White Zinfandel
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed barbecued chicken, or fresh summer berry salad with goat cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Cultivated across the sandy alluvial loams of the Lodi basin, this off-dry blush wine is crafted by gently pressing red Zinfandel grapes after minimal skin contact to achieve its signature pale salmon hue. Fermentation takes place at low temperatures exclusively in stainless steel tanks, preserving primary berry aromas and arresting fermentation before completion to leave a touch of natural residual sugar without any oak influence.
🍾 About the Producer
Winemakers Collection is a commercial negociant wine label produced in the Lodi American Viticultural Area (AVA) within California's Central Valley. Established within a region celebrated for its warm Mediterranean climate and sandy loam soils moderated by cooling marine breezes funneled through the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, the brand sources fruit from regional grower partnerships. Lodi's high diurnal temperature variation permits full phenolic ripening while retaining requisite natural acidity, ideal for crafting easy-drinking, fruit-forward wines. The label specializes in approachable expressions, most notably its off-dry White Zinfandel rosé, which is vinified via brief skin contact to impart a vibrant salmon-pink hue, followed by cold fermentation in stainless steel to capture fresh aromas of strawberry, watermelon, and candied citrus. Operating as a merchant and value-tier brand tailored for broad export distribution, the production emphasizes immediate consumer accessibility, straightforward varietal character, and clean cellar execution over estate-centric viticulture.
🍇 Grapes
Zinfandel
🍷 ABV
9% - 11%