Wine Asylum

Posted by Jason Brandt Lewis (San Francisco, CA) on September 29, 2000 at 20:45:43:

In Reply to: I'm going to try something crazy....mixing a Zin and a Cab whatdayathink? posted by Ran on September 29, 2000 at 12:21:04:

Lots of grapes have been blended with Cabernet Sauvignon over the years. Prior to Merlot being widely planted in California, it was quite common for some California vintners to blend some Zinfandel into their Cabernets. Louis Martini, for example, did it for a long time. So, too, did several others. It can be a quite lovely addition indeed.

Meanwhile, several Washington State wineries blend Lemberger with Cabernet Sauvignon (Kiona is but one example). And of course in Aus, the grape of choice is Shiraz.

Jason

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