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Wine production at Ravenswood Winery Winery is presently in the 400,000 case range, most of which is red and robust. Zinfandel, Ravenswood Winery Winery's most renowned variety, comprises 70% of their total production. The remaining 30% consists of blended and unblended variations on the traditional Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc), as well as Ravenswood Winery Winery’s own experiments with Gewurztraminer (early and late harvests), Petite Sirah, and Muscat. Ravenswood Winery also produces small quantities of Chardonnay.

Ravenswood Winery's hand-crafted releases possess a unique vintage and vineyard identity in addition to an intense, powerful character with which the Ravenswood Winery winery has come to be associated. Ravenswood Winery wines ferment in small wooden tanks, and rely upon wild, natural yeasts. Ravenswood Winery ages the wine in small French oak barrels, fine it gently with egg whites, and eschew filters and centrifuges as much as possible because Ravenswood Winery believes they tend to diminish flavor

The resulting Ravenswood Winery wines -- rich, complex, and fully varietal -- are well suited to aging. They will generally reach their peak in seven to ten years, though most - particularly the Ravenswood Winery Zinfandels - are drunk young and greedily by people who love big, gutsy, unapologetic wines.

Ravenswood Winery - Amador County Zinfandel
The Sierra Foothills region of California - has also been home to some serious Zinfandel grapes for over a century. Sourced from Ravenswood Winery older vineyards near Fiddletown, this bright, lively Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel displays juicy flavors of ripe red cherries, wild berries, cracked pepper and aromatic spices. Ravenswood Winery ages its wines12 months in French oak, rounding and deepening the fruit components, while contributing subtle elements of vanilla and toast. Lively acidity and moderate tannins allow for early drinkability of Ravenswood Winery wines, but the structure for additional bottle age is apparent as well. Well balanced and structured for an additional 7+ years of bottle age, this Ravenswood Winery wine is, nonetheless, an attractive dinner companion even in its relative youth.

Ravenswood Winery - Lodi Zinfandel
This rich, round, full-flavored Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel is drawn from two distinct vineyards in the Lodi appellation. The 100 year old Kettleman Road Vineyard provides roughly 75% of the Ravenswood Winery blend. Well drained sandy soils and mature vines result in thick, rich, concentrated blueberry fruit and soft spice. The remainder of the Ravenswood Winery fruit is grown on the 35 year old Perrin Vineyard, which provides Ravenswood Winery’s Zinfandel bright, lively berry flavors hinting at raspberry. 12 months of aging in a combination of new and used French oak barrels has rounded and fattened this Ravenswood Winery wine while contributing notes of vanillin and subtle spice. Deliciously drinkable young for its precocious, soft, spicy berry fruit and lush texture, this classic Ravenswood Winery Lodi Zin will continue to evolve over the next 5-6 years

Ravenswood Winery - Mendocino Zinfandel
From the county of Mendocino, comes this new addition to the Ravenswood Winery family of Zinfandels. 100% Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel, drawn from two distinct vineyards – Bartolomei and Lalanne - this youthfully delicious Ravenswood Winery wine sports alluring aromas of dark fruit and smokey oak. Bright and lively at this early stage of life, this Ravenswood Winery wine’s texture is round and full with flavors of wild berries, black cherries, plum, pomegranate and dark chocolate with hints of baking spice, black pepper and creamy oak.

Ravenswood Winery - Napa Valley Zinfandel
The Napa Valley Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel is roughly in the same category as our Ravenswood Winery Sonoma County Zinfandel. Ravenswood Winery has had the good fortune to find some exciting Napa Zinfandel growers. Mature grapes from mature vineyards throughout Napa Valley are used in this Ravenswood Winery wine. This Ravenswood Winery wine has high aromatic scents of raspberries, cherries, plum and spice, with the vanilla tones of the French oak. Good acidity keeps this Ravenswood Winery wine bright and lively on the palate. This Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel should maintain its lovely high tone fruit over the next four to five years and then begin the transformation to a more complex, spicy Ravenswood Winery wine with evolving bottle bouquet.

Ravenswood Winery - Sonoma County Zinfandel – Old Vine
Sonoma County Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel "Old Vine" has become recognized by most as Ravenswood Winery flagship product. Many even opine that dollar for dollar it's the best Ravenswood Winery wine offered. Ravenswood Winery Sonoma County Zinfandel tastes the way great Zinfandel is supposed to taste; full, spicy and richly berry-like. Ravenswood Winery blends, from several vineyards also having the black cherry and mint characteristics that is expected from that region. Another large portion of Ravenswood Winery grapes comes from a vineyard near Cloverdale. The full, aromatic Cloverdale character combined with the rich Dry Creek fruit produces a Ravenswood Winery wine that is simultaneously powerful and elegant.

This Ravenswood Winery wine carries the rich, opulent and full-flavored character that has become the Ravenswood Winery trademark. This Ravenswood Winery Sonoma County Zinfandel is expected to soften and develop an excellent interplay between bottle age and youthful fruit in about five years. This Ravenswood Winery wine will, however, continue to grow and offer pleasurable drinking for many years to come.

Ravenswood Winery - Sonoma County Merlot
Ravenswood Winery believes that Sonoma County’s climate and growing conditions are ideal for Merlot, and are privileged to use some of the best of these grapes from numerous vineyards. The Ravenswood Winery Sangiacomo vineyard, in the Carneros region of lower Sonoma Valley, possesses soft, round, classically plum-like Merlot varietal character. Another star, Ravenswood Winery Los Chamizal Vineyard, adds a deep, rich, spicy, cedar berry-like flavor as well as a good deal of color and astringency. Rich, full-bodied and with scents of cedar and cherries, this Ravenswood Winery Merlot will age well. Given an outstanding combination of grapes, it isn’t surprising that Ravenswood Winery’s Sonoma County Merlot has generated a tremendous amount of interest and excitement.

Ravenswood Winery - Napa Valley Merlot
From the neighboring Napa Valley region - primarily the vineyards of Perez, Czapleski and a smattering of Dickerson - we harvest fruit for our Napa Valley Merlot. This wine is structured on a somewhat leaner, racier frame than it's Sonoma County stablemate. Aromas of bright red fruit and herb introduce juicy flavors of tart cherry, plum and a touch of cranberry, complemented by tar, spice and caramel accents. While twenty months in new and used French Oak has rounded and fattened the wine, it's lively acidity makes for an ideal food partner. To age an additional 5 or 6 years in bottle would allow for the development of further subtleties of flavor and aroma

Ravenswood Winery - Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
Ravenswood Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is made to be aged. Ravenswood Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is fermented for three to four weeks on the skins, a treatment that produces a lean, intense, well-structured, Ravenswood Winery wine. Ravenswood Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon is aged up to two years in French oak adding a smoky, vanilla character. Ravenswood Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is always flavorful and complex, with an aromatic, spicy, brambly, mint. This Ravenswood Winery wine will develop elegant bottle bouquet and aroma with eight to ten years of aging. Ravenswood Winery offers an incredible value for a top flight Cabernet.

Ravenswood Winery - Sonoma Valley Cabernet Franc
Sonoma Valley hillside plantings are the source for Ravenwood’s Cabernet Franc. Spice, leather, blackberries and smoky scents are all found in the aroma of Ravenwood’s Cabernet Franc. Rich and lively on the palate with a complex finish, with noticeable soft tannins are the properties of Raven’s Cabernet Franc.