Word: zinfandel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...glass ranging from $5.50 for the house red to $12 for a glass of Roederer Estate Brut. Wines by the bottle straddle the spectrum equally, and the knowledgeable sommelier can offer both advice as to what to order and mini-lessons about what to expect from an unexpectedly zesty Zinfandel. Service is polished, efficient and extremely friendly...
...Martin Bros. are among winemakers who have planted such Italian varietals as Nebbiolo and Sangiovese; Tancer intends to blend his Sangiovese with Cabernet or Merlot in new proprietary wines similar to ones being produced in Tuscany. There is a certain irony here. Investment banker William Hambrecht, who sells the Zinfandel grapes from his Sonoma ranch to Ridge Vineyards, notes that many of these newly fashionable varietals were first planted in California at the century's turn by Italian immigrants for their homemade table wines...