Zinfandel Wine and Cheese Pairing

Pairing Cheese with Zinfandel - Zinfandel wines with their dark berry flavors complement a fairly broad range of cheese types. Because of their sweeter flavor Zinfandels can be reserved for some of the saltier cheeses, particularly blue cheese. Often we have found that fine cheeses will bring out the best in this varietal.

About Zinfandel - Grown throughout America, Zinfandel is often referred to as the "American grape" or the "new-world grape that has been around for a long time." Believed to be indigenous to Croatia, Zinfandel has had a long standing presence in California. The warm, sunny regions of California where the grapes are grown yield large quantities of high quality grapes that are high in sugar and as a result high in alcohol. The high alcohol content in these wines has been balanced in these brilliantly hued wines by the presence of deep fruit flavors, exotic spices and smooth tannins. Find prime examples in California's Napa Valley, Sonoma, and Sierra Foothills.