Zinfandel is thought to be one of the oldest grape varietals from which wine is still being made…there is evidence that places the first Zinfandel wine, ancestors in the Caucasus, at approximately 6000 BC.

The University of California Davis have proved that Zinfandel and an indigenous Croatian grape called Crljenak are one and the same. It was already known that Zinfandel and Primitivo came from the same roots.

After Croatian Grapevine geneticists confirmed that Zinfandel and Dobricic were the parents of Plavac Mali, they turned their attention to the variety Crljenak and confirmed it was the forebearer of Zinfandel

Zinfandel is known to produce bold, spicy wines with notable fruit that includes fig, raspberry, cassis, raisin, cherry, plum, and cranberry jam. The earth and spice notes typically include underbrush, red clay minerals, dry herbs, smoke, black pepper, cacao, cinnamon, oak, tobacco, mushroom, and tumbleweed.

We first made Zinfandel in In 2009 aiming for a more refined wine compared to the fuller bodied and overly jammy styles of warmer climates. It's this restrain that saw our Zinfandels find a cult following.