The speculation is that his left shoulder hasn't regained the strength yet since his off season surgery. Not sure if that is the case, but he is killing me.
Don't recall having Hendry. The Storybook Mtn stuff is good. They have a Zin blend that is very similar in price and style to Orin Swift "The Prisoner".
Zinfandel is a variety with a most confusing history and lineage. Its origins have been hotly disputed for years and until recently Zinfandel was thought to have originated in southern Italy's Apulia region, where the genetically related Primitivo (di Goia) variety is widely grown. Further research suggested a possible parent/offspring relationship with the Plavic Mali grape from Croatia. What is now generally agreed upon is that the roots of Zinfandel (as well as Primitivo) are most likely in the Dalmatian province of Croatia (in the former Yugoslavia) where DNA matches have been made with a variety locally known by the name of Crljenak Kasteljanski (also Pribidrag or Tribidrag). The genetic linkage and similar origins of Italy???s Primitivo and California???s Zinfandel has been supported by the work of both Croatian and UC Davis researchers. However, despite being genetically alike, over the long period they have spent geographically separated, clonal differences seem to have evolved between the two. And true enough, notable differences are evident in both vine and wine characteristics of Italy???s Primitivo and California???s Zinfandel.
Bacchus pisses in your general direction.
I like Nall, and Rafianeli too.
Done right, I really love Zins.