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Article: Wine -- 'Tis the Holiday for Red Wines
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- November 27, 2002
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WIND ADVISER
OK, now that we've got those pesky white wines corralled (see last
week's column), lets turn our attention to the center ring - your
Thanksgiving reds!
I strongly believe that an all-American red wine best fits the
spirit of this holiday, and I most often turn to zinfandel, for a
couple of reasons. Although its origins have been traced back to
Croatia, the zinfandel grape can rightfully be called ours. It has
been grown in California since the mid-1800s, and there is little
argument that American zins are far and away the best in the world.
I personally love zinfandels from the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma
County, notable for their bright raspberry and cocoa flavors and
their ...