A Croatian grape that's been cultivated for hundreds, if not thousands of years, nobody's certain where Zinfandel got its name. What is certain is that this is a robust wine with two distinct faces.

There’s a lot to love about the world-class wine region known as Dry Creek Valley. There’s the easygoing pace, the deeply ...

This time of year, I always gravitate back toward bigger red wines: cabernet, merlot and malbecs. But there's one grape that I always tend to forget about, and every time I try it, I'm reminded how ...

Janell Dusi grew up on one of the oldest vineyards in Central California, in a room where the gnarled vines touched her window. As a fourth-generation farmer of zinfandel grapes, Dusi worked the ...

More than 2,000 people already have their Saturday plans in place. They'll all be heading to the Lodi Wine Festival.

Zinfandel is the girl who got a bad haircut in the fourth grade. We’re in high school now; she’s smart, she’s creative and she’s hot—but she’s still getting bullied about her feathered bangs. But Zin, ...

Yes, say influential winemakers and critics. No, say a diminishing, tradition-obsessed few. A panel discussion and all-encompassing barrel tasting called “Insiders Exploration of Dry Creek Valley” is ...