On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:41:01 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> wrote:

>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in
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>> After the meeting D and I took a drive down TX Hwy 66 to Rockwall and
>> then a bit north to the San Martino Winery
>> (http://www.sanmartinowinery.com/) which we'd heard about for years,
>> but had never visited. It turned out to be a pretty civilized place.
>> D got a glass of Zinfandel and I had some of their Tempranillo, which
>> I quite liked. At first the Zin in D's glass was a bit rambunctious,
>> but it settled down after a few moments. Big red wines sometimes need
>> to breathe a bit.
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>Zinfandel is not a 'big wine' in any sense of the word.

"Zinfandel as a red wine can be made light and fruity, much like
French Beaujolais, or lively, complex and age worthy, like Cabernet or
claret. It can also be made into big, ripe, high alcohol style wines
that resemble Port. Zinfandel is also a component of most California
"jug" wines, since it is the most widely planted red wine grape."

Source: http://www.winepros.org/wine101/grap.../zinfandel.htm

This one was big.
--
modom

ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat