True Minnesotans grill year round. The secret on those 20 below nights is to keep your opened beer sitting on the side shelf right next to grill top cover. That way your beer doesn’t freeze.
Have about 3 bottles left of this 1995 Acacia Old Vines Napa Zin. When the corks are good, this wine is killer. This particular bottle was somewhat oxidized, so had to open an “occupational hazard” wine.
Happy Zin Day! And really, isn’t every week Zin week?!?
BTW about 18 months ago Tom Hill sent me 6 bottles of older Ravenswood Zins. I tasted 4 of them and they were (just like this Acacia) a bit oxidized so I didn’t post notes. I still have two more to try! Just wanted to give a shout out to Tom Hill for sending me those…out of the blue, because he realized I liked older Zins. Thanks Tom, much appreciated.
I just received my first order of Carlisle. I’m going with the 2012 Carlisle - Carlisle Vineyard Zin tonight. The 2012 Turley Pesenti was the other option.