We have been enjoying this Old Vine Zinfandel for a few weeks. I had planned to write a blog about it soon. But, today the Costco wine blog did a review and I think I should weigh in now! The 2012 XYZIN Old Vine Zinfndel is available at my local(Greenville SC) Costco for $9.99. This is not a wine you need to hold until you are grilling a rib steak. This is a medium bodied, spicy Zin that pairs well with pizza, a juicy hamburger, or even Indian cuisine. I will buy it until it is no longer available at my Costco. If you want to read another review, go to www.costcowineblog.com.
It has been a little over 3 months since I last posted on this blog. I have taken that time to enjoy old favorites as well as wines bought directly from wineries. I needed a break from trying a lot of unfamiliar wines so that I might have something new to write about. However, now I am planning a live video post for the OlliLife newsletter at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman University about value wines from lesser known wine regions and this will require Wine Jane and I to do a lot of research. Well, someone has to do it! There are few places that have as much affordable quality wine as Spain. The best known wines from Spain come from areas like Rioja in the northern part of Spain. However, even greater values can be found further south in the areas bordering the Mediterranean Sea. One such area is Yecla, about 50 miles inland from the sea. In the past seven years, I have posted about four wines from Yeccla. All have been blends of the traditional Spanish g
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