Wine-Making Artisanship Right Here In Southern Utah
Zion Vineyards in April is the time to release new wines! We have five new varietals to Taste: a Red Blend, a Field Blend, a Zinfandel, and two new Reserve wines.
Our Due Amici (Two Friends in Italian) is an enticing blend of Zinfandel and Primitivo, with candied fruitiness and notes of blueberry, jam, and cherries with hints of black pepper and spice. This pairs with anything Red Sauce, Bolognaise, or Lasagna. The Primitivo and Zinfandel grapes are genetically identical, like twins growing up in separate states. Originating in Croatia, and called Crljenak Kaštelanski or Tribidrag (Early to ripen). It was then cultivated in Italy and called Primitivo (First to ripen in Latin).
Then, in the 1820s, a gardener in Boston requested seeds from the Vienna Seed Vault Company in Austria that yielded a dark red, full-bodied wine that ripened quickly since he had a short growing season. They sent him Zinfanlanduer, he changed the name to Zinfandel, and the rest is history. Immigrants took grafting and clippings to California, where Zinfandel is found all over the state.
The Miscela Di Campo (Italian for Blend of the Land, now our Field Blend) is A blend of grapes picked after the end of Harvest. During Harvest, some fruit may be left on the vine because they weren’t ripe at the time of Harvest. These are combined, crushed, and fermented together. Exploding with flavors of dark fruit, blackberry, cassis, and plums with a velvety finish with a hint of chocolate. This Pairs well with Beef Stews, Roasted Vegetables, and Pork Tenderloin.
The Tempranillo Reserve 2022 is dry and full-bodied, with notes of Red and Bing cherry, aged in a New Oak Barrel for toasty oak and smoke. It pairs with any Steak with a bit of spice, such as a Southwest Chili-rubbed Ribeye.
Our Petit Sirah Reserve 2022 is dark purple, deep garnet in color, with firm tannins. It has flavors of blackberry and plum, notes of cocoa, and earthy elements. It is a complex wine with well-developed layers of flavor. It pairs well with Osso Bucco or a New York Strip with a Blackberry Reduction.
Please come on out and join us for a fun time and taste some of our award-winning wines. Visit us at 5 Hidden Valley Road in Leeds. We are just 12 miles north of St George and just off the I-15 in beautiful Leeds Utah. Reservations are not needed We are Open Seven Days a Week, noon til 6 PM. On-line at www.zionvines.com or call 435-216-1340
