Dry Creek Zinfandel Heritage Clone

History: Heritage Vines Zinfandel affirms our passion and dedication to the Zinfandel varietal. The development of heritage vines began as an experimental project initiated in 1982 to preserve the tradition and heritage of old Zinfandel vineyards. Cuttings from a pre-Prohibition era vineyard were provided for grafting onto phylloxera-resistant rootstock. Then for several years we worked diligently to screen and propagate virus-free vines that would ultimately produce a crop. Finally in 1997 the process concluded with a young vine wine with old vine Zinfandel characteristics reminiscent of turn of the century heirloom vines. Today Heritage Vines Zinfandel represents the standard for delicious well balanced Zinfandel from Sonoma County. Growing Season: A dry and warm winter began the 2015 growing season with budbreak coming in early March. Cool weather came during fruit set with not a lot of sunshine. A heat spike came in late June. However the grapes ripened evenly and f