At V. Sattui I tried their zinfandel, cabernet and port for the first time. In total, I probably tasted about 12 wines at V.Sattui alone. I got my tasting money back because I ended up buying 5 bottles of wine: a zin, a port, a madeira, a dry riesling, and two bottles of Gamay Rouge. I gave away one bottle of Rouge, the port and the zinfandel, and kept the madeira (of course), the riesling, and the other bottle of rouge. I really wanted to keep the zin, since i discovered it for the first time on this trip...but I felt strongly that Noah and Maya would like it, so I gave it to them instead. I hope they enjoyed it.
And if I ever use the abbreviation 'zin' in spoken conversation, you have permission to punch me.
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