…. I hear it’s a pretty fun event!

By: Ryan D

Ryan D — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:24:50 +0000

QotD: The in-store Vayniac appreciation meet and greet aka The Carnival of Wine Enthusiasm, of course

By: yowens

yowens — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:25:33 +0000

I’m a huge zinhead (go Bella!), we’ll have to go to ZAP one year. QOTD: I’ve only been to one; it was a wine dinner for an Italian wine producer who I can’t remember. It was a great experience; sharing wine stories across the table, the wine maker sat next to us!

By: KMurph

KMurph — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:17:31 +0000

I just got into a Zin the other day. It was good to try stuff from the New World.

QOTD: I’d have to say the Boston Wine Expo. It was a lotta fun.

By: JayZee

JayZee — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:50:19 +0000

ZAP! would definitely be cool to attebd.

QOTD: Best wine event was probably the Cleveland International Wine Show in May 2008. I got to taste about 54 wines and that was the most I have ever had in one tasting. It was wonderful and exhausting. I hope they do it again this year.

By: Andy G

Andy G — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:03:56 +0000

great show! I was just at the ZAP grand tasting yesterday in SF. Some very good wines to be had. The ‘06 vintage was a good year overall for Zin. Less alc and not as overly jammy fruit, great balanced wines.
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best wine event is family winemakers, usually in march every year in SF and LA.