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Wine Details
Price:
$23.00 per bottle
Description:
The Luvisi & Frediani family history is one of those long Italian family stories, having many chapters, all which are of course simultaneously shouted by relatives across tables filled with roast turkey, ham, roast lamb, fresh home grown salads, home-cured olives, home-made ravioli, and of course, home-made wines.
Here is the short version: The Luvisi Family Vineyard is owned and operated by Don and Clarance Luvisi, 1st cousins to the Frediani family. The Luvisi and Frediani vineyards lie side by side, though they have been farmed separately for 3 generations. We hope to continue crushing small amounts of truly old vine zinfandels from both vineyards. This particular Zinfandel is sourced from vineyards planted in 1908
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Varietal Definition
Zinfandel:
Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California wine vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in the 'heel' of Italy. It is typically made into a robust red wine. Its taste depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruits like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas such as the Napa Valley, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas such as Sonoma County. Many Zinfandels come from head pruned ‘Old Vines’. ‘Old Vine’ is generally understood to mean a vine that is more than 50 years old and that produces less than three tons per acre. ‘Head Pruning’ is an old European style of pruning that trains the vine into the shape of a goblet. It requires no wires or other complex trellis systems. Head pruning spreads the fruit uniformly along the vine and allows light penetration.In the USA a semi-sweet Rosé (blush-style) wine called ‘White Zinfandel’ has achieved widespread popularity. In fact, this popularity has so outstripped all other forms that many fans think there is actually a grape called “White Zinfandel” (there isn’t)!
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