zinfandel

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The wine is peppery, like a zinfandel -- but without as much fruit as a zin, or most merlots for that matter.

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  1. dry fruity red wine from California
  2. small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe

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  • Soon the rain started again, spattering the panes and smacking down on the terrace outside In spite of the surroundings, it was a cheerful meal, with plenty of an excellent zinfandel which Neal felt compelled to drone on and on about. —  Muller, Marcia - [McCone 08] Eye of the Storm UC FR.htm
  • There's enough fruit in this $11 bottle it would fit in with that Thanksgiving dinner (zinfandel is one of my favorite Turkey Day wines). —  GJSentinel - Latest News Headlines
  • And we discovered some truly wonderful wines-a surprising late harvest zinfandel (I had never heard of such a thing-sort of Banyuls like) and, perched in a magnificent setting, the Ridge Montebello vineyard, which produces its sleek but luscious and balanced wine that sells for a fraction of the price of its Napa cousins. —  The Pour
  • "You're going to be seeing lots of merlot in your 2006 zinfandel, in you 2006 cabernet, in your 2006 white zinfandel, in your syrah and in just about any other red wine." —  The Pour
  • The wine is peppery, like a zinfandel -- but without as much fruit as a zin, or most merlots for that matter. —  Express Milwaukee
 

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