{"id":10739,"date":"2022-04-07T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=10739"},"modified":"2022-08-17T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T11:50:42","slug":"grape-expectations-zinfandel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/grape-expectations-zinfandel\/","title":{"rendered":"Grape Expectations: Zinfandel"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-04-07T12:46:01+01:00\" title=\"7 April 2022 at 12:46:01 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">4 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Grape Expectations: Zinfandel<\/h2><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1\/5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/primitivo-tenuta-del-pajaru-igt-puglia\" aria-label=\"Wordpress Bottles (3)\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-3-465x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-3-465x1024.jpg 465w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-3-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-3.jpg 871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4\/5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>It may seem counterintuitive to base a column on a full-bodied red grape variety just as we are starting to experience some warmer weather, but let\u2019s face it, this is England and we will probably still be at home most evenings sheltering from the rain.<\/p>\n<p>Like many grape varieties, there is some dispute as to where <strong>Zinfandel<\/strong> originates. One thing is certain, though, it is not the country where it is most famous \u2013 and that is <strong>America <\/strong>(native American grape vines have a reputation for tasting rather \u2018interesting\u2019 to be polite about it). In <strong>California<\/strong> you will find treasure troves of old vine Zinfandel producing full bodied red wines with flavours of raisins and spice. Please ignore the misleadingly named <strong>White Zinfandel<\/strong> which is actually a ros\u00e9 and has more in common with an alcopop than a wine.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Puglia<\/strong>, and various other parts of Southern Italy, Zinfandel can be found under the name of <strong>Primitivo<\/strong> (or should that be \u2018in California, Primitivo can be found under the name of Zinfandel\u2019?). Here the wines have the classic Italian dash of acidity, making them excellent candidates for pairing with rich pasta dishes (or whatever else you happen to be cooking \u2013 you all know my opinions about food and wine pairing).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primitivo Tenuta del Pajaru, IGT Puglia \u2013 <\/strong>Rich and deep dark berry fruit with a flash of freshness. A very satisfying glass of wine and a taste of the quality you can find from southern Italy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/primitivo-tenuta-del-pajaru-igt-puglia\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Find it here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Ted Sandbach<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Ted studied History and Physical Education at Loughborough University before teaching at Magdalen College School in Oxford for 7 years. He gave up teaching to follow his passion for wine and cut his teeth at Stevens Garnier in Wine retail. During this time he travelled extensively and took his wine exams including the Diploma \u2013 which he will admit is much harder these days! Frustration and ambition prompted him to start The Oxford Hamper Company in 1985 which by 1992 had metamorphosed into The Oxford Wine Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4 years agoGrape Expectations: ZinfandelIt may seem counterintuitive to base a column on a full-bodied red grape variety just as we are starting to experience some warmer weather, but let\u2019s...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grape-expectations","category-oxford_wine_blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Grape Expectations: Zinfandel - 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