Batch 26, in another spectacular California vintage, Winemaker Bob Blue drew on a base of dry-farmed, head-trained Zinfandel vines from Mendocino County to craft this nuanced red. The Sour Cocktail is versatile – whether you decide to switch up the Whisky, sour or sweet element, the end result will almost always be delicious – just remember to stick to that golden ratio of 2 parts Whisky, 1 part sour and 1 part sweet (but hey, if your personal preference is. You should also note that the picture images show only our serving suggestions of how to prepare your food - all table accessories and additional items and/or ingredients pictured with the product you are purchasing are not included. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it is accurate, it is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label prior to use. I was having Sunday supper with my brother and sister-in-law and while enjoying my recipe for slow roasted Lechon Asado, I opened a bottle of 1000 Stories 2014 Zinfandel.

Warm afternoons in Lodi enhance the berry flavors while fruit from the cooler coastal regions bring softer characteristics and balance. Batch 77 opens with complex notes of raspberry, stewed cherry and cassis, layered over a thread of smoked meat and tobacco.It starts with a complex bouquet of black currant, cedar and ripe black cherry and continues on the palate with ripeness and concentration, without a lot of tannin. It’s an unweildy creature that settles down slightly and becomes decadent once poured into your wine glass.

We live in an era of instant, instant gratification, stories upon stories are told, we binge watch television series, gimme a selfie, Candy Crush, duck lips, a Kardashian butt shot, and break the internet – along with your attention span. So he ages his Zinfandel in small oak bourbon-whisky barrels bought from some of America's finest distilleries. The wine marries Mendocino’s historic old-vine Zinfandel sites with vineyards in Paso Robles, Lodi and Amador County. Aged in traditional American and French oak barrels then added to bourbon barrels, this wine carries the characterful char and smoky notes of classic Californian vintage, giving every batch its own story. Bob Blue, England, Hopland, it was almost unheard of to get French oak wine barrels and American oak barrels were for whiskey, Mendocino County, not wine.

Subdue the mass population by giving them bread to eat, satisify a persons immediate need for nourishment and then distract them by entertaining them with unbelievable and ridiculous forms of entertainment like deadly chariot races and even deadlier gladiator matches. With its present fruit acidity, the 1000 Stories Zinfandel presents itself wonderfully fresh and lively on the palate.

Dry Creek is a classic and well known source for great Zinfandel and has added a new dimension to the 1000 Stories.Today, American and French oak wine barrels are common place, so the inspiration for 1000 Stories is a nod to the way things were. Individual lots for this intriguing wine began the ageing process in traditional American and French oak barrels before being introduced to new Bourbon barrels. This wine, aged in Bourbon Barrels has attractive smoky notes to the nose and palate with lasting impressions of richly flavoured vanilla, dried herbs and a hint of caramel.

Winemaker Bob Blue Regional Information Individual lots for this intriguing wine started with the dryfarmed, headtrained Zinfandel vines from Mendocino County, Lodi and Paso Robles Vineyards. Stories is made in small lots, each unique and expressive of Winemaker Bob Blue’s interpretation of thefuit, vineyards and barrels to create something new.Enjoy this red wine from the USA ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as a companion to spicy curry with lamb, cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables or baked sheep's cheese parcels.