While Yarrow admitted 35 years isn’t exactly “old” for a vineyard, the Old Vine Registry accepts vineyards of this age because they beat the statistics. “We’re saying, ‘All right!

The term "old vines" appears on many wine labels, most often on California zinfandels and Australian shiraz and grenache. In France the term is "vieilles vignes," in Italian.

Ancient vine at a vineyard, black and white. getty Wine’s Global Heirlooms. With vineyards dating back to 1828, Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest grape-growing region.

Safari For Old Vine Zinfandel. The original Heritage Vineyard Project researchers from UC Davis believed the best way to improve the grape was to return to its origins, a complicated task for ...

In California, the Historical Vineyard Society defines old vines as those planted more than a half-century ago. By their definition, vines that are 49 years old don’t qualify.

Here’s a ripe, full-blooded Zinfandel from 80-year-old vines at prices like the old days. It has a bit of the Rhone in the nose, a scent of dark berries and herbs. Inky and intense, with a ...

At Ridge’s Geyserville vineyard, the “Old Patch” is comprised of vines more than 130 years old. At the winery’s Lytton Springs vineyard in Dry Creek Valley, there are centenarian vines.

The Mother Vine produces scuppernong grapes, the state's official fruit since 2001, and dates back to the early days of the ...

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This grape’s genetic roots can be traced to modern-day Croatia, where it's known as Crljenak or Tribidrag; both Zinfandel and the southern Italian grape Primitivo are clones of this Croatian variety.

A five-acre compound complete with a 2,000-square-foot home and 700-vine vineyard has surfaced for sale in Pioneertown for $2 million. In Pioneertown, an Old West-themed vineyard is up for grabs ...