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02/16/2011

A Paean to Zinfandel:
Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival March 18-20

 

March. The end of winter and cold feet, of leaving for work in the dark and coming home in the dark. It's almost time to dust off the barbecue; our hunter-gatherer instinct awakens and hungers for blackened, peppered steaks and grilled vegetables.

This month is our paean salute, our end-of-winter bonfire, our celebration of everything wine symbolizes—good food, warmth, red berries and red lips, sunlight and firelight, and most of all, the mystery of earth's bounty and man's eagerness to preserve it.

Some zinfandels are elegant yet barbaric contenders for a Gallic throne, mysterious and powerful, with layers of complexity under a velvet mantle. Some are distinctively New World zinfandels—brash, bold and individualistic. Late harvest zinfandels and syrahs with dark, divine flavors strike a resonant note deep in your soul on a chilly night.

Each season's harvest is different, a reflection of the winds, the moons, and man's ability to capture earth's magnificence in a bottle.

Join us for Paso Robles' annual Zinfandel Festival, March 18-20.

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Love the Zin Fest. We'll be there! Thanks for the reminder.

Posted by: Jaime | 02/18/2011 at 03:19 PM

Mary, Donna and I were in Windsor last week and met a fellow blogger named Mike Madigan, he is a wine writer and works at a local winery in the tasting room. I asked if he knew you and I think he did. Can't remember. Anyway he was an interesting guy and you might want to check out his website. mikeslognoblog.blogspot.com

Posted by: Ed Smith | 03/10/2011 at 10:58 AM

Thanks, Ed! I looked him up on Facebook too and sent him a quick hello. Always happy to meet a fellow wine blogger!

Posted by: Mary B. | 03/29/2011 at 11:36 PM

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