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Sutter Home White Zinfandel - $149.99

Wine Details

Price:	$149.99
Producer:	Sutter Home
Region:	California
Varietal:	White Zinfandel
Container Size:	750 ML
Flavors:	berry

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Product Description

A delicate blush pink color introduces this fresh, lively wine. On your palate, light creaminess surrenders to a refreshing crisp finish of strawberries and melon. Enjoy chilled as an aperitif, or partnered with all types of foods, particularly those with a slight spiciness, such as Asian or Latin cuisine.
Sutter Home Winery is the fifth largest winery in the United States. The history of the winery dates back to 1874, when a Swiss-German immigrant named John Thomann established a small winery and distillery in St. Helena, the heart of Napa Valley in California. After his death, the winery and Victorian home beside it were sold to another Swiss family, the Leunbergers. They rechristened the estate, Sutter Home. As with most Napa Valley wineries, Sutter Home was shut down during Prohibition. The winery remained abandoned until 1947, when John and Mario Trinchero purchased it. They were immigrant brothers from New York City whose family had been active in the Italian wine business. The Trincheros refurbished the winery and began producing Napa Valley wines. For years they operated “mom-and-pop” style, selling to their Napa Valley neighbors who filled their barrels and bottles at the winery’s back door. A turning point occurred in 1968, when Bob Trinchero (Mario's oldest son) sampled a homemade Zinfandel made from grapes grown in the Sierra foothills, California’s famed Gold Rush country. Impressed by the character and intensity of this robust, spicy red wine, Bob began vinifying Amador County Zinfandel. In 1972, another of Bob Trinchero’s innovations provided the American wine consumer with a new style of premium wine known as White Zinfandel. This prompted the Trincheros to increase its production while refining the wine’s style to accentuate the fruitiness his customers found so appealing. White Zinfandel made Sutter Home a household name and one of the largest, independent family-run winery in the U.S. Still very much family-run, Bob and Roger Trinchero and Vera Trinchero Torres, along with Vera’s sons, Anthony and Robert Torres, manage a large winemaking organization, overseeing all operations from grapegrowing and production, to marketing and sales. The Trincheros are noted for their industry leadership, commitment to sustainable agriculture and preserving the environment.

Expert Ratings

Ratings	Vintage	Source	Flavors
	1994	WineSpectator	berry

Food Pairings

Category	Pairing
Cheese	Mozzarella, Sharp Cheddar, Dry Jack Cheese, Blue Cheese
Red Meat	Curried Beef, Hamburgers, Ham, Barbeque Pulled-Pork or Ribs, Curried Pork, Pork w/Fruit Sauce, Curried Lamb
Pasta & Grains	Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauces, Pasta with Truffles
Poultry & Eggs	Roast Chicken with Herbs, Roast Turkey, Duck Confit, Game Birds
Vegetables	Avocado, Lentil Salad, Roasted Sweet Peppers, Root Vegetables, Salad, Caesar Salad, Nicoise Salad
Pasta & Grains	(Grilled) Tofu
Vegetables	Bruschetta, Vegetable Gratin or Stew
Fish or Shellfish	Shellfish (scallops, clams, crab, lobster, shrimp, etc...), Grilled Salmon, Tuna Nicoise Salad
Sauces	Oil-based Sauce
Herbs & Spices	Anise, Fennel Seed, Tarragon, Ginger

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Awards and Accolades

	Name	Vintage
	Bronze - 2008 San Diego Int'l Wine Competition	2007

Wine Terms

Name	Value
Rosé	Pink wine made from red grapes. The juice stays in contact with the red skins for a very short time (a few hours as compared to days or weeks). These wines have very little tannin. Some rosé wines are also called blush; these wines tend to be fairly sweet. Great rose can be found in the Southern Rhone Valley, where it is made from the Grenache and Cinsault grapes.
United States	Wineries exist in all fifty states, but the most predominant (and best) wine comes from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State, with New York gaining a foothold in the industry. American wines make up about 75% of all wine sales in the US. The appellation system uses the term AVA (American Viticultural Area) to determine where wines were produced, but grape varieties can be planted anywhere in the country. American wineries generally use varietal labeling, and government regulations require that the variety on the label must make up at least 75% of the blend (in Oregon it’s 90%). The words reserve, special selection, private reserve, classic, and so on have no legal definition in the US. Some wineries use these terms to indicate their better wines; others use the words as a marketing tool to move lower quality wines off the shelf.
California	California produces the majority of wine made in the United States. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir dominate the wine production in California, but many other varietials thrive in the California climate. Many fine wines are produced in California using Mediterranean grapes.
White Zinfandel	This has been called an “American Wine” because it came from and is only produced in California. A version of Zinfandel, the skin is removed to create a soft pink rose that is sweet and not for aging.