What should consumers know about the winery and about these two wines that will be selling In Pennsylvania? A, Once and Future is the winery that I started as a post Ravenswood project in 2014.

At Sonoma’s Ravenswood Winery, Joel Peterson — the godfather of zinfandel — has been making Ravenswood wines for 40 years. His mantra is “no wimpy wines.” ...

John Kemble, a former winemaker and Zinfandel specialist at Ravenswood Vineyards in Sonoma who moved to New Zealand about 11 years ago to grow grapes and make wine.

The original Ravenswood winery near Sonoma is on the market as part of a bankruptcy sale involving dozens of commercial and residential properties in the Lefever Mattson portfolio.

2015 Ravenswood Big River Zinfandel Region - California's Alexander Valley Grapes - 100 percent Zinfandel (Vines planted around 1893.) Tasting Notes - A pattern emerged very quickly in this tasting.

RAVENSWOOD_S1_008_RAD.jpg For the Ravenswood story, tasting notes sidebar. Three bottles together, L to R: 2004 Ravenswood California Zinfandel, 2003 Ravenswood Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel ...

And I love zinfandel. Originally planted by Italian immigrants who came to California during the Gold Rush (its lineage has been traced to the Italian grape primitivo), zinfandel is one of the oldest ...

Ravenswood produces wines from other varietals—Merlot, Shiraz, Petite Sirah and even Chardonnay—but Zinfandel is Ravenswood’s backbone, and there’s a Ravenswood Zin for every palate and budget.

2006 Ravenswood Zinfandel, Dickerson, Napa Valley $35 My least favorite wine of the tasting. High-toned with that wild cherry, cough syrup quality that, for me, is a turn-off.

The best Zinfandel wine is nuanced, complex, and highly varied according to the region in which it is produced. With an abundance of options on the market, we narrowed down some of the best ...

The Ravenswood wine brand is back on store shelves with a new look under different ownership, but the winery and tasting room near Sonoma where the brand began 46 years ago awaits a new owner.