Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP) proudly marks its 35th anniversary in 2026, celebrating more than three decades of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Liz Thach writes about wine business and wine lifestyle. With the summer heat in full stride and barbecue grills fired up, ...

As the family behind the first Black-owned winery in Napa Valley, they were outraged by a 2015 racist incident at a local ...

The zinfandel era is over at Troon Vineyard in Grants Pass. Meanwhile, an unexpected zinfandel resurrection is taking place at Silvan Ridge Winery in Eugene. What Bacchus taketh away, he occasionally ...

Zinfandel has baggage. All wine does, but with Zinfandel, it's not uncommon to hear people discuss America's quintessential grape variety in overly broad terms: super-ripe, overtly fruit-focused, high ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Liz Thach writes about wine business and wine lifestyle. In the winter of 1971 , Paul Draper, winemaker with Ridge Vineyards, ...

Following last month's excitement over the Napa Valley Wine Auction's $6.47 million weekend and Robert Mondavi's 90th birthday party, another milestone deserves recognition this year -- the 30th ...

Though it originates from Croatia, Zinfandel finds its fullest, most exuberant expression in the United States. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and ...

Of the thousand things that keep winemakers awake at night, label approvals rank near the bottom. But Carole Meredith has had good reason for insomnia. That's the newly revealed historic name for a ...

The comment from Preston G. of San Francisco seemed dismissive and definitive. Over the last month, as this column has been exploring zinfandels that were a step back from the popular over-the-top ...