The 2001 Zinfandel will not make tasters forget Turley Cellars' single vineyard Zins, but it is an excellent effort offering a lush texture, big, briery, berry flavors, medium body, and copious glycerin as well as fruit. It is a fun, unpretentious, pure red to drink over the next 12-18 months.Proprietor Tony Cartlidge deserves accolades from consumers who are fed up with overpriced wines. He continues to demonstrate a masterful touch in fashioning blends that are faithful to their varietal characters yet are filled with fruit as well as pure, consumer-friendly styles. This is an out and out great value.Tel. (707) 963-8055

The 1996 Zinfandel is the ideal restaurant Zinfandel, with a medium ruby color, soft, delicious, spicy, berry fruit, medium body, and savory, silky-textured finish. It should be drunk over the next several years. It is an exceptional value.Tel. (707) 963-8055