Friday, March 30, 2007

Counterfeit Wine?

I guess nothing of value is immune to forgery and fakes, it appears there have been instances of counterfeit boutique Napa Valley wines. - from Bloomberg

Red-Hot California Cult Wineries Fight Fakes With High Tech

By Elin McCoy

March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Colgin Cellars, whose over-the-top cabernets from California's Napa Valley sell at auction for hundreds of dollars, is the first ``cult'' winery to say it's fighting off potential fakes with new technology from Kodak....

Full Story from Bloomberg

Thursday, March 29, 2007

2005 Castle Rock Zin...Rock and Roll

Tried the 2005 Castle Rock Sonoma Zinfandel last night and rather enjoyed this big, fruity, jammy (but not overly) Zinfandel. At $7.99 from Wine Exchange or other discount wine shops it was a nice price too. I personally liked this better than the inexpensive and consistent Ravenswood Vintners Blend Zinfandel. Both are made from a blend of Zinfandel grapes but at least the Castle Rock's are all sourced from Sonoma Valley. A good buy and worth a try!

Vinometer Rating







3 out of 5 corks