Ever thought about wine tast­ing on New Year’s Day?  I did, fully expect­ing most Sonoma winer­ies to be open that day.  Well, most were closed (what was I think­ing?!) so fate took me to Mayo Fam­ily Win­ery, which was open and keep­ing it real on New Year’s Day!

Their 2007 Old Vines Zin boasts 15.2% alco­hol, so recruit a friend to help you drink it.  Which shouldn’t be hard.

It looks dark and brood­ing, yet has a crisp ele­gance to it, kind of like The Rock in a suit.  One sniff and I can tell it has an atti­tude.  Okay, let’s tango. Con­tinue read­ing →