Discover Zinfandel

Fresh and fruity rosé wine with strawberry, melon and a touch of spice on the nose. Crisp and refreshing to be enjoyed well chilled.

Zinfandel is a red grape which creates merlots with solid flavors as well as aromas of berries. The berry flavor as well as scent of Zinfandel wine can be so sturdy that some consider it ‘jammy’ in character Lots of are familiar mainly with White Zinfandel which is a blush version of Zinfandel, not a real white wine. Other qualities of Zinfandel grapes consist of high alcohol content, strong tannins, and slightly hot flavors.

Zinfandel vs. White Zinfandel

If the dark red Zinfandel wines are made from the same grapes as the pink White Zinfandel wines, what’s the difference? The difference between both coincides as the distinction between red and white wines generally: it all boils down to the grape juice having contact with the grape skins during the fermentation process.

Routine Zinfandel wine is created by the juice having extended call with the red grape skins, creating the wine its sturdy tannins and complex flavors. White Zinfandel, in contrast, experiences only the most minimal contact with the grape skins, allowing the wine to develop a slight pink color but no more. As a consequence, White Zinfandel wines are sweeter and less complex compared to their full-bodied siblings.
It deserves noting that this is an uncommon relationship. Various other red grape varieties, like Cabernet Sauvignon and also Syrah, aren’t used to create a good blush wine like White Zinfandel. Just Merlot is utilized to develop a blush variation called White Merlot.