{"id":10616,"date":"2014-11-19T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T18:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10616"},"modified":"2014-11-19T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T18:02:10","slug":"national-zinfandel-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/19\/national-zinfandel-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Zinfandel Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What Zin would you open?<\/p><\/div>\n

I checked out my wine room and discovered I had three Zins. What should I open on this day that celebrates Zinfandel? I have a choice between a 1999 Turley, 2011 Oak Ridge or 2010 Don Angel? I received a tweet that suggested I open all three. Unfortunately, Kathy and I would not drink all three of them and I wouldn\u2019t want to waste any, especially if I like it. I could open them in chronological order and stop if I opened one I really like. On the other hand I could open them all and cook with them. I checked the Wine Trail Traveler site for recipes that use Zinfandel as an ingredient. Five recipes use Zin as an ingredient.<\/p>\n

Zinfandel Wine Jello Shots<\/a>
\nZinfandel-Slow Cooker Braised Short Ribs<\/a>
\nMediterranean Chicken Breast with Risotto and Saut\u00e9ed Zucchini<\/a>
\nBlue Cheese-Zinfandel Burgers<\/a>
\nBasque Fisherman\u2019s Tuna Stew<\/a><\/p>\n

If you end up with too much Zinfandel today, or you simply want to add some Zin to a recipe, check out the above recipes. Pairing the Zin with the recipe always works well.<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nTerry<\/p>\n