Big Bad Zin

Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2017

Primarily a Sonoma Zin. A touch of Petite Syrah and Carignan are added. Big black cherry and boysenberry fruit with hints of licorice and black tea. Lots of exotic spice flavors on the finish. Medium bodied. Fresh and juicy, but balanced and especially smooth. Great compliment to barbecue. — 5 years ago

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Michael David Winery

Earthquake Lodi Zinfandel 2016

Big bold Zin with some spice! — 7 years ago

Hahn Winery

Boneshaker Lodi Zinfandel 2015

Big, bold, slightly spicy zin. Great with mushroom burger. Good medium-length finish. BlackBerry, blueberry throughout. Big mouthfeel. Also good by itself in a cold night. — 7 years ago

Elissa Baker
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Epic Brewing

Big Bad Baptist Exponential Series Imperial Stout 2016

Pours a thick dark black with almost no head. Chocolate, vanilla, coffee, molasses, and bourbon all playing nicely with each other with no one flavor overpowering the others. A very nice barrel aged stout. — 9 years ago

Two Vintners

Stone Tree Vineyard Zinfandel

Damn, this 2014 vintage is now my favorite WA state Zin, period! Yes, it's hot (16.9%), but Zin is usually hot. This is packed with big, jammy black fruit that eases into sweet leather and peppery notes. This is freaking great!! — 9 years ago

Cherish Hart
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Bella Vineyards

Big River Ranch Zinfandel 2013

Big red fruit. Well structured zin. Lively tannins. — 9 years ago

Lene Hessner
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Rombauer Vineyards

Napa Valley Zinfandel

A big Zin! Jammy notes. — 6 years ago

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Started off tight and tannic with a lot of green vegetable notes. After about an hour in the decanter all the big fruit came through on the nose and palate. Viscous, but not in bad way. Smooth and velvety finish. — 7 years ago

Grey Wolf Cellars

Big Bad Wolf Zinfandel Blend 1999

This was the 1999 Barton Family Reserve zin. Not the big bad wolf. Couldn’t find this in the DB. Amazed it held up. Very soft for a zin, closer to a Pinot, plum, cloves, earth, apricot. — 7 years ago

Klinker Brick

Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2013

Not a big zinfandel person. Don’t mind a blend . Straight ZIN doesn’t interest me anymore at all. — 8 years ago

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Michael David Winery

7 Deadly Zins Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2014

Surprised by a red zin. So used to white zin that are fruitie that the complex flavor with more of a spicy taste won me over. I am a red zin fan. Light body with a big flavor. — 9 years ago

Klinker Brick

Old Ghost Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2012

Wow! Big and bold fruit flavors. Agree with all the other comments. Too bad sold out. — 9 years ago

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Oak Ridge Winery

OZV Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel

Excellent zin. Big fruit flavor. Nice nose. — 9 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2016

Could use a bit of time - though not a crime to drink with at least 30 min of air. Unmistakable Zin - big fruit and spice. Thoroughly enjoyable and a wine that doesn’t require a high IQ to enjoy. — 6 years ago

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Turley

Hayne Vineyard Zinfandel 2010

Shay A
9.4

BBQ & Zin night!

1 of 5 Turley zins tonight. This eeked out the win for my favorite Turley of the night. Very full throttle without being rocket fuel like. Big blue and black fruits, charcoal, toasted oak, savory herb and a touch of menthol.
— 7 years ago

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@Shay A: The Hayne Zin is always fantastic. Get a hold of an old Hayne Petit from Turley for some fun!
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@Bryan Kesting : Nice, I’ll have to look for that one!

Robert Biale Vineyards

Black Chicken Napa Valley Zinfandel 2012


2012 Robert Biale Black Chicken Zin

This is not dark, big but rather fresh, juicy and bright zin. Blackberry, bright cherry and cinnamon. Enjoyable now, but I should have cellared a few more years for my preference.


色の濃い、果実の味わいがしっかりと感じられる骨太なワインではなく、フレッシュで繊細さを兼ね備えたジンファンデル。個人的な好みとしてはもう少し熟成させて飲むべきだったかも。

— 8 years ago

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The Prisoner Wine Company

Saldo California Zinfandel

Great zin!! Big and bold, but not as fruity as many zins. Had it with a beef sausage Blue Apron dish. — 8 years ago

Michael Anderson
with Michael

Belle Glos

Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

Big robust Pinot. Light silky mouthfeel with big and rich fruit. Blackberry in color and in taste. Jammy with a long lingering finish. Not a typical Pinot, drinks more like a zin/cab. Would give it a 9.0-9.1, but dinged it a bit given the price point. — 9 years ago

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Home Ranch Estate Alexander Valley Zinfandel 2011

Great straight out of the bottle and paired with our tri blend burgers tonight! Black cherry, currant, mocha up front with plenty of lingering tannin and spice. Another solid big bold Zin — 9 years ago

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