I need to buy an extra nice bottle of red wine for a dear friend. He loves good California Zinfandels and Australian Shiraz. There are so many to choose from. Can anyone make a suggestion. My price range is up to $50
2007-10-10 06:33:01 · 13 answers · asked by gawdhed 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
We live in northern California and one of the things we love to do is go to wineries. We live less than one hour from Napa valley. I have also been the Origin wine country and know some of these wines. Australia wines are good, but we have so much California in our cellar.
California Zinfandel you have a lot of choices. Here is a small list of stuff we know :
A.Rafanelli – They are in the Dry Creek and have been producing top quality Zinfandel for years. They are famous for their zin. Unfortunate, I have seen shop owners mark it up a lot. We can get them for $32.00. We order direct.
http://www.arafanelliwinery.com/
Elyse – Napa. They do a good job on zins.
http://www.elysewinery.com/
Mauritson – In the Dry Creek Valley
http://www.mauritsonwines.com
Rosenblum - They do a lot of different zinfandels. You should be able to find these wines.
http://www.rosenblumcellars.com/
Here is a good web site. http://www.ewineinfo.com
2007-10-11 10:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D'Arenberg winery is an Australian winery that makes alot of good reds (mainly shiraz). They have several in the $20 - $50 range. I have enjoyed every wine that I have ever tasted by this winery. My favorite is a shiraz called "The Dead Arm". It usually runs around $70, which is more than you want to spend.
2007-10-10 15:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by Spiderman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love zinfandel. especially from the central coast area of california. Dry Creek valley is nice.
wild horse in paso robles, california is $18
ridge vineyards makes a bunch of zin blends that are mixed with stuff like petit verdot in the $20 - $35 range.
silverado vineyardes in napa makes a nice zin as does cline cellars in sonoma.
2007-10-10 22:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penfolds makes a good shiraz. It should be within your price limit.
Penfolds is an Australian winery.
2007-10-10 14:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by Louie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For that price you can get a great Chianti Classico -
Zinfandel is pathetic - 50 $ for that ??? poor you
http://www.wineandco.com/catalogue-region.php?id=6012&id_appelation=173
http://www.rouge-blanc.com//index.php?pg=ListeSelection&sp=vm&bt=none&pi=2&select_vignoble=V347&prt=hurra&mz=2&lg=fr
The top of the top would be a Bordeaux Saint Emilion Grand Cru classé - but of course if your bible is Zinfandel......
2007-10-10 14:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to spend all that get Wolf Blass Yellow Label.(Australian Cab Sauv, Merlot and they do a Green Label which i think is the Shiraz)
Trust me its FANTASTIC !
2007-10-10 15:47:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frogg's Leap zinfandel from Napa is my favorite zin.
I'm not much on aussie shiraz though.
2007-10-10 14:05:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would recomend a very nice dessert wine you can get a Vir Glose Shiraz witch is a really good sweet wine. Good luck
Later
2007-10-10 13:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by Mr.Wonderful 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
FOUR VINES ZINFANDEL AMADOR COUNTY MAVERICK 2004
92 Points from Wine Spectator.
$19
2007-10-10 13:48:07 · answer #9 · answered by parko8477@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1999 Lafond Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc. Its $45.00 a bottle and you will make your friend very happy. It is made at the
Santa Barbara Winery.
2007-10-10 14:19:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋